How do people who are responsible for so much tragedy and evil get away with it? We can well imagine those who came up to Jesus that day, telling him this story about the blood Pontius Pilate had spilled in keeping a lid on dissension against Roman Rule in Jerusalem wanting Jesus to condemn Pilate […]
It is an interesting thing that Paul describes the bodily resurrection in glowing terms but in this passage, he speaks about the fact that even now we are being renewed. While on the one hand the body is wasting away, yet in another sense the body is being renewed day by day. Though outwardly we […]
What we see here is someone who says he is converted, says he is the servant of the master, who is living as if there is no master, no king or ruler in his life. It is the so called converted – living the unconverted life. He isn’t ready because he has simply dismissed the […]
Why is it that some people accept the gospel and other people reject the gospel? How is it that two people can hear the same message and respond in totally different ways?
In this well known parable we discover that our hearing is vital. We are told, ‘Take care how you hear.’ How we hear determines our eternity. It also determines if we bear fruit. This fruit in turn should be seen by others who might themselves turn and praise God, meaning our hearing has a bearing […]
I think it is true that packaging is important and that the package must be able to keep the treasure safe inside. However, the role of packaging is to keep something safe and the packaging doesn’t compare in value with what the treasure contains. I have a mobile phone here which I value and so […]
Our eternal destination has nothing to do with the size of the funeral! The destinations have nothing to do with how many people turn up for the service or even what is said at the funeral. The destinations do not hinge or wealth or status, on the amount of family and friends that you have. […]
When it comes to what Paul is saying here about not losing heart, I imagine that it is more about seeing ourselves as a balloon with a slow leak in it. We feel deflated. We lack spirit and purpose. I think we all like those helium balloons that are lighter than air and go up […]