The writer of Hebrews in some verse referred to being surrounded by a cloud of witnesses. His point was about the heroes of faith who had been the platform for those now in Christ to keep pursuing life in Him with all their might. I’ve not really seen myself as someone with a lot of […]
Read More Thanks For Brothers and SistersThere is something about life with Christ that should be revelatory. By that I mean, just as a child we grew to become aware of things we were never aware of before and that changed us, so in Christ we become aware of things we were never aware of before and that should change us. […]
Read More Going Back To The OldMy introduction to the Bible was through the Old Testament. When I was a child I read aspects of the Old Testament like a story. I never understood some of the prophetic books. I enjoyed the first bit of Daniel and gave the other bits a miss. Of the first five books, I obviously didn’t […]
Read More Learning From History: We Want One To Rule Over Us (But Not That One)This song has a great deal of meaning to me. It is a song that says so much not so much about me – although there’s a lot of ‘me’ in it. It is what it has to say about the nature of God. I love the fact that He really won’t leave me. He […]
Read More DMCD Songs: I Won’t Leave You Anymore – John P. KeeThis is another blog entry thanking God for grace. For if it were not for grace there would be little to do to deal with the depth of our depravity. No this is not an advert for Calvinism, but it is a suggestion that for the beautiful things we humans produce on the earth in […]
Read More How Deep Is It?A Disclaimer: God’s Mysterious Sovereignty God works how He wants to work. Some scandalous, bizarre, crazy situations have been a part of His plan all along. Some of the most dubious characters have been the means by which He chooses to speak to His people. The discerning spirit is so important so as not to […]
Read More It’s Not All About Technique: Real Power in Real Broken VesselsIt appears as though the image of Christians in some media portrayals is not that far from the Pharisee depicted in Jesus’ parable. (By the way, it is ironic that some Christians take a holier-than-thou attitude to Pharisees as a whole. Indeed some of the anti-semitic sentiment can be seen as an expression of this […]
Read More Talking Point: Are Christians Cured Of Self-Righteousness?Introduction: Reading A Book Not long ago I mentioned how I’d virtually been on a reading fast. I had literally not read a book for months. Now for me that is a big deal. Before my love of music comes reading. Before my love of writing comes reading. Before my love of football comes reading. […]
Read More Redemption and ChoiceWhat continues to dawn on me is that following Christ involves a series of realisations and revelations. From time to time, if we’re following Christ diligently, we come across something that shifts our understanding about Him, His Word, our lives and everything around us rather fundamentally. I urge you to read this blog entry from […]
Read More Talking Point: When Ignorance Was BlissI mentioned earlier on this week that among all the things covered in church life, one that rarely gets a proper look is the responsibility of man to God’s creation. Whether you buy into the reasons for climate change, it’s not unrealistic to acknowledge that many of the way’s God’s creation is treated by man […]
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