Category: general discussions

So apparently the human race has developed to such a impressive state that we need to be reminded of the obvious… The following are warning labels, for our own protection: “Remove child before folding” — a warning label on a baby stroller “Does not supply oxygen” — a label on a common dust mask “Never…

OK, so let me start by warning you, this video contains several references to b.s. The reason for posting this is because it lets us know how people perceive our message. Even if we would argue it is not our message, this is how many people understand what we are saying. It doesn’t help to…

Today we are thinking about being salt and light in the world. Can we see our work as a part of our calling, not a distraction from it? Can our work become our witness, how we show and share Jesus with others? What do you think?

So here are some kids who are being tempted. Notice how they try to resist, then bit by bit give in to temptation. Or how they try to sneak ‘just a nibble’, hoping to get away with it. Then there is the one who does not even bother to wait – better one now than…

We are learning about what our Muslim neighbours believe, and it is very interesting. One of the startling discoveries is how prominent Jesus is in Islam, and in the Koran (over 150 references, including the virgin birth and the miracles… more mention than Mohammed). At our last session we watched this video clip (Part 1), very…

The following prayer offers a satirical look at our shallow view of sin. This superficial prayer is based on a modern “overhaul” of a traditional public confession of sin found in the Book of Common Prayer. Benevolent and easy-going Parent: We have occasionally had some minor errors of judgment, but they’re not really our fault….

Imagine being a witness to the creation. The YouTube video below gives you a limited sense of what Genesis 1 describes. We need to remember that there is no way our puny minds could grasp HOW God created the world. Moses may have received this as a vision or a dream, and I can imagine him…

Today as I read Matthew 2:13-18, I felt the Lord prompting me to pray. To pray for refugees (like Jesus and His family), for abusers (like Herod) and for victims of violence (like the parents of the slaughtered children). The following prayers are adapted from prayers I found on the internet. Please join in prayer as…

I am reflecting on Matthew 2, where God uses dreams to speak to people. And it reminded me of something that I once heard years ago (in the early 90s), which is apparently still true today. Jesus is appearing to Muslims in dreams, and leading them to reach out to them. Not Christians, not the church,…