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Reflection on Mark 7 (Week 15, 2026)
Reflection on 1 Thessalonians 2 (Week 13, 2026)
Hosea 13-14: Choose love, choose hope, choose wisely
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I think it makes it hard; it is so hard that only God can accomplish it. The modern approach to this is that we don’t even try then but I don’t think that is right. We must seriously desire to be saved even though it is impossible, and God will make it possible. As I …
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I think the bible is very clear about the 100% failure rate of our efforts in “rebirth and renewal” if we are doing so without the Holy Spirit. What the passage is clear about is that God has given us the greatest power possible—the Holy Spirit himself—for us to accomplish this, meaning that “rebirth and …
Continue reading “Reflection on Titus 3 (Week 3, 2026)”
Yes and the Christian faith is no longer monolithic, with a myriad of people claiming authority. Certainly this has diluted the faith but on the other hand the possibility of abuse of authority is lessened. The emphasis these days is on personal conviction but people are too lazy to build solid foundations for personal convictions. …
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The position gives him both confidence and authority to do what he has been called to do. After all, he serves God. There isn’t the sense of delusions of grandeur since he refers to himself as a servant but neither is he shy to acknowledge who he is so he is not self-effacing or weak. …
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Came across this well-written piece on my FB wall and thought I would reproduce it here. I think it reflects many of the devotions I have written. Link to the post is at the end. Christianity is hard to understand because God is impossible to understand. Not confusing in a “this explanation is poorly written” …
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Firstly, let me just say that it is a mouthful but I deliberately avoided God because in common usage he is defined within a religion and my intention is to talk about God outside religious constructs. This came out of my little article yesterday about making life choices even though there is no certainty about …
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I led a discussion using the questions in the Week 41 devotion and these were some of the conclusions and lessons drawn that I summarised for the group.
If God continues to dispense truth to the elites they will be encouraged to be even more arrogant. To me this is often the case with church leaders. As the people who are so used to telling others what they should be doing they fall into the trap of thinking that they are right all …
Continue reading “Reflection on Matthew 11 (Week 47)”
He refuses to manipulate his audience and keep his Gospel pure. He trusts in the power of the Gospel and the Spirit. We minimise or overlook the need for repentance, the goal of righteousness and instead focus on eternal life. All that is required is to say a simple prayer then. We create very emotional …
Continue reading “Reflection on 2 Corinthians 4 (Week 46)”
I think it is a matter of what is truly important and honestly my own hurts and grievances are not important. What is important are the people who have sinned in causing me hurts and grievances and they need God’s forgiveness, God’s redemption, so that they can return to the fold and contribute positively to …
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