My divided heart

I read a stunning prayer by Scotty Smith on A Disciple’s Study. The writer of this blog shares parts of sermons and books from all sorts of different sources. His posts often inspire me. Here’s the prayer: “The Lord saves not with sword and spear. For the battle is the Lord’s. 1 Sam. 17:47 This is what the Lord says to [...]

Discipleship vs Religiosity

In the words of our former lead elder: http://nicksblog3ci.blogspot.com/2011_05_01_archive.html Hope you find it as inspirational as I do…

Party Invite

Imagine you knew of a massive party that was going to take place. If you wanted to attend, you would need an invite. To get an invite, you would need to know the host personally. This is what Jesus described heaven as being like. I don’t see how being a good person can get you [...]

Forgiveness

Learn to pray “Forgive them, Father, for they know not what they do.” – Jesus at his crucifixion. Somebody at our old church, CRC Pretoria, preached this statement once. It goes a little past the usual “Learn to forgive” that everyone always uses on the topic. I should remember it more in the medical world, [...]