Banquet Invitation

The Kingdom of heaven is like … That phrase is such an opening line to a story about what this wonderful Kingdom is like. At more than one point, Jesus didn’t mince His words when explaining what this Kingdom is like in the light of some attitudes and mentalities that prevailed among the religious rulers. […]

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Your Majesty

It was a big deal to acknowledge someone as the Son of David. In essence, what is being proclaimed is royalty.  Someone worthy of the crown of the greatest King in their history. That this new hope should enter the main city in such humility is fitting of the Man who was born in humble […]

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Wicked Servant

I wonder what would happen if the church was as serious about forgiveness as it is about other more prominent issues. Having just spoken of procedure to take to sort out relational disharmony, Jesus replies to a good question about forgiveness. The story Jesus outlines is stunning, gripping and ultimately shows how seriously God treats […]

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Kingdom Reality

Jesus is amazingly simple in His life. His cousin needed assurance that He was the real deal. Jesus hits the nail on the head. People are getting healed, the Kingdom is being preached, lives are changed. Check that news and chill out. Yet when He heard the news that His cousin was killed callously, He […]

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Kingdom Imagination

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Two versions of the film available but my favourite remains the one with Gene Wilder as Willy Wonka. Other than the Oompah-Loompahs, the most memorable part is when Wonka opens up the factory and invites the chosen few to ‘hold their breath, count to three’ and enter a world of […]

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Kingdom

It remains incredibly overwhelming to realise that we live under a rule. Before Christ, that rule was by the Prince of the Air whose ability to infiltrate every fibre of life truly tarnished a creation made so beautiful.  The effects of relationships, the damage done in marriages, families, communities and nations has been the backdrop […]

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Beyond

As a follower of Jesus, we have the opportunity to operate in two worlds. There is the world as informed by our physical senses and cultural influences. This is the first world we encounter and as a result is the primary world that informs us of life. When we walk with the Lord in the […]

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Scrappy

I thank God for cartoons. Back in the day … back in my day (80’s to mid 90’s), there were lots of stories and values conveyed cleverly in cartoons. Good cartoons. Cartoons that a parent could safely leave their son to watch for hours without any disturbance, There are many that could be mentioned, but […]

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Allegiance

Apparently the British are not all that patriotic, My resident expert pointed out that when he was in Canada, he could tell quite clearly that these people were passionate about their country through the flags displayed virtually everywhere. Journeying south to the USA, my expert knew immediately from again the flags and other material that […]

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