Provocations
The Fat War Diaries Part 1
This post is a little presumptuous since I have only recently begun losing weight. I am scared of going backwards, so hey, this blog may serve to keep me accountable.
But essentially, after about 8 years of resisting advice from family, friends, church leaders (and those who had no business giving their opinion) I enlisted the help [...]
False Messiahs
Even believers entertain false messiah’s from time to time.
A messiah is a deliverer, a saviour. Literally it means the anointed one. For Christians we believe that Jesus Christ was the Messiah of God and came not only to fulfill the Jewish law but also to rescue Jew and Gentile alike from sin.
For a number of [...]
Wednesday Night Wasteland
Churches seem to to find it harder these days to get people out to the mid-week prayer meeting.
While the mid-week meeting is not mandated in Scripture, the Bible is clear that one of the essential activities of the church is to gather together to pray.
Notice this foundational description of the early church: ‘And they continued [...]
Long live the workers!
Every now and then I hear those in full-time ministry or others aspiring to it make comments that infer that believers who work in regular employment are not as committed to the Lord, are unspiritual, or have an inferior calling.
What nonsense!
While it could be argued that there is no more sobering call than to preach [...]
Is Music Neutral?
Last week we took a ministry team to a [...]
What is Christmas?
Christmas has varied from year to year for me. As a child, I remember times with family in Lebanon, traveling from one part of the country to the other to see everyone in the one day. In recent years we’ve gradually cut down on family activities during Christmas, and never established much of a tradition [...]
Holy, Holy, Holy
Have you ever found yourself resenting God for His holiness?
