Church at its best is when a group of people who otherwise have no reason to be together, find themselves entangled in each other’s lives as they are now members of the family of God. That family is not just a nominal one. It’s a messy one. It’s one with all sorts of oddballs. It’s […]
Read More Family, Fellowship and FriendshipOn this occasion, it’s King Arthur’s fault. Arthur Sido over at The Voice Of One Crying In Suburbia, recently posted something on a some good stuff he’d come across. One of the posts he referred to was by Dan Edelen over at Cerulean Sanctum. As the linking goes, that post was part of a series […]
Read More Dealing With The SystemNeutrality is a wonderful idea. The thought that you’re not involved in either side and will not be drawn to pick sides, but maintain a position beyond the fray has its merits. It’s a lovely idea because it is there to give people an out from something they’d prefer to avoid. Neutrality, however, is not […]
Read More Part of the Solution Not the ProblemIt was sad to watch. He was earnest enough and wanted to get his point across. He employed the techniques he’d seen from others and was successful at getting a reaction from the audience. People even approached him afterwards and said they enjoyed what they heard. The truth was, in as much as there was […]
Read More Discipleship, Apprenticeship and PartnershipThank God that in Jesus we see the Good Shepherd who cares for His sheep. This indeed is wonderful news. Yet is that a justification for some churches having their organisation centred on a Pastor considered as the one ‘in charge’ of affairs? I do mean that in the singulat sense as well, because in […]
Read More I Was Just Wondering: Pastor-centred ChurchAs ever in these cases, I blame Frank Viola. I was minding my own business, just reading the occasional blog here and there, when I came across this one from Frank recommending three books from some guy called DeVern Fromke. To put this in context, before Frank, I had never heard of T. Austin Sparks […]
Read More Another One Of Those ‘Oh I Get It Now’ Moments: Fatherhood in ChurchSo over the last entries I’ve been banging on about the Lord’s Supper and why it’s so important to me, and how I journeyed from a ritualistic observance with little input, to a heartfelt desire to enjoy and celebrate the experience. Recently I sat through a Meal and I was lost in thought as people […]
Read More More Than A MealWhether it was looking at the deal in the meal, or the blind beginnings, the journey has truly been one traversing from one state of knowing to another. That has included subtle hints of a need for change, awakening experiences and a present stance of the Lord’s Supper being as much about mission as anything […]
Read More Journey into Joy in Communion – Part 5 – Universal and IntimateIt’s been quite the personal journey into joy of the communion. It’s worth remembering where we’ve been. The prologue outlined the deal in the meal. The first part proper gave insight into my beginnings, whilst the second part gave the seeds to the change that was a coming. The third part showed the awakening that […]
Read More Journey into Joy in the Communion – Part 4 Mission and the Lord’s SupperThis is the third part of my journey in appreciating the Lord’s Supper. This journey is as much about my own journey in knowing Jesus Christ as it is about an important celebration among believers. The preamble showed the deal in the meal, where the first part gave some insight in my upbringing. The last […]
Read More Journey into Joy in Communion – Part 3 More To It Than That
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