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Sleepless
This is not one of my considered posts. Seminary’s out for the summer, and I’m going home later today. My phone rang at 02:05 this morning. It was over on the desk. “No one I know would be so inconsiderate,” … Continue reading
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“Jesus is Lord!”, proclaim preachers and T-shirts, bumper stickers and wall plaques. “Give your life to Jesus”, calls the pastor, “and you will find that His yoke is easy, and His burden light. Make Jesus Lord of your life, and … Continue reading
Playing the grace card
All too often these days people – especially in South Africa – will “play the race card”. A judge, perhaps, is caught driving while drunk. Ah, no, he claims, he was never drunk. It was the white traffic officer who … Continue reading
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Tagged Body of Christ, Christian, christian observance, Christian theology, Church, Discipleship, Holiness, Judging, Love, Spirituality, Witness
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Considering Others
Philippians 2:1-3 So if there is any encouragement in Christ, any incentive of love, any participation in the Spirit, any affection and sympathy, [then] complete my joy by being of the same mind, having the same love, being in full … Continue reading
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Forget the Rules
Originally posted on Twirling Girl:
Stop trying so hard to follow all the “rules.” You can’t do it anyway. You aren’t made to be able, by sheer force of will, to do what is right. Stop beating yourself up for…
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Nearer my God, to Thee
I do love the wonderful words of the old hymns, which, alas, we are slowly losing. Language use is changing, has already changed, so that many of us are no longer able to relate to the message and the passion … Continue reading
If you’re thirsty, drink water!
What do you usually drink when you’re thirsty? Maybe it is water – but the chances are, these days, it’s bottled, not what comes out of the tap. Assuming, that is, that you have piped water. I wrote an exam … Continue reading
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Tagged bottled spring water, Christian, Discipleship, Environment, lazarus and the rich man, Mission, Poverty, water, Witness
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Dying to live
The Word of God tells us that those who keep their own life for themselves and to themselves; who hold their soul, their personality sacred and inviolate – they will die. Luke 9:23-24 And he said to all, “If any … Continue reading
The Age of the Slack
In The Witness newspaper on the 14th of March, I read an interesting article by Sibusiso Tshabalala, entitled “The Age of Slack”. What he was writing about is the increasing tendency for people to be passive observers, lax about responding … Continue reading
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Churches that go out
Do we have churches that are rotting on the vine? So many of our churches (I’m speaking of South Africa, but it might well be true elsewhere as well) seem to be dwindling in membership, but, even more importantly, in … Continue reading
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Tagged Christian, Church structure, Discipleship, Evangelism, Local church, Ministry, Mission, Relationships, Witness
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Sit, Walk, Stand
A little book by Watchman Nee which has made a big difference to me and to many other Christians. It is an essential exposition of the major themes of Ephesians: Nee points out how we are, even now, seated in … Continue reading
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High upon the Rock 