Church is boring. I’ve heard it before and scratching the surface here’s what’s really being said. Every time we gather, what we do appeals to some, but it doesn’t appeal to me. The response then is to jazz things up regarding what we do when we gather. It veers towards being more entertaining than edifying. […]
Read More Solid September Signing: Restoring The Sense Of Kingdom AdventurePoor Stephen cannot get a break. The Stephen in question is the dude mentioned in Acts 6 and 7. And by a break, I refer to me bothering his story again and again and again. On this occasion I am just amazed at his final words. Then he fell on his knees and cried out, […]
Read More Solid September Signing: Seeing Forgiveness In The Light Of ChristI don’t know all the answers. The whole reason of asking questions started from my acknowledgement that I don’t know all the answers. So because I don’t know all the answers, I learnt to see if I could know the answers. My first frame of reference was the church in which I grew up. In […]
Read More Solid September Sale: Removing The Narrow Limiting Prevailing ViewYou need some time on your own. That’s fine. Sometimes, though, the desire for privacy is a cover for something else. A cover for an inability to relate to others. A cover for a desire to protect a broken heart. Broken by so many relationships that went awry. So as to ensure that won’t happen […]
Read More Solid September Sale: Kissing Loneliness Goodbye In God’s FamilyJames. What a fella. A few of us are going through his letter. It’s proving to be quite the provocative read. In one part James really lets rip on the attitude in gatherings of treating the rich, well dressed types like they’re special whilst shunning the poor. His charge against the gathering is that they […]
Read More Solid September Signing: God Based Faith Love Worked OutThe title of the blog entry is inspired and lifted from a video I watched today. The story is of a man named Kent Woodward who suffered a traumatic life changing injury at work. A number of factors contributed to the injury and these were considered as well as the huge impact the accident had […]
Read More Solid September Signing: Think What If Not If OnlyEven after all these years, he remains a key influence. He never drew attention to himself. He lived in an understated way. He found contentment doing what he needed to do and then returning to the comfort of his home and the reassurance of his allotment. His consistency and diligence becomes all the more remarkable […]
Read More Solid September Signing: The Faithfulness Of A Good ManThis weekend I had a very graphic reminder that I am in a war. I am not an aggressive person. I have never made the most of my physique to be in any way intimidating or imposing. I am not the confrontational type and tend to avoid conflict. I knock around with warrior types. It’s […]
Read More Solid September Signing: Fight The Good Fight Of FaithI like history as it happens. The bit I like, obviously, is the story. I love a good story and the past has plenty to keep me going. So many tales of the good, bad and ugly. My own past is littered with all the above. Especially the ugly. A friend outlined to me recently […]
Read More Solid September Sale: No Longer Defined By The PastThere was a roundtable discussion where the panel reached an interesting point. It was only when people faced a threat big enough to affect everyone that they united to face the initial threat. Whether it was the Second World War or the 9/11 calamity, they were the driving force for a limited sense of national […]
Read More Solid September Sale: Living In A Place By Fear
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