[Revelation 16] Our world defines love very specifically, even arrogantly as if anybody knows what it really means. The world around us would like to be all and everything of perfect love. It might be in a moment’s sexual pleasure – of course, that is why they say they “make love”. It might be in…
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Who me? …Yes you!
Of course, you know the Bible story. It’s one of the most beloved stories in Christianity. The picture is in the Children’s Bible – beautifully illustrated in colour. A man in a long white robe carries a sheep draped over his shoulders. The caption reads: The Good Shepherd. You might remember it well, or perhaps the image is a bit blurry….
253. Christmas-multiplication
December has come and we are well into celebrating the four words of Advent. Four Sundays before Christmas we hear the message again and again – rightly so. We need it. We need to be washed in the water of the Word to be cleansed and ready for the Feast. We give the content to our Christmas celebrations; we make contact with others…
238. The fiery trial is not foreign
There are a few phrases and verses in the Bible that might get lost in the shallow understanding of familiarity. It is too easy to say the Our Father from memory and hastily ramble through the lines of Psalm 23 entirely missing the fullness of meaning. The Bible is not social media or the morning paper. The truth that sets…
172. Is this what we look like?
[Christmas 2019] We are such visual people, and rightly so. It does matter how things look. Decorating is important. We break down to build better, design and decorate to adorn our environment and ourselves. I find much pleasure in the creative and artistic of this world. Christmas is an opportunity to go overboard. A bit on the…
165. The power of excellence
Greater, more, deeper – we walk on through Philippians. We talked about the character of the One who makes the promise, the purpose of our decision to know God in the fullness of the resurrection of Jesus so that we could rise from the dead even in this life, and now we can talk about the power that…
140. Deeply and fully covered in love.
[John 21] You had to know the fishermen of Galilee to write this account. Nighttime was the best for fishing. The catch described here is something that often happened on the lake. The man with the net relied on the call or bell of someone who sat at a higher place to see where the…
97. Look up and live.
We do not want to hear about judgment. We know about Jesus don’t we? He came to bear our sin, demonstrate the love of God and take the punishment and judgment of our sin upon Him on the cross and now all is good. Yet, we see so much sin, hell and disaster around us…
60. Could this be love?
[Revelation 16] Our world defines love very specifically, even arrogantly as if anybody knows what it really means. The world around us would like to be the all and everything of perfect love. It might be in a moment’s sexual pleasure – of course, that is why they say they “make love”. It might be…
46. Your name is written.
[Revelation 3] Man exists in community. Other people know your name. Your name brings either vague memories of a fleeting meeting, or clear impressions of laughter, love and friendship. In other relationships you meet people to broaden your education at school and college, or to learn from in church or mentoring, formally or informally, however…
Pebbles of Perpetuity 