I have a great deal of respect for designers and engineers. The pieces of technology they come up with, the constructs and mechanisms are indeed a wonder. What allows them to operate so well is the understanding that each work is made of pieces in places to function in a particular way. Car, clock, television, […]
Read More A Machine Or A Body?People are fascinating. When you know who you are it is one of the most liberating experiences. In The Godfather we have the Don who is revered and feared. After the attempted assassination failed, the Don knows he does not have long so must pass on to his successor. Michael never saw himself as the […]
Read More Established In Who You Are“Do you take the Bible literally?” Not an unusual question I get to when people get through the “Are you a Christian?” “Do you go to church regularly?” “What church do you go to?” “I only go at Christmas time.” and “Do you read the Bible then?” spiel. Of course not everyone is that way […]
Read More Taking The Bible LiterallyIt was humbling to be reminded that only God knows what goes on with people’s hearts. A lot of the time what is done is good guessing. It is not rare for us to be wrong about someone. This is why it pays to love because God loves, as God loves by the power of […]
Read More God Alone KnowsWhen people think of politicians, journalists and similar professions, the thoughts are not always positive. Indeed there can be a somewhat cynical view of those either in authority or who are meant to be reporting on those in authority. The cynicism comes from the experience of how power corrupts and the pursuit of power can […]
Read More When Righteousness RulesThere is a beautiful hymn called One Day. The writer of the hymn takes us on a truly outstanding journey through the life and times of Jesus Christ from His incarnation through to the day all believers look forward to when He returns for His people, His Kingdom and His world. The middle of the […]
Read More One DayJesus is amazingly simple in His life. His cousin needed assurance that He was the real deal. Jesus hits the nail on the head. People are getting healed, the Kingdom is being preached, lives are changed. Check that news and chill out. Yet when He heard the news that His cousin was killed callously, He […]
Read More Kingdom RealityThis week I’ve been rather taken with reading of the exploits of God’s people and especially his leaders through the Old Testament books of 1 and 2 Samuel, 1 and 2 Kings and 1 and 2 Chronicles. I got into these books well before getting acquainted to the gospels. Well before I began following Jesus, […]
Read More Reading Then Reading NowI saw a friend today who I haven’t seen in a few years. We hugged like long lost loving brothers. He is such a beautiful man and I have nothing but good memories and good things to say about him. What makes me love him so much, among other things, is that he brings out […]
Read More The Beauty That Encourages BeautyFrom the start I must stress sometjing about me. I am not someone who believes all paths lead to truth. Appealing though the approach may be to those who wish to reconcile the diversity of deeply held religious and spiritual convictions, Truth itself, I believe is expressed in the life and mission of Jesus Christ. […]
Read More Serving One Master: The Supremacy of the Idea
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