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Church Blog (Page 57)

Where from here?#4. “Stories that point the way.”

I had never heard of a thing called a “Devotional” before I attended the Lord’s church. Pulpit sermons in the 1970s were still well over 30 minutes long, so these less formal mini-sermons seemed short at 15 minutes long. Everybody has their favourite devotionals. One I remember well was called: “The church is like a football team.” Having duly grabbed our attention with his title, our speaker proceeded to enlist the names of the members sitting before him as players…

Where from here?#3. “At a Crossroads.”

The last 18 months has seen much change. Tragically, lives have been lost, businesses closed, jobs suspended, and everybody confined to one degree or another. Add to that, disagreement over needed solutions and what were otherwise healthy relationships have become strained. That is not to say that everyone has had a bad time of it. Some companies have done very well. No commentary is needed on the success of online trading for old and new companies alike. Looking back, the…

Where from here?#2. “Just keep talking about Jesus.”

You probably won’t find yourself leading a revival or being at the forefront of a famous missionary effort; those things tend to happen to other people. Instead, like most of us, you are likely to be working to save the lost as part of the local church. Consequently, we are sometimes left with the feeling that we have not done as much as we were able. On rare occasions I have heard preachers suggest: “The fruit you bear for Jesus…

Where from here?#1. “The Far Country and Back.”

The Prodigal son of Luke 15 had no doubts as to his destination. It was, “Far Country, here I come!” With dreams to live and money to burn, everything was going to be better, beyond the constraints of home. In no time at all he found out that wild living looks cheap… until you must pay the price in full. With his dreams dead, and his money and options spent, the question, “Where from here?” was neither his to ask…

Sin and Forgiveness#4. “Forgiveness—Blind spots.”

One of my High School teachers held before us some cards with multi-coloured spots and asked if anyone was colour blind. One boy said he was and was asked to identify a number on each card. As you have probably guessed, the rest of us only saw spots. He and the teacher may have been in on a practical joke for all we knew. However, the numbers were printed on the backs of the cards, so, lest we had any…

Sin and Forgiveness#3. “Sin—Hidden in plain sight.”

Corruption isn’t restricted to third world depots with Swiss bank accounts and London townhouses. Leaders of some of our most sophisticated countries will leave the office with pockets much fatter than when they entered. Amazingly, the thing that they all seem to have in common is the ability to convince people that they care about the poor more than they care about themselves. You would think that someone might ask them if their gated communities have any housing for orphans,…

Sin and Forgiveness#2. “Forgiveness— Free and limitless.”

A young mother was trying to console her broken-hearted son. The child had asked his mother why her boyfriend had suddenly disappeared from the house and taken everything he owned with him. Trying to be as nice as possible, the young mother said, “Darling, he is angry with me, and that was the only thing that he had any control over to try to hurt me with.” Anger burns hot. It is the ultimate self-fuelling emotion. If not extinguished, it…

Sin and Forgiveness#1. “What ever became of sin?”

Telling someone in the twenty first century to “repent” is not taken kindly. The predictable reaction being: “Who are you to judge?” Presently, what is counted as “Sin” is a considered a “matter of opinion,” and when an accusation of wrongdoing is made, it is not uncommon that an apology be demanded by the accused. Thus, longstanding issues with the unrepentant sit unresolved in churches. This is not to suggest that there is always a cloud of unhappiness hanging over…

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Feast or Famine #7. “Famine—Something I have never known.”

A few short years ago I found myself in the presence of a nurse assigned to cure my less-than-stellar health condition. She told me of her progress from casual walker to triathlete. “I started by walking,” she said, “but it didn’t work. So, I ran, and then I cycled to the bay. Then I swam across the bay. I am one year younger than you and I am doing triathlons. You must exercise. None of this “but I can’t” stuff.…