It’s a tricky business. Life, that is. If you’re too close-minded you run the risk of limiting yourself in the opportunities open to learning, growing and flourishing. If you’re too open-minded you can end up not having any anchor on what’s true, real and of benefit. It’s at this point that some would suggest that […]
Read More Dryden Links: Is There Anything We Can Learn From Them?We are very good at reasoning and rationalising things. We have made such a meal of that ability that we are able to rationalise almost anything. Indeed when I say almost, not even I’m sure what we haven’t rationalised. Yet, just because there is a rationale behind something, that doesn’t necessarily make it right. I […]
Read More Dryden Links: The End of Prayer?One of the things I’m delighted about concerning God is that this script that’s being played out and His plan is not plan B. I’m glad that this isn’t a contingency measure. I’m glad that it was part of the plan and there has been no deviation to the plan and whatever happens there will […]
Read More I Reckon We Can Be ReconciledThe other day I was reading an interview Frank Viola did with some guy called David Ruis. I’ve never heard of the guy, but evidently I’d come across a number of songs that he penned. I love that. It’s one thing to find out who sang the songs you like, but for me it’s even […]
Read More DMCD Songs: You’re Worthy Of My Praise – David RuisNo not here. Over at Frank’s place. Frank Viola that is, who has done an interview with Scot McKnight. What I liked in particular was the insistence that the gospel was not about personal salvation but about a Person, or as he put it, The good news, then, is that Jesus is King/Messiah and Lord […]
Read More Quality Read Alert – What Is The Gospel? – Quality Read AlertSometimes I get the feeling I really should be up on what is happening at the moment. Things like the news gives the impression that if you’re not up to date, you’re missing something critical. Thankfully chiefly through a rather chilled and relaxed father, I am discovering again and again, it still pays to take […]
Read More So What Do We Do With The Poor?I was reading more of the Jesus Manifesto today – book by Leonard Sweet and Frank Viola. Came across a section where they looked at how to measure a good day and a bad day. It refers to a brilliant Chinese proverb … which I would tell you, but seriously you might as well buy […]
Read More All The DaysWhat a funny old day I had. The blog is not a diary, I’m not into that kind of journal-taking online, it’s not my style, but this day is worth recording for some interesting themes that emerge. I enjoy waking up at the latest at 6:45am. It gives me time to get ready and then […]
Read More What A Funny Old DayIt’s sometimes difficult to find material on which to blog, other times the ideas flow at such a pace it’s difficult to put it in writing and keep it condensed to a readable amount. The last 48 hours has been a good example of that, but I’ll keep this one brief. You’ll notice from time […]
Read More Reading – Keeping It PureWe love because he first loved us. (1 John 4:19) This is not the blog I meant to write, but before I get to it a related diversion. I didn’t do preacher training in any formal setting, but I picked up on the styles of those that I heard. As I grew up there was […]
Read More In A Change To The Scheduled Blog … For The Love Of God
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