i posted a Bonhoeffer quote the other day on the book of facings and the tier of twit that got an insanely hectic amount of likes on it, and despite it being a deliberately Christian statement, a fair amount of those likes were from people who would not label themselves as such: 'Being a Christian is less about cautiously avoiding sin than about courageously and actively doing God's will.' [Dietrich Bonhoeffer] clearly what Bonhoeffer says [...]
Answering the ‘baby’ question The way I work through things is different to how many others do. I experience something, think and pray about it and when I feel that I’ve heard God about something, I write about it. Sharing what God has taught me in challenging situations is like the ‘acceptance’ phase of grief. This blog post has been several months in the making and tells the story of something that we have battled [...]
this last weekend i got to go away with my three best men - Regan Didloff, Rob Lloyd and Duncan Houston - to this great secluded cottage in Betty's Bay and i picked up this book called 'The Gospel according to Peanuts' by Robert L Short [where old people may know that 'Peanuts' refers to the life and adventures of Charlie Brown and Snoopy and friends] in it, he quoted this verse from psalm 137 [...]
MY JOURNEY TO SINGLENESS Some of you might already be trying to work out what my title really means; but it is as it says it is, my journey to singleness. I have a reached a point in my life where I am pretty happy about being single. This has not been an overnight destination and I must admit that there are times that I wish I could be married, but for most of the [...]
Alone with a Jihadist: A biblical response to holy war [by Aaron D. Taylor] This was the second book i have reviewed for the Speakeasy group i belong to and it took me by surprise in two main areas: [1] the title is 'Alone with a Jihadist' and so i kind of figured the book would be about this guy who was interviewing this other guy who was a jihadist for the entire book. but [...]
Philippians 2 verse 14 to 16 says, 'Do everything without grumbling or arguing, so that you may become blameless and pure, “children of God without fault in a warped and crooked generation.” Then you will shine among them like stars in the sky 16 as you hold firmly to the word of life. And then I will be able to boast on the day of Christ that I did not run or labor in vain.' [...]
i read these two powerful blog posts while i was eating breakfast before work today and really felt the need to pass them on [the third blog post where the author shares two of the negative responses from so-called christians i just don't even want to post a link to - you can find it - because i just get so crazily annoyed that people can think of themselves as Christ-following Bible-reading people and still [...]
this is one of my favourite photos of myself and it is titled "Hebiggermeless" based on the verse in John 3.30 where John the Baptist, talking about Jesus, says, "He must become greater; I must become less." it is the essence of Christianity and Jesus-following and problems always erupt when we forget that and this picture helps keep me grounded by reminding me how pathetically small i am compared to something relatively tiny that God [...]
Martin Luther King Jr. penned the following words from the Birmingham jail, “I must confess that I am not afraid of the word ‘tension.’ I have earnestly opposed violent tension, but there is a type of constructive, nonviolent tension which is necessary for growth.” I recently turned 42 and have been following my savior and mentor, Jesus, for more than half of my life. This relationship started out with things pretty black and white. However, [...]
this is a brave story from a friend of mine, Roxanne, who i met on a Christian camp many years ago and her story which she agreed to let me share as part of this series in the hope that it will really connect with others who are struggling with the same or similar things: I am bulimic. I don’t say I “was” in the past tense because the reality is that this is an [...]