Stories. I love them. I love what they do on so many levels from the ‘mind switched off and just enjoying the ride’ to ‘truly delving into the depths of the human condition’. All from the story. Those stories can be real and often reality is stranger than fiction. Of late I’ve come across a […]
Read More Judging: Innocent Until Proven …I was watching a documentary on the history of America. A well done documentary it is as well. Encapsulating the development of the nation from its Independence to Barack Obama’s Presidency. Whilst covering the post war years, a comment was made that made my blood run cold. In passing, the commentator, who as is the […]
Read More Someone Will Be Held AccountableSometimes I wonder … I wonder if I understand who Jesus is and what He meant by what He said. I wonder if my knowledge of the gospel is the truest sense of knowledge, by which I mean beyond intellect and wordplay and something evidenced in my approach to life. I wonder if sometimes the […]
Read More Sometimes I Wonder …Following my last foray into controversial and touchy issues I thought I might as well venture further and touch on the topic of how same sex relationships are recognised. First there were Civil Partnerships and unsurprisingly and understandably there are calls for same sex partnerships to receive all the rights and benefits that heterosexual couples […]
Read More Briefly Entering And Exiting An Aspect Of The Same Sex Partnership IssueI spend a fair deal of my time contemplating what God requires of me in given situations. Appropriate discipline for my daughters, the right engagement with my wife, responsible behaviour at work, etc. That also extends to discussing current events and our response to that. Were I to blog about each issue I grapple with, […]
Read More What Does Justice & Righteousness Demand?I often catch myself giving two extreme examples of something to suggest that Jesus opts for the middle way and implying that Christianity is a journey towards balance. Some things have come to light that has shown that this is a slightly misleading reading of pursuing Jesus. To get there follow me carefully. I still […]
Read More Taking It To ExtremesThe 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 […]
Read More MTP30 – Valuing HeritageThe righteous has enough to satisfy his appetite, but the belly of the wicked suffers want. (Proverbs 13:25) There is just no pleasing some people. They are never satisfied with what they and seem to be motivated by a need for more whilst never experiencing the fullness of what they have. These discontents miss a […]
Read More MTP13 – Contentment and RighteousnessWealth is worthless in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death. (Proverbs 11:4) The pursuit for material gain is rampant. Who you are can be determined by what you have materially (or not). It is only too easy to get sucked into it with it defining your ‘quality of life’. Yet God states, wisdom […]
Read More MTP11 – When Wealth Is WorthlessSlightly later PP edition, but still on course with when the week ends in any case. There have been a number of national, international, personal and social issues this week that could be used for PP, but here are the ones that I’d like you to pray about. Looking After All In The Community Recently […]
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