The posts I write on here have the ending “For His Name’s Sake”. That tagline is written because I endeavour to make sure what I write on here is for the sake of the name of God. To me it doesn’t have to be overly deep and serious for His Name’s Sake. Humour and God […]
Read More Is Church Like Business As Usual?There are some things that people take for granted that I’ve been conditioned over the years to see differently. Indeed the concepts are alien to me. For example heaven. I am aware that the society around me has a view on heaven particularly as the destination to which they believe they are headed after death. […]
Read More It’s Alien To MeSymbolism I can handle. I dig it. In its place, in its time, for its purpose, it is a wonderful and profound method by which we tap into something deep and enriching. It suggests that there is something in a physical act, that relates to something way beyond the physical. With due meaning it can […]
Read More Come To The Altar – Why?This is another part of a brief look at my journey in appreciating The Lord’s Supper. The prologue looked at the The Deal in the Meal, where the first part gave an indication of my initial church upbringing and its effect on my view of the meal. In this first part my perspective of the […]
Read More Journey into Joy in Communion – Part 2 Seeds To The TurningIn The Deal Is In The Meal, I set the background for this short series of entries outlining my journey into appreciating the Lord’s Supper. As well as Lord’s Supper, it is referred to in other Christian traditions as The Eucharist and as Holy Communion. I’m not bothered about the interchanging terms though I love the […]
Read More Journey into Joy in Communion – Part 1 Blind BeginningI saw this today and I had a chuckle … then after the chuckle I thought about it a bit more … One thing that puzzled me all the way through me life in church was the attraction to special outfits and garbs. In the specific church in which I grew up that was particularly […]
Read More The Lord Is With You … But Not That LordIt is already established that Jesus and the religious rulers of His day got on together like two things that did not get on together. The animosity and hostility between the two would almost inevitably pop out whenever the Pharisees saw what Jesus was up to and what law they had perceived He had broken. […]
Read More Insights From Matthew – Traditions of Men and Corrupt HeartsNothing much for this time of evening. It’s another blessed Sabbath evening. Most of the family are asleep and I’ll be heading that way in the not too distant future. I was considering thought what it is about the Sabbath as a communal celebration that should make it something to eagerly await and embrace. I’m […]
Read More Just Some Sabbath ReflectionsI was challenged not too long to explain the reasons for my position on the identity of Jesus Christ. The challenge was laid out as a matter of urgency because what was at stake was the crucial pivotal point of life – who is worthy of worship. There are perceptions that suggest only God is […]
Read More What’s At StakeIn a recent blog on the issue formality and spirituality regarding clothing, I was questioning the big deal we make about clothing and its relation to ‘church services’. (Read it again, it’s worth while to get the context on where I’m coming from with what follows.) There is something of a conceit with the whole […]
Read More It’s A Formality – Part Two
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