Tag: Faith

Jesus Is … The Cornerstone

So the honor is for you who believe, but for those who do not believe, “The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone,” and “A stone of stumbling, and a rock of offense.” They stumble because they disobey the word, as they were destined to do. (1 Peter 2:7, 8 ) Everything of […]

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Jesus Is … The Stumbling Block

So the honor is for you who believe, but for those who do not believe, “The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone,” and “A stone of stumbling, and a rock of offense.” They stumble because they disobey the word, as they were destined to do. (1 Peter 2:7, 8 ) Some people […]

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Being Fruitful

I enjoy the ‘making of’ features on DVD’s, I like the background and motivations for the final product that I see. So I want to give some insight into the making of this morning’s Jesus Is … on the True Vine. First of all, that was not the plan. For a matter of days I […]

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Depictions of Faith

On Saturday evening there was a programme on the American Dream.  The documentary looked at the link between faith and the Dream.  It was fascinating seeing things like the Positive Thinking message of Peale and then the mystic influences on the hippy movement and the rise of the American Right on issues like homosexuality and […]

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Never Go Back

In football, it’s often advised to those who have managed a club not to go back and manage that club again.  The thinking is if you were a success at the club before, you’re not guaranteed to be a success again and seriously run the risk of tarnishing the good name you established before.  Likewise […]

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Not Just For The Sake Of It

I was hearing someone else talk about Christianity being about ‘a relationship not a religion’ and reflecting on what they meant, but what they actually said.  What they meant was to highlight the crucial pivotal role intimate personal relational input is to understanding Christianity.  What they said was that Christianity is not a religion implying […]

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The Bottom Line

I’m a big fan of the character Stone Cold Steve Austin.  You have not got the wrong blog, this is the entry you are meant to be reading in the right blog place.  I do not condone his anti-authority stance.  I do not condone his tendency to resolve matters by stomping and stunnering people into […]

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