Defining Sanctification

Even 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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Reading Then Reading Now

This week I’ve been rather taken with reading of the exploits of God’s people and especially his leaders through the Old Testament books of 1 and 2 Samuel, 1 and 2 Kings and 1 and 2 Chronicles. I got into these books well before getting acquainted to the gospels.  Well before I began following Jesus, […]

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Discipline & Fruitfulness

I sing in a choir. At this point I usually make a quip about using the term loosely. However on this occasion I’ll skip it because there’s something in the singing that’s inspired this post. Of late we’ve had a director who has challenged us. In so doing he alerted and reminded me of the […]

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A Life Aflame: About Intensity

I had something prepared for the beginning of this post, but as I was about to type I listned to the dramtised version of 2 Samuel 1.  You should check it out on BibleGateway.  It fits in well with this piece. 1 Samuel has ended with the death of King Saul.  2 Samuel starts with […]

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Are We Set Up To Be Fruitful?

This weekend a very dear friend of mine challenged me. There are a group of churches in a geographical region who are lacking in numbers.  Meanwhile other churches have more numbers and could certainly do with giving some of their members the opportunity to serve elsewhere.  My genius idea was to offer the opportunity to […]

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