It’s an odd question to ask – “is new in the way”? In the way of what? What is the context? What is the new? In what way is it new? Being found by God is a new experience. We might have tried different ways to “find” God, in any…
It’s a tremendous struggle that many of us face – the human organisation that is church; more specifically, how we manage relationships within church, where none of us sets the rules or ways of doing things, but it is God himself. One of the many things surrounding this issue is…
The birth of Jesus is celebrated on the 25th December, with some traditions making that observation or remembrance within a few weeks of that date. No one denies that the date of 25th is not a “fact”, it was a simple arrangement to remember his birth. The “simplicity” of grace…
Caution is required when we are satisfied in discovering knowledge of ourselves and our world, that we are learning “truth”, and reject Jesus as the way, the only way. In this category are people who come to church once in a while but refuse to commit and prefer to visit…
The wrong kind of worship is when we say the worship is wrong. Jesus found there were people abusing the worship venue for personal gain, he decided that was wrong worship. (Matthew 21:12-17) The Samaritan woman followed traditions and to worship at one place, where “worship” is carried out at…
Religion and science don’t mix, or very rarely could one observation been made on equal footing from both. One argument is that science discovers, and affirms, facts, and by derivation, truth. When science hit on the new discover of quantum physics, it carried out extensive testing and reviewing to affirm…
There is a little bit of “herd” mentality amongst many of us. And some show more of this than others; while some do not exhibit such characteristics at all. In any case, there is a tendency for many of us to evaluate our own behaviour against others, or against what…
Morality is one that can be difficult to discuss – there is always specific conditions to take into account, and each has their own ways of dealing with moral issues, and that each might have different moral “standard” or “principles”. What is interesting is when one refuses to be “found”…
Following on the blog about people who don’t want to be “found” by God, some other people want to have both – to be found, without having the baggage that comes with “being found”. Luke has a somewhat disturbing account of the teaching of Jesus in chapter 14:25-27. In essence,…
Somebody insisted that he did not appreciate being told the right way to go; it was rather snobby, distasteful and presumptious to tell someone they were “lost”. If we were at a worship service where a talk, a sermon, or a sharing was given, where there is something I wished…
We can spend much of our life thinking we are on the right track, pursueing something, taking care of the young ones and those in need, but yet we are actually quite “lost”. That might mean we are comfortable or content, but we are heading the wrong way. While crossing…
For the moment it has an English name. Whircle. It’s a perfectly round shape thing. The name speaks something of what it is for – a wheel. A wheel which is in the shape of a circle. A new creation. It is the new that catches attention. Reinventing the wheel,…
