Written over multiple centuries by multiple authors, the Bible is a collection of documents that tell one story: God creating, brokenness entering, and Jesus restoring. How can you engage with the greatest story ever told?
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When people think of Jesus they may think historical figure, mighty king, mythical creation, or son of God. How many stop and think of him as friend?
Apart from being a popular show in the 90’s, Family Matters is a statement that has been true from the beginning of humanity. Little else sets a person up for success or failure like their family of origin.
A great book by Gordon MacDonald called Who Stole My Church chronicles the journey of a small group of people in a church facing change that threatens the intergenerational peace of the congregation. It speaks about the changes that happen overtime as new Christians begin following Jesus in new ways and how churches can seek to keep the mission of God centre of how they operate.
People who follow Jesus have been known to say things like, “the bible says...” or “the bible is very clear about…”. But what if our understanding is shaped more by our own experiences then what is written on the pages of the bible?
We all have those moments in our life where we are given the choice of what is easy and comfortable vs what is hard and will stretch us. Our jobs, our families, our friendships, and our commitments to ourselves, all have forks in the paths that we need to navigate.
There is a bit of confusion at times around who the Holy Spirit is, what the Holy Spirit does, and how we relate to the Holy Spirit today. Now this platform is too short to explore all the questions that arise in this space, but here are some thoughts on the Holy Spirit.
Some of us grew up with a view that God was distant and requires a certain level of achievement before we can contact or understand him. Perhaps this was reinforced by how our earthly family operated. Our dad, mum, or parental figure made us feel that we could not approach them freely without offering something of value first.
Recently I came across a great quote that said, ‘Unapplied truth is like paint. It doesn’t do anybody any good until it is applied.’ What a great word picture to illustrate what can happen to long-time followers of Jesus if we are not careful.
Having small children seems like an exercise in both repetition and futility. Mostly a repetition in futility as I once again ask them to complete the instruction I just gave. But like little goldfish, they swim away managing to both ignore the instruction and make more mess in the process.
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