The church is like a constitutional monarchy, where Jesus is allowed the title, but has no authority to make any decisions. (A.W. Tozer as quoted in Simple Church by Tony and Felicity Dale – p 25.) The book I’ve just started provided the quote for today’s blog entry. It was through the usual connections (King […]
Read More Who’s the Boss: Jesus Is Lord … On A Constitutional BasisAt the moment I enjoy my sleeping patterns. In the evening my wife and youngest daughter will retire to bed at a relatively early time and being exhausted by events, I won’t have that much stamina to stay up for that much longer and I’m usually gone before 11pm. Almost like clockwork way before 6am […]
Read More Thanking God For The ValleyOften when I take God seriously at His Word I realise two things. One the sheer impossibility of living to His requirements. Two how that acknowledgement leaves me at a place of desperate need for Him to live up to His demands in me. This total surrender to God is the best thing I can […]
Read More Victory by SurrenderDo not exalt yourself in the king’s presence, and do not claim a place among his great men; it is better for him to say to you, “Come up here,” than for him to humiliate you before his nobles. (Proverbs 25:6, 7) We live in a world where apparently people who get ahead are those who are able […]
Read More MTP25 – Leave It For Others To SayCome to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Mat 11:29 Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. Mat 11:30 For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light. (Matthew 11:28-30) […]
Read More Jesus Is … Meek and LowlyRecently I talked about my journey from an extremely insular perspective on faith to something a bit more expansive, without capitulating to the demands of being totally inclusive. Since I wrote that entry I’ve been reflecting on another aspect of my journey which revealed quite a bit about my character and why the sacrifice of […]
Read More Spiritual SnobberyYeah I know what you might be thinking: how can I possibly apply such a great biblical characteristic of a great biblical character to my brother? Read on and you’ll see where I’m coming from. Today my brother celebrates 32 years on planet earth. Of course at this point I enjoy pointing out that for […]
Read More David – A Man After God’s HeartJesus Christ. No greater example have we than he. No better expression of humanity than his. No purer portrayal of living than seen in him. Summed up in it’s glory and grace by this song by the man Graham Kendrick. I love the lyrics, I love its focus and I love the simplicity and complexity […]
Read More Meekness and Majesty – Graham KendrickI told you yesterday that sometimes concepts and ideas for blog entries can come in like a flood. So for example we have the family development series yet to be completed, and I started off something yesterday about reading and writing that I’ve yet to finish off. Now for these two I already have it […]
Read More Because Who’s Worth It? My Problem With Self-EsteemDo not put yourself forward in the king’s presence or stand in the place of the great, for it is better to be told, “Come up here,” than to be put lower in the presence of a noble. (Pro 25:6-7a) It is not good to eat much honey, nor is it glorious to seek one’s […]
Read More MTP25 It’s Not About You At All
