Hunger was the most basic need God addressed from the beginning. It’s incredible of all the various wants and needs developed since then and from then it remains the basic need of the human experience. Whether it’s mental stimulation or sexual gratification it can all be classed as a form of ‘hunger’ that needs feeding. […]
Read More Don’t Hurt Them, Feed ThemThe human condition is funny. A number of times you read in the Bible, an interaction take place where God, directly or through a messenger tells someone a number of points, all of which ends with a final outcome far greater than the current situation. Yet the listener always misses the point because they’re stuck […]
Read More Missing The Point – Why Sometimes We Should Just Shut UpThey were an upright family in the community. No one could dispute that this was a couple who followed the commandments and carefully considered their conduct. For all their moral purity socially they were still an oddity. They were odd because there was no offspring. At the advanced ages it was written off, because of […]
Read More BarrenI had a bad day. When I get bad days I have different responses. Sometimes I become morose and there’s little that can drag me out of a low. Sometimes I distract myself with loads of other work. There are times I even talk it through with Jesus. As we sit and talk it through […]
Read More Questions and StuffIt doesn’t require someone whose paranoid or an alarmist to be aware of the fact that the world we live in is not always safe. Indeed news bulletins often point out just how unsafe we are whether by reports of burglaries or kidnappings, the viewer is brought into a keen understanding that anything can happen. […]
Read More This Is A Safe PlaceIt’s been a while since I posted a really personal blog piece, which is unusual for a blog that did start out by being personal. Nevertheless here it be a personal post. Over the last two weeks my wife has been out of the home. Her three daughters certainly noticed her absence. The thing about […]
Read More When Someone Is MissingThe single human voice is a powerful instrument. Hearing a gifted voice convey a message on it’s own can be quite the moving experience and you can truly appreciate tone and feeling by it. Yet there can be no doubt that all you have to do is add another voice that accompanies that one, taking […]
Read More AccompanimentSomething I enjoy about studying in a group is the opportunity to get different perspectives and experiences. When we’re sharing in that kind of environment and people open up their lives and we get to see beyond the dress up and the show, it’s really illuminating. I come out of sessions like that motivated to […]
Read More The Price You Pay: RelationshipsI like the timing of certain things. As you’ll recall earlier I was looking at 2 Peter 2 which encouraged folks to beware of those who are false prophets and false teachers deceiving folks. It also talked about a number of incidents where God rescued a few from a wicked environment. In a completely unrelated […]
Read More The Fight For RightIn the same way, you who are younger, submit yourselves to your elders. All of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because, “God opposes the proud but shows favor to the humble.” Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time. (1 Peter 5:5-6) Peter has seen some amazing […]
Read More Cephas Says: 5 – Humble Pie All Round
