At the end of this year, I went to a conference about mission. One of the things we learned about was Ephesians. In fact we studied the whole Bible book. One of the emphases of Ephesians is mystery: the glorious, revealed mystery of the gospel, the mystery that God can unite all people and all things through Christ (if of course we let Him). Interestingly, … Continue reading Mystery
When I saw this book – for free at a Christian conference I went to – I knew I needed to take it. After all, one of the things I struggle with in my life is trying to measure up to God’s grace, which is in one word, impossible. The title of the book is Extreme righteousness: Seeing ourselves in the Pharisees by Tim Hovestol. … Continue reading Book #1 2016: Extreme righteousness
Today and yesterday I read most of (I admit I skimmed parts) of Is that really You, Lord?: The Story of Youth With A Mission, by Loren Cunningham with Janice Rogers. Wow, this book is truly amazing! It is the story of how the mission organisation Youth With A Mission (YWAM) came to be. It shows how people, when they are willing to listen to … Continue reading A great book: “Is that really You, Lord?”
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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