November 5th, 2008
As a Christian I think it is very important to test prophecies that people might give to you or to your church.
A simple definition of a prophecy is…
Speaking prophetically or bringing a prophetic message is when someone gives a supernatural message that conveys a specific vision of God’s will for his people. It is so [...]
November 4th, 2008
One of the things that I find interesting about blogging is that you can make friends with people even though you have never met them face to face. This happens as you interact by reading and commenting on each others blogs over a period of time.
Several years ago I would not have thought this possible, [...]
November 3rd, 2008
On Sunday nights I have been watching some of the old Billy Graham crusades on the Australian Christian Channel. It has been great to see these events and the responses of the people.
He is in some of the largest stadiums in the world and they are packed with people. When the people come forward in [...]
November 3rd, 2008
In Revelation 5:1-14 we see that John has a vision of heaven. He is taken into the very throne room of God and sees heaven in all its glory in full surround sound. It must have been an awesome experience.
When I read this passage four interesting things jumped out at me which caused me to [...]
October 31st, 2008
At times it is easy for many to fall into the habit of being racist or discriminating against others.
Not many of us would like to admit it. But in our quieter moments we might think “certain things” about “certain groups” of people.
I have three things that I try to remember if I am ever tempted [...]
October 30th, 2008
Back in April I did a post called Back to the books. In it I shared some of the reasons why I decided to return to full time studies as a mature aged student. My reasons were:
To learn and grow in my faith
To expose myself to others teaching
To take some time out from the daily [...]
October 27th, 2008
Now that I only have about four weeks left of my studies for this year I feel like I am in that time where you say, “What next Lord?”
It is that place where you are not sure what to do next and what is the right thing. It is that place where you pray and [...]
October 26th, 2008
The Bible says in Romans 12:18 that we should do our best to live at peace with everyone. It says that as much as it depends on us we should try to do it.
One thing I have found over the years is that sometimes people are just not going to like you or I. It [...]
October 19th, 2008
This is part 2 of my refelctions on “Ordering your private world” by Gordon MacDonald. You can see the first part here
After setting the scene MacDonald then shares five main ideas or sectors that he has found to give him a sense of order in his inner world. These are our motivations, how we use [...]
October 18th, 2008
One of the books I chose to review this year for my studies was Gordon MacDonald’s “Ordering your private world“.
I chose this book as it is a subject that I am interested in personally and I wanted to pick up some tips to help organise my inner private life more effectively. In the next few [...]