On his return, Jesus was welcomed by a crowd. They were all there expecting him. A man came up, Jairus by name. He was president of the meeting place. He fell at Jesus’ feet and begged him to come to his home because his twelve-year-old daughter, his only child, was dying. Jesus went with him, […]
Some Big and Confusing Words
Substitution – Imputation – Justification – Reconciliation – Salvation Substitution The doctrine that Christ suffered by proxy for the sinner, and that his sufferings have the power to make amends. Imputation That Jesus undertook to answer the demands of justice for our sins. Justification This is declaring a person to be just or righteous. It […]
Motivation
Motivation serves as a guiding force for all human behaviour. It is the desire to act in service of a goal and it is what causes you to act. It is also used to describe why a person does something. Extrinsic Motivation These are the motivations that arise from outside of you. e.g. Money, social […]
May Yellowy Rays
May yellowy rays brighten your waysAnd illuminate you like the sun,Take each of God’s daysAs you walk through the maze,And he promises each will be fun. Sheona Gledhill
Sympathy or Empathy
Sympathy is… feeling for someone. Seeing they are suffering Empathy is… about experiencing those feelings for yourself. “Walking in their shoes”.
Post Capitalism
Have we moved on from capitalism? I decided to explore the various elements of capitalism, to see whether we benefit from it at all. We are a low income family, living in social housing and paying bills month by month with no savings. The walls could crash around us at anytime! Socialism + Capitalism combined […]
View from my kitchen window
Marvel Films
Well it is time for us and the children to watch our way through the 23 Marvel Films. As we watch them I will get the family to do 3 things: Give the film a rating Guess where Stan Lee comes in each film Give a line on what we thought of the film. This […]
Of One Blood
The Jewish scholar Abraham Joshua Heschel called race prejudice “the maximum of hatred for the minimum of reason.” But if we’re all made “of one blood,” how can we despise and mistreat one another; for in so doing, we also hurt ourselves. I cannot tell you what it means to be black, I was born […]
Guidance
I am adding a new topic on this site where I will be blogging about the ups and downs of a Christian life. At this point I am reminded of Adrian Plass’ first diary entry in his amusing book, The Sacred Diary of Adrian Plass. He basically opens his diary with an opening paragraph detailing […]
When I say ~ I am a Christian
When I say ~ I am a ChristianI’m not shouting, ‘I am saved.’I’m whispering , ‘I get lost’That is why I chose this way. When I say ~ I am a ChristianI don’t speak of this with pride.I’m confessing that I stumbleAnd need someone to be my guide. When I say ~ I am a […]
We’ll do whatever it takes to reach people to Christ!
Rick Warren is his book, “The Purpose Driven Church”, challenges us to have vision for our community and in building a church. He encourages us to write down this vision, so people can run with it. Today, I share with you, my first draft. I have already shared this with my family and I will […]