The more I journey with God the more I see that whenever God desires to take us to new places, there will always be pushback. Such pushback comes in a variety of forms: Through the bureaucratic red tape that every organisation has nowadays. Through the voices of others around us. Through the annoying situations that …
Again Jesus said, “Peace be with you! As the Father has sent me, I am sending you.” And with that he breathed on them and said, “Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive anyone’s sins, their sins are forgiven; if you do not forgive them, they are not forgiven.” John 20:21-23 Why exactly I chose to have these three verses …
Having started exploring Acts again at church recently, I’m reminded of the many ironies in the book. The most noticeable irony being that the representation of those inside the church and those outside the church are not as we might expect. Take for instance, early in Acts when the apostles miraculously heal a lame man. …
I like reading missionary biographies. They show you patterns of the ways in which God works in the lives of those who serve Him. However, I’ve noticed some other patterns in their lives as well – the sticky black ink fingerprints of Satan’s meddling. As the old piece of wise advice goes: “Satan only bothers …