The monumental approval in which I live is a bit like the nearby mountain that looms over my region. Continue reading
Living With Monumental Approval
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The Lid on Revelation?
I’m fully engaged with this idea of Jesus primarily coming to reveal the Father, and reading the gospels through this lens. Most mornings I find myself praying (in preparation) ‘Jesus – you were actually there when this happened, and you’re right here with me now. You knew what you were revealing when this event took place. Show me what you wanted to reveal.’ Continue reading
What if?
A few ‘what ifs’ that emerged during worship on Saturday morning…
The deep thud of descending blessing
It’s acorn time, and I’ve been timing the fall. Each one may only weigh about 3 grams, but they’re bullet-shaped and nuggety. They crash through the canopy with surprising force, then thud to the ground in such a way as to make you mighty glad you weren’t in the direct firing-line. Continue reading
and in my mouth?
As Christmas comes around again, I’m so deeply struck by the notion of Emmanuel – of God being with us. Continue reading
A lifetime of unwrapping
It’s hard not to think of the incredible blessings that emerge from daily time in worship as some kind of reward. Continue reading
Just a shadow of the thing..
In a brief, aberrant moment of sunshine the other day, I was lazily gazing at the great net of shadows produced by this oak on the lawn below. Continue reading
Just wait..
The biggest problem with all of this is avoiding extracting some sort of lesson from every sit under the oak. I so want to have the aerials up and open that I can tell I’m in danger of starting to imagine signals. Continue reading
Flood warning!
Its sunny out there, but it’s blowing a gale. It’s good, but nowhere near perfect. Curiously, that’s the weather from which I know I can extract the best. It’s pretty good, and pretty good seems to be what I’m best built for. Continue reading
Yeah, what if he did?
What if he did this to make the riches of his glory known to the objects of his mercy…? Continue reading