There’s a truth worth appreciating. It’s a truth I am reminded of from time to time. It’s captured in a verse of Scripture. Delight yourself in the Lord and He will give you the desires of your heart. I used to see this as a cashcard promise from God. If I praise Him then He […]
Read More Journeyman Journal – PassionJesus said knowing the truth sets us free. This was not just any true statement. So knowing the truth about mathematical equations is not the key to the freedom Jesus mentioned. Living a lie, believing a lie and endeavouring to pass a lie off as true does not liberate. In the contrary, it only causes […]
Read More Journeyman Journal – FreeThere’s a blog I enjoy reading that had a look at the lies particularly Christians believe. I gotta say a big thanks to Walter Bright for writing on The Whisper of Lies and thus inspiring this entry. In the middle of a conversation with the Pharisees where Jesus once more reveals himself, he makes a […]
Read More Journeyman Journal – TrueNow Jesus was praying in a certain place, and when he finished, one of his disciples said to him, “Lord, teach us to pray, as John taught his disciples.” (Luke 11:1) Communication is the key. Effective exchange of information from one party to the other and vice-versa. It’s a basic fundamental feature of life. When […]
Read More A Look at Luke 11 – Have A Talk With Our FatherThere’s a lot to be said for knowing what belongs to you. Owning stuff is something, but knowing that before the stuff there’s knowing I own myself. My words, my thoughts, my actions, my behaviour – all of these belong to me. The words on here are words that come from me and so I […]
Read More Journeyman Journal – OwnershipOne of the best examples of being faithful comes back to remind me about key things about what that concept is and what it is not. Being faithful is not blind complicity and subsequent conformity. She was getting victimised and bullied in church. This woman, still married and with her brood of children was being […]
Read More Journeyman Journal – FaithfulOne of the things that fascinated me about the Lennon and McCartney dynamic was that it was the first time I had heard of the concept of collaboration. (As it turned out this was a concept I should have been very familiar with because of my time at church, but that’s a different story.) Here […]
Read More Journeyman Journal – CollaborationAgain, if two lie together, they keep warm, but how can one keep warm alone? (Ecclesiastes 4:11 ESV) One of the things I am reading is a book by Peter Doggett called You Never Give Me Your Money recounting the events that lead to the end of the Beatles and what happened afterwards. It’s a […]
Read More Journeyman Journal – TogetherThe command regarding not unlawfully taking another life is not just a prohibition. All human life is sacred and valuable as reflection of the image of God. That is not just something we acknowledge in stopping from illegally taking. It’s something we acknowledge in actively celebrating life. We have an idea about that when it […]
Read More Journeyman Journal – CelebrateAll human life has value. To unlawfully take human life is one of the worst things one human does to another. Indeed it is such a crime that it’s one of the first things God deals with after the flood – the consequence for the unlawful taking of a life. “Whoever sheds the blood of […]
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