Gathered in expectation. Bringing the desire for an encounter. Encouraging freedom to express the heart of God. A freedom from intrusive constructs that limited contributions. Prayer and praise at its heart based on a revelation of Jesus as explored in His Word. Food and drink flowing in spiritual and material terms. Urge to honour others […]
Read More Dryden Shorts: Enriching ExperienceHe really knows what He’s doing. No one person has the complete picture of Him, but we all have access to Him in His fullness. If each of us looks to the other to listen and understand. If we seek to listen and not have to give the benefit of our opinion. If we listen […]
Read More About Grace in the Gathering: For His GloryOne of the things my friend said was how difficult it was to remain present. There’s a routine to the gathering. You can go through the motions and often there’s no real desire or requirement to truly be authentic in that setting. So however you’re really feeling should take a side-step and you should just […]
Read More When We Gather … What Was, What Is, What Can Be, What Will BeThere is something about being in their company. There was food. Decent food too. Drinking. Good drinks too. One person would ask a question and before in no time at all there was a conversational flow. Sometimes autobiographical, sometimes instructional, sometimes humorous, sometimes profound. There was no obligation to speak – it was voluntary. One […]
Read More When We Gather … A Few Key IngredientsNobody’s perfect, we’re only human. That statement is a relief for some people. That statement is an excuse for other people. That statement is also a little insulting. It’s a little insulting because of Jesus. In Jesus we are reminded that no one is perfect, even though He is. In His perfection, though, He gives […]
Read More When We Gather … Hints Of What He Had In MindConsider this scenario: It’s a Monday evening and you receive a phone call from a close friend (let’s call her Sarah). They inform you that a mutual friend of yours (let’s call him, John) is about to leave the country and you’re unlikely to see that person for a long time. So you and Sarah […]
Read More Gathering For A ChangeThe rows all point to the platform. On the platform is something they call a pulpit. The thinking is that everything that happens in the gathering will be geared towards the main event of someone standing at that pulpit and speaking from it to the others who will look on more or less quietly any […]
Read More Truth and the Christian Way: GatheringHoly Ground: The Narrow View It is amazing how some of us read our Bibles and come to interesting conclusions that effectively miss the point. Take the church building. I understand some people see this physical structure as something of great importance. Indeed some refer to the space used for the main services as the […]
Read More We Are On Holy GroundDue to the nature of this blog, it’s not always clear what actually is going on in my life at any one time. I’ll have a thought about something, I’ll create a series about something else and only occasionally will the actual substance of significant aspects of my life emerge. That’s not a bad thing […]
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