Archive for December, 2009

Homeschool update

Another homeschool year is over! As it has been a while I thought I would give a quick update on our homeschooling journey for 2009. About a week or so ago my wife, kids and I finished out sixth year of homeschooling. For those who are new to The PASSION Blog, our oldest daughter started [...]

Unashamed

I received this via email from my Pastor today. It was written by an un-named African Pastor who had it nailed up on his wall… I’m part of the fellowship of the unashamed. I have Holy Spirit power. The die has been cast. I have stepped over the line. The decision has been made. I’m [...]

ODB: God's Remarkable Word

Hello all, I came across this today on the Our Daily Bread website. I thought I would share it here… God’s Remarkable Word Forever, O Lord, Your Word is settled in heaven. —Psalm 119:89 The discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls in 1947 has been called the greatest archaeological find of the 20th century. The [...]

Repentance and re-prioritising

Over the last few weeks God has been speaking to me about repentance and how important it is for us all to be right with God. This was a key theme of my message I did a few weeks ago in two of our local churches. Repentance is a turning away from sin, disobedience, or [...]

A deeper appreciation

One of the things I have enjoyed this year is a new and deeper appreciation of what Christ has done for me through some of the church traditions I have not experienced before. One simple celebration that has been Advent and the lighting of the candles each Sunday service. From the outside I thought this [...]