It’s an aspect of someone’s character that I have admired. Recently though there’s been reason to commend the When we read about Jesus and the amazing things He says and does, it’s understandable we think He’s being radical. What is apparent from the Law and Prophets, however, is that concern for the poor and needy was […]
Read More For The Sake Of The Poor And NeedyMen and brethren, what shall we do? Do you understand what you’re reading? Here’s water, what’s stopping me getting baptised? When the King heard the words, he rent his clothes and called for national reform. When he recovered his sight and got baptised, filled with the Spirit he went about preaching the good news. These […]
Read More How Now Should We Live?Paul encourages the church in Corinth something rather interesting. In 1 Corinthians 15:51 Paul says that not everyone will sleep but they shall all be changed. Of course that promise doesn’t mean much until we appreciate what we’re being changed from and we’re being changed to. The contrasts given are stunning – death to imperishable […]
Read More We Will All Be ChangedHumbly walking before God leaves no room for pride. I don’t presume to put my name in a blog entry because usually it’s not necessary. Indeed at the end of the day it’s not even about what I think about pride, it’s about what God thinks about it. Yet I felt it was good to […]
Read More Dryden On PrideSomeone must have thought it would be a good idea for me to take a stroll along memory lane, recently. First there was the issue about remembering where I was ten years ago and the impact of a great expression of brotherly love. I recently had the great pleasure of seeing a former work colleague […]
Read More Another Difference After All These YearsTrue story. Last December – that’s right less than four months ago – I did an Emergency First Aid at Work course. This was a one day course that covered some aspects of First Aid at a basic level. Among other elements we learnt in the session was CPR and how to put someone in […]
Read More Qualities FadeSome people prefer my wife because she is straight talking. I can still recall a conversation I had with a friend where he asked me something innocuous and I just could not give him a simple straight answer. There was a story behind it. There was context to explain in it. There were concepts to […]
Read More Getting Straight To The PointIt’s not always easy. Sometimes it’s very hard and when the pressures hits at all angles it’s difficult to find consolation or some outlet to relieve the pressure. For me I used to have outlets but it has got to the point where even these prove to be inadequate to deal with the issues cracking […]
Read More The Word As A ComfortI have been bugged about the concept of brotherly love. This week, however, those issues subsided as I got caught up in the fuss of celebrating ten years of the New Doctor Who. As I considered the show’s return to television, I was reminded of the circumstances in which I got to watch the first […]
Read More Let Brotherly Love Continue: An ExampleThere are things I have expected from sources that I have grown to feel comfortable expecting things. What I recognise again this week is that God is not confined to working through my norms. I am reminded of how ravens fed Elijah when he was feeling the intimidation following Jezebel’s death threats – that was […]
Read More The Great God Is Not Confined To Our Norms
