Recently the brethren were studying 1 Corinthians 12 – 14 and we came across what is known as the Love Chapter (number 13). We spoke of the different types of love and remarked on the love of God, from God, for God that also helps us to love others. As you might be aware the […]
Read More Sometimes The Most Loving Thing Is The Stone Cold TruthThis follows recent entries I’ve written about appreciating gospel partnership and then defining them based on my experiences. I felt it would be worth sharing some lessons I’ve learnt from pursuing them. In the previous entry I explored how it was worth pursuing as long as prayer was pivotal. Here are some more lessons. Expect Opposition and Misunderstanding Now […]
Read More Lessons From Pursuing Gospel Partnerships – Part TwoI had scheduled to continue the series on gospel partnerships, but Alan Knox grabbed my attention with this blog concerning Tackling The Love Problem. Such was my interest that in beginning to answer his questions, it morphed into this. So the gospel partnerships series will continue after this brief interval. What is interesting about Alan’s […]
Read More My Response To Tackling The Love ProblemOne day Peter and John were going up to the temple at the time of prayer—at three in the afternoon … Peter looked straight at him, as did John. (Acts 3:1, 4) There was this Christian organisation for whom I volunteered. They would mention the partnerships they had with other organisations. To a large extent those partnerships appeared […]
Read More Valuing Gospel PartnershipsI saw this and thought it was interesting. I’d be intrigued in what the figures are for here in the U.K. Fits in well with the relational unity that’s been a topic of application recently. For His Name’s Sake Shalom C. L. J. Dryden
Read More How Will They Know?The vast majority of the time I enjoy writing these blog entries. As it is a voluntary activity it is something I do as a labour of love. There are times, however, when even the labour isn’t that onerous because of the delight I take in writing. The last entry looking at observations on the […]
Read More Building RelationshipsChain Blog Prelude This is part of a Chain Blog series initiated by Alan Knox over at The Assembling of the Church. For more information about what a chain blog is click here and what this series is about then click here. I have the honour of following Jim Puntney who wrote on The Treasure […]
Read More So The World May Know – Observations on the Road to UnityFunny how things work out. Back in the early years of my walk in the Christian pathway, any interest in doing actual good works of service to people in community was minimal. By minimal, I’m probably being very kind to myself. Love was a nice concept in theory, but didn’t need to interfere with the […]
Read More Just Give Him A Cup Of SoupI asked this question on Twitter recently. Would you change your behaviour if you were shown, beyond any doubt, that it was ineffective, a waste of time and dangerous? That might seem like a fairly straightforward question to answer, until you compare it to experiences both observed and endured. I will talk about myself and […]
Read More Defeating The Power Of Negative ConditioningI was asked to share something about discipleship with a multi-generational group of people recently. As you may have gathered having a brief scan of this site, I take inspiration from various sources. On this occasion, I was inspired by the song above. Growing up my Mum loved her some Andrae Crouch. Like the dutiful […]
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