I think it was Frank Viola that turned me onto the works of T. Austin-Sparks (TAS). For those who don’t know Viola is follower of Jesus (always a good start) who is passionate about believers recognising and embracing the Eternal Purpose of God in Christ Jesus (good part as well, he’s alright so far is […]
Read More Do You Realise What You’ve Just Done?This might come as a major shock and surprise to some who know me as one who endeavours to follow Jesus, but follow me on this. I really do think Jesus was onto something. I know. It’s a shocker. You probably weren’t expecting that. It might have come like a bolt from the blue. There […]
Read More Children Still Live The DreamToday I read about a school in Western Australia that has removed the recitation of the Lord’s Prayer in its school assemblies because of a state ruling that schools should not favour one religion over another. You can read the article yourself by clicking this underlined and highlighted area. Considering it was from a Christian […]
Read More Prayer, Schools, The State and The Kingdom AgendaAlmost two years ago I wrote on the issue of Divided Loyalties and something I was considering today brought up the same matter. Obviously worth reading the original by clicking the link and then pop back here. I’ll still be here when you get back. Done? OK, good. So I was considering the issue of […]
Read More The Matter of LoyaltyThere are some songs that take a while to grow on you. This is one of them. When I first heard it I was wondering why it would even be considered a gospel song thinking that the only thing making it such was the fact it was sung by a gospel singer. I thought it […]
Read More CD Songs: Dreamin’ – Andrae CrouchTwo incidents took place recently that got me thinking about how Jesus impacts our lives in ways we don’t appreciate. I work with those in the 16-18 age bracket who are looking for help getting a job. I run a number of workshops geared at raising awareness of jobsearch methods and encouraging the learners to […]
Read More Intensity: Once More With FeelingI don’t talk often. I talk at work – it’s what I’m paid to do and I do that to the best of my ability. I have banter with my colleagues and I’m texting quite often when the football is on. Yet for all that I really don’t talk often. By that I mean, I […]
Read More What Mattered Then – What Matters NowAnd when Jesus heard it, he said to them, “Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. I came not to call the righteous, but sinners.” (Mark 2:12) Something that should always be part of the thinking of inviting people to the Kingdom, is that this is a […]
Read More Insights From Mark – Here For The SickAfter John was arrested, Jesus went to Galilee and told the good news that comes from God. He said, “The time has come! God’s kingdom will soon be here. Turn back to God and believe the good news!” (Mark 1:14, 15 – CEV) Reading this part of Mark bugged me. It bugged me for a […]
Read More Insights From Mark – Whatever Happened To The Good News?What would happen if certain key elements and foundational pillars of our life framework turned out to be false? What if certain things we had assumed since we were born and had never questioned turned out to be wrong – and not only wrong but actually hazardous to our health? I wonder sometimes if part […]
Read More Insights From Mark – Under Deconstruction
