I am not sure if there is a more important social structure than the family. Some may argue the church, but that can be seen in the light of church is always meant to be like a family. How do I relate to God? As my heavenly Father. How is Jesus referred? The Son of […]
Read More What Is Family?From time to time I get in those phases of thought on issues that concern more than me. Recently, I was informed by a close personal friend that someone I knew was struggling with their sexual identity. Sadly for the individual in question they belonged to certain church-folk who … to put it politely … […]
Read More Community of Compassion or Community of Hypocrisy?The mind. What an amazingly complex and fascinating construct it is. From the mind activities, views and language flows.. The right mind can lead to so much good being done where the mind messed up can likewise lead to unimaginable horror. I work in an area of society with a lot of people with messed […]
Read More Get Motivation! Making Your Mind UpFor lack of wood the fire goes out, and where there is no whisperer, quarreling ceases. (Proverbs 26:20) The words of a whisperer are like delicious morsels; they go down into the inner parts of the body. (Proverbs 26:22) So also the tongue is a small member, yet it boasts of great things. How great […]
Read More MTP26 Stop The Whispering To Stop The FiresDo not put yourself forward in the king’s presence or stand in the place of the great, for it is better to be told, “Come up here,” than to be put lower in the presence of a noble. (Pro 25:6-7a) It is not good to eat much honey, nor is it glorious to seek one’s […]
Read More MTP25 It’s Not About You At AllOne of the more influential scriptures in my life over the last eight years or so is found in Romans 12:1, 2. I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. Do not be conformed […]
Read More Job, Career, Profession, VocationWho has woe? Who has sorrow? Who has strife? Who has complaining? Who has wounds without cause? Who has redness of eyes? Those who tarry long over wine; those who go to try mixed wine. Do not look at wine when it is red, when it sparkles in the cup and goes down smoothly. In […]
Read More MTP23 Wisdom and the Demon DrinkHe who loves purity of heart, and whose speech is gracious, will have the king as his friend. (Proverbs 22:11) Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God. (Matthew 5:8) Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how you ought to answer each person. (Colossians […]
Read More MTP22 Grace Talk and Pure HeartsI like this video and it does highlight a lot of things that are true about church. The reason I love church so much is because I’ve got an inkling of what God wants from it and is crafting through the different trials and afflictions that beset it from within and without. I love reading […]
Read More Is This What I Believe? ChurchThe thing about blogging is that in a sense it is a diary, it is a journal it is the placing of information about me and stuff and often it’s done with no reference to the historical context in which it exists. Often with a diary I don’t have to put down where such and […]
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