April 25th, 2008
I was doing some research for a leadership essay I am writing at the moment. I came across this passage from an article by Gordon MacDonald. It touches on the number thing Christian leaders need to do to be successful. I agree with this 100%.
“The forming of the soul that it might be a dwelling [...]
April 20th, 2008
Someone asked me why I have returned to full time study after working and being in “ministry” for a number of years. It was an interesting question and one that is being answered more and more as I go along. Here are a few of the reasons so far…
1. To learn and grow – I [...]
April 18th, 2008
The Bible says in Romans 8:28, “And we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to his purpose for them“. This verse is a reminder that as we love and serve God, bad things can happen to us, but we see that [...]
April 15th, 2008
One of the traps we can fall into sometimes is thinking that the God in the Old Testament (From creation to just before Jesus) was a harsh and judgmental God and the God of the New Testament (From Jesus and the early church period) was a loving and gracious God. The reality is it is [...]
April 3rd, 2008
One of the things I have been reflecting on lately is how that as humans we are made in the image of God. Genesis 1:26 tells us that as male and female we are made in our (Father, Son and Holy Spirit) image and likeness.
There are several schools of thought as to what this [...]