A better story – and why I haven’t blogged for the last six months
Let me start by apologising for not posting anything for the last six months. You might be wondering what happened… Well, over time, I had gone cold on the whole idea of posting. My feelings varied....
View ArticleTime Heals All Wounds …right?
You’ve probably heard it, and maybe you’ve even said it: “time heals all wounds”. Plenty of people have said it to me over the last couple of years. I guess they are saying that if you just leave...
View ArticleThis Is What Forgiveness Looks Like
On May 20, 2012, 18 year-old Takunda Mavima was driving home drunk from a party when he lost control and crashed his car into an off-ramp near Grand Rapids, Michigan. Riding in the car were 17...
View ArticleGod is with you – whatever is happening
A middle aged man grieves the loss of his father. Confused and confronted by some family reactions, he prays for peace among his siblings so they can honour their father’s life. Two young people are...
View ArticleEnough… Money & Wealth
Over the weeks of June I completed a short four week series at Gateway called “Enough… Money & Wealth”. The idea for the series title came from Compassion Australia “The opposite to poverty is not...
View ArticleBeing a disciple: Growth is normal and natural
I’ve been working on material which outlines some of the big picture responsibilities of the church today. I thought this material might be of interest to a wider audience, so here it is. This material...
View ArticleThe Call to Growth: Business Method or God’s Desire?
Is the call growth a selling out to secular business method? When discussions revolve around encouraging growth in Christians, or setting goals around church health, or setting any goals at all, some...
View ArticleChurch Health and the call to change
My last post addressed the need to be clear about the Gospel: bringing the person and work of Jesus to expression in everything we do. This is not a new challenge. Church history shows how keeping...
View ArticleWhat is it about God, anyway?
Ever wonder why people believe in God? Or what it means to follow him? Everybody seems to have a different opinion on this – so how do you answer the question? My suggestion is: listen to what God says...
View ArticleYours are the hands
Christ has No body now on earth but yours; No hands but yours; Yours are the eyes Through which is to look out Christ’s compassion to the world; Yours are the feet With which he is to go about Doing...
View ArticleA better story – and why I haven’t blogged for the last six months
Let me start by apologising for not posting anything for the last six months. You might be wondering what happened… Well, over time, I had gone cold on the whole idea of posting. My feelings varied....
View ArticleTime Heals All Wounds …right?
You’ve probably heard it, and maybe you’ve even said it: “time heals all wounds”. Plenty of people have said it to me over the last couple of years. I guess they are saying that if you just leave...
View ArticleThis Is What Forgiveness Looks Like
On May 20, 2012, 18 year-old Takunda Mavima was driving home drunk from a party when he lost control and crashed his car into an off-ramp near Grand Rapids, Michigan. Riding in the car were 17...
View ArticleGod is with you – whatever is happening
A middle aged man grieves the loss of his father. Confused and confronted by some family reactions, he prays for peace among his siblings so they can honour their father’s life. Two young people are...
View ArticleEnough… Money & Wealth
Over the weeks of June I completed a short four week series at Gateway called “Enough… Money & Wealth”. The idea for the series title came from Compassion Australia “The opposite to poverty is not...
View ArticleBeing a disciple: Growth is normal and natural
I’ve been working on material which outlines some of the big picture responsibilities of the church today. I thought this material might be of interest to a wider audience, so here it is. This material...
View ArticleThe Call to Growth: Business Method or God’s Desire?
Is the call growth a selling out to secular business method? When discussions revolve around encouraging growth in Christians, or setting goals around church health, or setting any goals at all, some...
View ArticleChurch Health and the call to change
My last post addressed the need to be clear about the Gospel: bringing the person and work of Jesus to expression in everything we do. This is not a new challenge. Church history shows how keeping...
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