And God spoke all these words saying, I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery. (Exodus 20:1-2 ESV) Some people believe this applies to them because they are Christians. It’s interesting. What we can agree, though, is that this was said to […]
Read More JJ24 #50: The Rest and BelongingA gospel artist I enjoy listening to regularly is Jon Gibson. I hope there will be time to allow me to go into why I like listening to his music. That time won’t be now. One of the songs I enjoy of his is called “The End“. In my brief time on the planet, I’ve […]
Read More JJ24 #49: What About The End?You can be healed. It’s given to extremes. One extreme cancels it out altogether. They profess faith in God and stand by the Bible ardently regarding morality and the quest to affirm the primacy of Jesus. It’s just that they think it stopped when the apostles died out. The other extreme insists that it should […]
Read More JJ 24 #47: There’s HealingWherever your treasure is, there the desires of your heart will also be. (Matthew 6:21) Jesus presents us with options. We can store up treasures on earth or in heaven. What does that look like? Is it just an issue of what we use our money for? Is it linked to the issue of what […]
Read More JJ 24 #46: Where’s The Treasure?There are significant stories that cover different media—television, cinema, comics, etc. These stories establish lore, and those who interact with them are applauded or derided depending on their contribution to the lore. As the story gets older, some see the need to refresh it or reboot it to appeal to modern trends. That task, however, […]
Read More JJ 24 #45: Keeping and Changing the StoryI said there was more previously on the connections between team play in football and the Church. The point I left with was that the Church thrives based on Jesus as the one who is key to it, knowing its instructions and effectively covering them, just like a football team flourishes on the basis of […]
Read More JJ 24 #42: This Will Take A Team – Part TwoWhen you thought it was safe to avoid a blog conveniently making analogies related to football to coincide with the Euros and Copa America, here I am with another analogy about football. There are so many connections between football and discipleship that it wouldn’t take much for me to make a gospel connection with any […]
Read More JJ 24 #41: This Will Take A Team – Part OneWhat a goal! Different roles and positions are involved in the sport commonly known as football, which some call “soccer” (I’m praying for you). The game is about attack and defence. The defence is to stop goals from being conceded. That requires discipline, organisation, focus, understanding and an alert team approach. There’s a lot to […]
Read More JJ 24 #40: Celebrating CreativityIt’s a profound understanding to reach. God created you individually, each one of you a unique masterpiece, and He knew exactly what He was doing when He did that. He knows and relates to you for who He created you to be. At the same time, you are part of something more than yourself and […]
Read More JJ 24 #38: Part of the ProjectThe Bible. The most important collection of documents available to humanity is also the most vulnerable to misuse, abuse, and, worse still, neglect. My Dad was upstairs in his room night after night. He wasn’t bothered with television. He couldn’t be bothered with the radio either. Night after night, he could devote his time to […]
Read More JJ 24 #36: A Word about the Word
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