(Reflections and notes on Ruth 2. To find out more about the series of Ruth Reflections, read this.) Followers of Jesus will do a great job when they display the beautiful picture of submission that Jesus presented. That picture is essential in a day and age where the picture of submission is muddied and distorted in […]
Read More Ruth Reflections: 03 – Kindness, Initiative and SubmissionAnd all who believed were together and had all things in common. And they were selling their possessions and belongings and distributing the proceeds to all, as any had need. Acts 2:44-45 It is a remarkable feature of the early church as noted in the records noted by the doctor Luke. The community was known for giving, sharing […]
Read More The Marks: 07 Needs of the SaintsFaith in God does marvellous things. One of them is that it assures you of a connection to gloriously generous Giver. He gives food and drink. He gives oxygen to breathe. He gives beauty to see. He gives opportunities to enjoy life. To truly make the most of all that He gives we look to […]
Read More Kingdom Commitment – Day Four: Produce FruitCentripetal and centrifugal. One draws in to the centre. One gives out from the centre. One wants to be the focus. One sees the focus beyond self. The phone rings. It’s Kevin. He asks how I am. He takes the time to hear me out. I ask about him and he offers a decent response, […]
Read More Generosity in RelationshipsThere is a definition of the term invest that refers to giving something into an endeavour with the expectation of having a return higher than what was originally given. There is also another meaning of the term invest where someone is given a quality of some sort. That leaves an intriguing thought to consider about […]
Read More Invest in the BusinessIt was one of the kindest things I had heard for a long time. The sentiment suggested that in the time of feeling low she thought of coming to us as her memory was a positive one of my wife and I giving the impression of being peaceful. I remember the times we had spent […]
Read More Journeyman Journal – SharingFool. I remember first coming across that term when the character in The A-Team called B. A. Baracus used it usually to Murdock. It hardly sounded like a positive term of reference. (Neither did being called a ‘sucka’, which is knowledge I retained for use at school which met with mixed reactions. Some laughed at […]
Read More When God Calls Someone A FoolShe said to her husband, “I know that this man who often comes our way is a holy man of God. Let’s make a small room on the roof and put in it a bed and a table, a chair and a lamp for him. Then he can stay there whenever he comes to us.” […]
Read More Say What You See: Generous Hospitality2 Corinthians is a fascinating letter. Somewhere around the middle of it, Paul implores the church to join in the giving scheme. I read that section of scripture and am bothered about giving. Paul is not talking about tithing or anything like that, he’s talking about organising aid for those fellow believers suffering elsewhere. His […]
Read More Giving What Is NeededA lot is said about being gifted. People who are gifted at certain pursuits are hailed in those activities and as they accomplish feat after feat, so they become all the more lauded for what they can do. That applies as much in the Christian world as it does elsewhere. The man can sing, the […]
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