There will be more insights on what’s coming out from reading Matthew in later blogs over the month. I thought I’d take a moment out to follow up on a theme that I mentioned yesterday. So there’s this module that I’m delivering to people this week on time management. Now you don’t have to be […]
Read More How Much???Who Is The Man? John the Baptist – what an interesting character to put it mildly. Matthew’s depiction of him is to serve the purpose of the man with the voice crying out in the wilderness – the forerunner. In a lot of ways John takes his place in the pantheon of great prophets in […]
Read More Insights From Matthew – Listen To What The Man SaysListen carefully to how Greg defines American nationalism and why he has no problems with it. Think carefully about it, and consider this question in response. Doesn’t allegiance to the Kingdom makes us enemies of the state? If it does what kind of nationalism can we hold and how is that compatible with Kingdom principles? […]
Read More On NationalismAs another week reaches it’s end, thanking God for the responses to last week’s Prayer-Points, please consider these points for your prayerful attention. Purity of Heart Recently, I recalled this, Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may […]
Read More Prayer Points (WE-110129)It’s All About The Systems On this trip that is about learning about Christian community something startling strikes me – just how much we rely on systems. Take the hierarchical approach to leadership. Most believers I know would be aghast at the thought of having a church without an ordained ‘leader’ (whether that’s a pastor […]
Read More When Systems StifleI hope to start the first in the series of brief insights into the gospels in February with a look at the gospel according to Matthew. As I was thinking about that some bloggers I read were referring to different parts of the book and stirred in me a reminder of how this Kingdom that […]
Read More Kingdom Living – An ExampleIt is coming to the close of another week and thanks for your prayers concerning last week’s points. Here are the ones for this week – keep on praying. Danny Flynn It is a year since I left my job as Christian Spiritual Development Worker (CSDW) at the North Staffordshire YMCA based in Stoke-on-Trent. I […]
Read More Prayer Points (WE-110122)The Kingdom of God is about more than just my justice. The expression of pride starts with anything that resembles self. So I’m more interested in my stuff, my family, my ethnicity, my nationality, my intellectual taste, my Christian background/denominational affiliation … my stuff. So something is not fair, if it affects my stuff. One […]
Read More Kingdom Matters – More Than Just My JusticeBlame MLK For This One I was reflecting on my reading consumption of late, and I must confess I’m rather pleased with how much I’m consuming. Yet I know I could do a bit better in finishing some of the ones I start and stop to read others. So, for example, having mentioned it a […]
Read More Christian Conundrums – For Convenience’s SakeThis is a great call to arms for those who follow Christ. I imagine the whole army of the Lord taking their responsibilities seriously in the warfare and today once more making great conquests for the sake of the Kingdom in loving God and each other to the praise and glory of the Lord of […]
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