The Parable of the Thornbush and the Seeking of Power and Significance in the Christian World.
Thornbushes in Samaria Jotham, in the Book of Judges, tells The Parable of the Thornbush. The trees want to anoint a king. However, all the useful trees don’t want to give up their pleasant, beneficial work for power. The olive tree says, “ ‘Should I … [Continue reading]
Chocolate and Grace
A friend told me yesterday about their family’s chocolate box. Twice a week, they gave their young children chocolate after dinner. To teach them about grace.They said, “Have some chocolate. Whether you’ve been good, or whether you’ve been bad. … [Continue reading]
William Booth, Inspiring Founder of the Salvation Army (A Guest Post by Kimberley Sullivan)
William Booth “While women weep, as they do now, I'll fight; while children go hungry, as they do now I'll fight; while men go to prison, in and out, in and out, as they do now, I'll fight; while there is a drunkard left, while there is a poor … [Continue reading]
A new heart and spirit: A Promise. A new mind: An exhortation. A different body? Adventures in Prayer and Bible listening on the hoof
Image Credit A new heart I will give you, and a new spirit I will put within you is the promise of the new covenant. And we are exhorted to do all we can to have a new mind. How am I doing this? Well, I have turned my daily quiet time into a prayer … [Continue reading]
The Favourites of the Lord
CorreggioWho wouldn’t want a unique vision of angels?Who wouldn’t want a cutting-edge vision of Jesus and to hear his compelling, electrifying, history-making, immortal words?Who wouldn’t want to be the first to hear the biggest story of all time? To … [Continue reading]
The Secret Spiritual Power of Helplessness: A Lesson from the Life of Gideon
As part of my ongoing battle for physical fitness, I have been listening to a dramatized reading of the Bible as I walk, instead of reading the Bible while seated. There are gains and losses. One gain: I am certainly going to listen to the … [Continue reading]
At Play in the Fields of the Prophetic
Okay, when I started playing, I was sceptical of people who suddenly ask you to give “a prophetic word” to the person next to you, as Rachel Hickson did at St. Aldate’s.I was sceptical as I wrote, but, in fact, a highly meaningful, … [Continue reading]
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