There is a danger when we read the Bible. We decide whether something is true or false. We accuse God of telling a lie or making something up or we try to argue that it might really have happened like this. But, it is not up to me to pick and choose or to decide […]
Christianity
Finding Ourselves
For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me and for the gospel will save it. Mark 8 v 35 (NIV) Calling the crowd to join his disciples, he said, “Anyone who intends to come with me has to let me lead. You’re not in the driver’s […]
What does Christmas mean to you?
Why am I writing about Christmas now you might ask? The simple answer is because we don’t know when Jesus was born. Some people suggest end of August/early September. It doesn’t really matter, this post is about Jesus’ birth. God comes as a child. And he chose to bind himself to humanity. He chooses misfits. […]
What is our Mission?
Then he turned to the host. “The next time you put on a dinner, don’t just invite your friends and family and rich neighbours, the kind of people who will return the favour. Invite some people who never get invited out, the misfits from the wrong side of the tracks. You’ll be—and experience—a blessing. They […]
I finished… reading the Bible
in a year! See below for the details. The challenge was to spend 15 minutes a day reading the Bible and you will complete it in a year. However, I found myself enjoying it so much, I didn’t want to stop. I tried reading the Old Testament followed by the New Testament and a Psalm […]
Do nothing from rivalry or conceit, but in humilit…
Do nothing from rivalry or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves. Philippians 2 v 3