9 July 2015

3 THINGS WE MUST DO C0NTINUALLY

I teased my FB friends last night with this post, “there are at least 3 things that Christians are commended (commanded) to do CONTINUALLY, (and yet sadly not regularly preached about). Do you know what they are ? If you know tell me, this is my topic for my blog tomorrow”. I received some interesting responses. Watch, Abide, Pray Pray, Preach, give Thanks Take up […]

5 July 2015

HEALTH UPDATE

I had my knee surgery late last Wednesday, and all reports indicate that it has been a success. So much so I was discharged on Saturday morning. I, of course still have post operative pain, which is being kept under control. I expect to start rehab. next week at the local hospital. I trust to graduate to a one arm crutch soon then the walking stick […]

25 June 2015

THE BURDEN OF THE WORD OF THE LORD

A much older Pastor has said to me a few times this year, “John, you have to slow down, age is catching up with you etc. etc”. I responded to him again this morning in an email, and said although I was trying to slow down and spend more time writing, I cannot shake off the passion and burden I carry. The statement “The burden […]

24 June 2015

DREAMS AND GOALS

I felt impressed to post again on Facebook yesterday C.S.Lewis’s statement: YOU ARE NEVER TOO OLD TO SET ANOTHER GOAL, OR TO DREAM A NEW DREAM. I did a google search and found some lovely artwork with the words and used them in my post. The response was dramatic and many of my FB friends immediately shared it with their friends. It is only a few […]

20 June 2015

CHARACTER, HOLINESS, VICTORIOUS LIVING, PURITY.

I mentioned briefly in my last blog about the current teaching overemphasis on “grace, that gives people the idea that now they are Christians and all their sins have been forgiven they can live the way they like. The Grace of God is awesome teaching in the New Testament and I guess it has been underemphasised as much overemphasised over the years. Humanity tends to […]