Shallow Small Groups
What a good thing a lot of actual church experiences are so much like this so we can carry on without anyone asking or challenging us to good deeds or righteousness. For His Name’s Sake Shalom dmcd
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Insights From Mark – Here For The Sick
And when Jesus heard it, he said to them, “Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. I came not to call the righteous, but sinners.” (Mark 2:12) Something that should always be part of the thinking of inviting people to the Kingdom, is that this is a […]
Read More Insights From Mark – Here For The SickThe Generation Game – Church Edition
Schools, elderly homes, cadets, brownies, scouts, colleges and churches have something in common. They all thrive on the separation of generations. These institutions and more are built on the premise that the best way to serve the particular needs on offer is to put them in various generational groupings. Interesting to note church being on […]
Read More The Generation Game – Church EditionInsights From Mark – Whatever Happened To The Good News?
After John was arrested, Jesus went to Galilee and told the good news that comes from God. He said, “The time has come! God’s kingdom will soon be here. Turn back to God and believe the good news!” (Mark 1:14, 15 – CEV) Reading this part of Mark bugged me. It bugged me for a […]
Read More Insights From Mark – Whatever Happened To The Good News?Prayer Ponderings
When it comes to writing it is a joy and a delight to get ideas and be able to write them out and shape them and reshape them and set them, then come back to them and see how they have changed with time and circumstances. As you may have noted extended thoughts from dmcd […]
Read More Prayer PonderingsEvangelism and Selling Jesus
I remember watching this comedy sketch and making a note that said I’m sure car salesmen wouldn’t behave like this to get the sale, but I’m not too sure about church salesmen. Of course the English culture is very different to the American one in this regard. Although we have a number of British Christian […]
Read More Evangelism and Selling JesusSecurity in Uncertain Times
Security is something highly valued by people. We are not far from the generation that believed in ‘jobs for life’ and marriages that should last forever. There is comfort in knowing something will always be there to help. So it is not the most encouraging thing to hear that the only sure things in life […]
Read More Security in Uncertain TimesJust Take A Look At This And Think …
Big thanks to Cranmer (His Grace) for putting this clip on his ever thought-provoking blog. It comes from absolutely leftfield for me because I don’t often take the time to consider these issues in great detail, although I come across related issues like these occasionally. I watched the clip and it really got me thinking […]
Read More Just Take A Look At This And Think …Living With Regrets
Ho hum, the end of another month and indeed the end of the first quarter of the year. Thank God for that. It’s been a fascinating quarter moving from the cold of winter into the inklings of warmer climes and hibernation days over and real action beginning. As you’ve noticed on the blog this month, […]
Read More Living With RegretsMTP30 – Valuing Heritage
The eye that mocks a father, that scorns an aged mother, will be pecked out by the ravens of the valley, will be eaten by the vultures. (Proverbs 30:17) Respecting our parents is the first command with promise, outside of commands relating to our relationship with God, this is the first issue that God gives us. Parents […]
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