Ever since I came across this Russ Taff dude with the stuff he did with the Gaither Vocal Band and realised there was so much more to him before and after his stint, I’ve loved the guy’s output. This one, however, came as a gem among all the precious stones of musical treasures in his […]
Read More DMCD Songs: God Only Knows – Russ TaffBetween 2006 and 2009 I was relatively active in aspects of community life in areas of Stoke-on-Trent. The church fellowship to which I played a role in various aspects of community life whether supporting city-wide carnivals, running community centres, supporting community initiatives, running training sessions for the disadvantaged, assisting with luncheon clubs for the elderly, […]
Read More Where The Spirit Of The Lord Is – Darkness and LightI’m sure your conscience is better than mine. Back in the day I did some things that would have been classed as ‘naughty’ but were really ‘bad’. I would be rumbled and then proceed to cry a river in apparent sorrow and plead for the mercy of the power that be. With the pleading was […]
Read More Godly Sorrow vs. Earthly SorrowIf God has made us in his image, we have returned him the favour. Voltaire The futility of idolatry is worshipping something far less than we give it credit for. Imagine your two year old daughter getting some crayons and doing their version of Mummy and Daddy, then showing it to you. The standard reaction […]
Read More Making Jesus In Our Own ImageThis is another blog entry thanking God for grace. For if it were not for grace there would be little to do to deal with the depth of our depravity. No this is not an advert for Calvinism, but it is a suggestion that for the beautiful things we humans produce on the earth in […]
Read More How Deep Is It?The Reality of Inner Turmoil The search for meaning and the sense of belonging is very strong among people. As the child gets older there tends to be a crossroads where there is a grasp for some sense of identity. All of life’s issues can swirl around in the mind and lead to a sense […]
Read More Peace … with MyselfOpening Thoughts Where is all this coming from? Well I give an introduction this mini-series here. As well as that, it’s important to point out the book I was reading that inspired it. Howard Snyder’s Kingdom Lifestyle mentioned this and it is not the first time I’ve come across the role of the ministry of […]
Read More Peace … with GodI was reminded recently of this very powerful video. I would strongly recommend you watching it twice. First time for impact and the second time to digest more of how sin manifests itself. The issue with sin is that it can be very easy to get hung up with certain sings and not be aware […]
Read More Talking Point: God Consciousness & Sin AwarenessBack in 1976 two brilliant things took place. The first is by far the most important to me. Rowland and Gail Dryden who had recently become man and wife bore their first child together. Ruth Dryden is my sister and is one year older than me, but for all the world she might as well […]
Read More Power Plays While The Powerless PraysI love the phrase ‘I was minding my own business’. It is a particular favourite prelude to something happening to change the whole business that I was minding at the time. So. I was minding my own business when I bumped into this blog entry about The Hardest Truth by Keith Giles. Read it. It […]
Read More What Did I Do To God? Reading The Ezekiel 16 Again
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