The bond between a father and his children isn’t as lauded and tenderly considered as the one between the mother and her offspring This is unfortunate. Recently I sat in on a conversation a few folks were having about Paul in the Bible. They were talking of the paternal care he displayed for the churches, […]
Read More When Your Dad WritesThis blog comes to you from a hotel room in a place called Redditch. I have never been to Redditch before. I have not done a tour of the town and I am unlikely to do so before I return home, God willing. The little that I have seen of it is very pleasant. They […]
Read More Enlarging The FamilyYou’re aware of that feeling some have when they are a child. That feeling that says life will be so much better as soon as they grow up and can do what grown ups do. You’re also aware of that feeling that parents get seeing their children play around with little to no responsibilities and […]
Read More The Life Gets SweeterIt’s clear and obvious, but sometimes we’re slow on the up take. When I was a child (OK, a smaller child), I was eager to grow up and be a man like my Dad. I thought that was the place to be. Getting to stay up as long as you want. Not have to do […]
Read More Some Things Will Have To ChangeApparently some people like the rough approach. That might work for some, however … So I am in the process of learning to drive. It’s not a long story, but it’s not here for this blog entry. One of the things that I am learning as far as clutch control and braking is concerned is […]
Read More A Gentle TouchThen Barnabas went to Tarsus to look for Saul, and when he found him, he brought him to Antioch. So for a whole year Barnabas and Saul met with the church and taught great numbers of people. The disciples were called Christians first at Antioch. (Acts 11:25, 26) The gospel spreads and Jerusalem catches up […]
Read More Acts Actually: 11 – Partnership Teaching; Community SharingTraining and teaching are subjects that hold a great deal of interest to me. For years I sat under the teaching of someone whose method never changed in all the years I was under his tutelage. That was a fair number of years. When I left it was a huge eye opener to come across […]
Read More Solid September Sale: No One Way Of Doing ItBible study. I love it and I am not ashamed about it. I am not referring to an immensely academic exercise that leaves you confused about Greek, Hebrew and dictionary definitions of words like propitiation and transubstantiation. That has its place for those that way inclined. I am referring to such a love for God […]
Read More A Grateful Heart For Those Who Teach ScriptureWhilst exploring the existence of God, the question was asked: why are we prone to worshipping idols? Living in 21st Century Britain, idolatry is not overt. Even church-goers are not obviously the worshipping type. Church attendance appears fairly obligatory and functional. Scratch the surface, however, and familiar forces emerge that people devote their energies and […]
Read More Growing Pains 6: Jesus Alone Is LordThere is a saying that suggests sometimes it’s good to be bad. It’s not just a saying whipped out by the villain in a cartoon. There is an element in people that allows for a little bad from time to time. Perhaps the little white lie, maybe not putting in as much effort at work. […]
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