My upbringing gave me the impression that church gatherings were about excitement and noise. God was with us when our emotions were stirred. Truly the Spirit was moving if people were shouting hallelujah, people were crying and whoever was preaching/singing was encouraged to do an encore. If I didn’t feel buzzed up after a meeting […]
Read More Wisdom in Administration and OrganisationTrusting God is a challenging thing to do at the best of times. It’s difficult when you are used to relying on yourself. So it’s not unusual that you are instructed to trust God with relationships, but in your fear or pride, you feel the need to help God out by taking matters into your […]
Read More Who Sorts Out Church?It’s been bugging me for a while and even in writing what I’ve written about it, the itch hasn’t been sorted. I am referring to the issue of mutual submission. I started it in general when considering it as the key response in how we can work together. Putting flesh on those bones I looked […]
Read More Mutual Submission: Fruitful RelationshipsI thank God for cartoons. Back in the day … back in my day (80’s to mid 90’s), there were lots of stories and values conveyed cleverly in cartoons. Good cartoons. Cartoons that a parent could safely leave their son to watch for hours without any disturbance, There are many that could be mentioned, but […]
Read More ScrappyFrom the outset let me say a positive word about entertaining. That which entertains can genuinely be a source of pleasure to the soul. Someone who sings well, someone who has an ability to keep people glued to their seats by their oratory, someone of that sort, can be a medicine and a needed tonic […]
Read More Edify or Entertain?I have found of late that I am rather fascinated with the Body of Christ. This might be a bit like saying that I have found of late that I am rather fascinated by football. Which is like ‘duh, tell me something new’. What I mean then, is that lately the issue of what the […]
Read More Is This The Church? May I Refer You To What It Is NotGod is interesting. Here He is, the Holy One, for whom the angels can only declare that aspect of His character. As such He is the truest and greatest expression of purity in the universe. He abhors anything that is unlike Him in His holiness. What does He do? Sends the Lamb without blemish and […]
Read More Dealing With DefilingThe majority of my time awake in a week is not spent with my family. The majority of my time awake in a week is not spent in church. The majority of my time awake in a week is spent at work. I make a profession of faith to follow Jesus and follow His lead […]
Read More At Work For HimHoly 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 GroundEven when I was growing up in church, there were some words used that I did not understand. I heard the words used a lot, but had no idea what they meant. Short words like ‘glory’ and then some bigger words. A word like sanctification. Now, with no disrespect meant to those who attended the […]
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