As a follower of Jesus, we have the opportunity to operate in two worlds. There is the world as informed by our physical senses and cultural influences. This is the first world we encounter and as a result is the primary world that informs us of life. When we walk with the Lord in the […]
Read More BeyondIn his letter to the church in Ephesus – a letter I rather enjoy reading – Paul informs the readers/listeners among other things that they are seated in heavenly places in Christ Jesus. You ever thought about what that means? If not, it’s worth considering what on earth – or in heaven – Paul means […]
Read More Getting Some Perspective On Our PositionIt is rather intriguing how narrow my worldview can be. I have a tendency to be fairly insular and have in the past considered myself a bit of an introvert. My recollection of childhood is one where I was familiar with the floors of many places, because I didn’t really have the confidence to look […]
Read More Embracing God’s Gifts In All Its GuisesI was reading more of the Jesus Manifesto today – book by Leonard Sweet and Frank Viola. Came across a section where they looked at how to measure a good day and a bad day. It refers to a brilliant Chinese proverb … which I would tell you, but seriously you might as well buy […]
Read More All The DaysHere is how this lesson was taught to me. I’ve been in my current place of employment since April and in that time I’ve developed good working relations with the other colleagues who form the work team. I especially built a good friendship with one particular dude based on our shared interest in football and […]
Read More Another Lesson On PerspectiveSo Jesus is the Teacher, and as the Teacher there should be some lessons that I’m learning from Him. Every day there are lessons to learn … but I’m not always aware of them. After a certain period of time, though, I do become aware of some lessons to be learnt over that time. For […]
Read More It Doesn’t Really MatterBefore I wrote this morning’s post on Jesus being the Door, I read and re-read John 9 and 10. In the preparation for these posts I would often spend some time pondering on my assumptions about certain references and how they match up to other perspectives on those same scriptures. For example John 10:10 is […]
Read More Jesus – Access Opened Or DeniedOn Saturday evening there was a programme on the American Dream. The documentary looked at the link between faith and the Dream. It was fascinating seeing things like the Positive Thinking message of Peale and then the mystic influences on the hippy movement and the rise of the American Right on issues like homosexuality and […]
Read More Depictions of FaithSome things are straight forward and easy to understand. Others require someone to break things down for you and constructively help with the transition processes that are inevitable. So when we come across the word ‘worldview’ the ‘say what you see’ element of Mr Walker’s prerogative (a Catchphrase deal) appears to hold true, but it […]
Read More What Is Worldview?Please take the time out to read part one and part two of this blog post series by Jeff McQ about the Jesus paradox. Someone once said something profound – it might have been Stephen Covey I can never be too sure. It was really simple – rather than looking to be understood, it’s of […]
Read More Jesus: Depends On How You Look At Him
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