As I was praying for my food this afternoon it hit me with force that there are many who don’t have food. They don’t have the opportunity to go to the supermarket and choose what to eat and get a pre-packaged meal like I did. They did not have a nice supplementary salad. They could not also eat a wonderful dessert. There are 842 million … Continue reading Share
In the previous blog, I discussed the necessity of going to the wilderness. Now we see Jesus Himself illustrate this. After Jesus was baptised, He was driven into the wilderness by the Holy Spirit. First however, he was gloriously affirmed by His heavenly Father: You are my beloved Son; with you I am well pleased. Note that Jesus received this affirmation before He did any … Continue reading In the desert place #2 – Mark 1:9-13
“He who did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all–how will he not also, along with him, graciously give us all things?” – Romans 8:32 In Jesus we have everything we need. Continue reading Keep your eyes on Jesus
In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Gen 1:1 For you formed my inward parts; you knitted me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made.[a] Wonderful are your works; my soul knows it very well. Psalm 139:13-14 The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands. Psalm 19:1 … Continue reading The LORD is our creator
Bible verses: “If with Christ you died to the elemental spirits of the world, why, as if you were still alive in the world, do you submit to regulations— “Do not handle, Do not taste, Do not touch” (referring to things that all perish as they are used)—according to human precepts and teachings? These have indeed an appearance of wisdom in promoting self-made religion and … Continue reading lies #2: legalism, the enemy of love
“If with Christ you died to the elemental spirits of the world, why, as if you were still alive in the world, do you submit to regulations— “Do not handle, Do not taste, Do not touch” (referring to things that all perish as they are used)—according to human precepts and teachings? These have indeed an appearance of wisdom in promoting self-made religion and asceticism and … Continue reading lies #1: intro
for linguists not to stress: http://tmblr.co/ZuWOEv20eGHv_ Continue reading A reminder
Today I played the song “Twenty-four oceans” by Switchfoot again; a song that really resonates with me, being twenty-four, and also unfortunately recognising myself in the twenty-four failures mentioned in the song. But doesn’t everyone fail hundreds, if not thousands of times? Shared failure can be a consolation. So is this song – the writer says: “I’m not copping out, I’m not copping out / … Continue reading raising the dead
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