A great benefit of singing certain songs is that there is within them fundamental truths that can resonate in a way that reading them may not impact. There’s a line in one song that in particular is appropriate for the reflection on peace. That lyric simply states: the world didn’t give it, the world can’t […]
Read More Fruit of the Spirit: Peace (The Fruit Series 22)He won over the hearts of the men of Judah so that they were all of one mind. They sent word to the king, “Return, you and all your men.” (2 Samuel 19:14 NIV) The recent exploits of Absalom threatened to tear the Kingdom of Israel apart. When he died, there was no guarantee that […]
Read More Sam’s 2nd Epic 19 – A Conciliatory ReturnYeah, this is the entry you have been waiting for. I am sick and tired of the rampant corruption manifesting in so many different areas of society. Easy to point to the political realm. Easy to refer to those countries with corruption rife. Yet corruption is very much evident here and now in the West. […]
Read More What To Do About CorruptionWe are different. What we do about this is the challenging issue of yesterday and today. What has happened historically is that those differences have been used against us. Difference used to divide and as it does it leaves fragments. We live fragmented lives with cosmetic appeals to wholeness through shared experiences in consumer goods […]
Read More FragmentedThe journey of following Jesus is about living in the now and the yet to come. So His Kingdom is now and yet to come. His presence is here now and He is yet to come. One particular truth in this series is the life of wholeness. A restored relationship with God actually declares wholeness […]
Read More Thank God for … WholenessShe had never felt more exhilarated. She had never felt more free. As she snuggled again in front of the telly to watch another episode of her favourite soap, she only felt a little restless. She was at home and away from there were things she no longer had to deal with. This was her […]
Read More This is CompleteIt’s not that I have been completely mute. There have been times when I have seen the vow of silence as a positive thing. Essentially, though, I have not been mute in that time. What I have done is gathered a new found love for headphones. I don’t love headphones because they block out others. On the […]
Read More Why The Quiet?When it comes to writing a blog post I don’t always know what to write. As you might have noticed I have been kinda on the quiet side particularly over the month of September. I would like to tell you that the break was due to a need for rest and recuperation. It would be […]
Read More Takes The BrokenThe preacher will mention the words of Jesus, “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my […]
Read More A Word About The Burdens You CarryLately I was sharing about pointing to the alternative, not long after that I was considering the privilege of pursuing the alternative. That just leaves me to conclude this brief series on the Kingdom alternative by highlighting two of its most compelling features. The peace that’s desired by so many in the world is understandable […]
Read More Peace and Permanence of the Alternative
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