Fear is a great way of preventing good. One of its many guises is procrastination. Operating under the motto, why do today what can be put off until tomorrow, it is skilled and accomplished in creating reasons and justification for avoiding what is for our good, for our progress and for the process of peace […]
Read More Set Free From … ProcrastinationGreg sat listening to Simon. Both of them were Christians. Both of them made a plea to follow Jesus in some way. Both were married men. Simon was slightly older than Greg, but Greg had been a follower of Jesus for longer. The age thing mean that Greg approached Steve with a degree of respect. […]
Read More When Friends Are ChallengedRighteousness, peace and joy. Love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, gentleness, faithfulness and self-control. Humility, affinity, meekness, hunger for righteousness, merciful, purity, peacem-making. If someone said that they could create and cultivate a community based on these values, would this be of interest to you? If someone said that they would embody, express and empower […]
Read More Who Rules? A Matter of ValueHe had not always been as sure and confident. He was prone to rash statements and actions. At times he could be inspired and at other times he would reveal his own flaws and failings. Yet he was with his good friend John. They had boldly declared the gospel of Jesus Christ and been arrested […]
Read More A Peter Profile: 09 – In DefianceIt was a big shift in his way of thinking – no doubt about it. It was such a radical shift in his way of thinking that it caused a fuss among some when he returned to Jerusalem. The episode of Peter with a Roman centurion – a Gentile, if you will – was no […]
Read More A Peter Profile: 08 – Shifting Perspectives Part 2He saw the experience three times. It happened three times and he was perplexed. What could this possibly mean? There was an occasion before when he was asked something three times. Was this another test? Of course there was also the time he denied His Master three times, but that wasn’t this was it? He […]
Read More A Peter Profile: 07 – Shifting Perspectives Part 1What makes a family? Where are we to get the definition of the family from? Who is to say when a family is properly functioning and when it is breaking down? For those who have faith, it is crucial to see the source of family as the Creator Himself. It is reassuring to know that […]
Read More Family Formation: 02 – FoundationI would not have missed it for the world. Are you kidding me? It was an honour to be invited. To see that couple get together and celebrate the union, I wouldn’t have missed that for the world. They had planned so well for the occasion as well. They planned almost everything … except for […]
Read More About That New WineThe sister said something profound. When they recognised who the source for everything was, it made it easier for them to share. This was coming from a group study of Acts 4 where in the aftermath of the threats to shut up about Jesus and the prayer that the saints had as a result. Luke […]
Read More No One NeedyIf you love me, you will keep my commands. That’s an interesting statement to make. It’s a statement of restraint as well. Restraint within the boundaries of that relationship if you really want that relationship to flourish. It sounds like a power play. It sounds very demanding. Yet consider relationships. Two parties engage with each […]
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