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The Church Has A Few Lackeys

For some time I’ve been getting some mental pictures on the church and recently I saw a few people gathering together for Sunday worship services, Bible studies and mid-week home group meetings.  And sadly, within these pictures there was a great lack of true joy, peace & … Continue reading

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You Have A Wrong Spirit

A little over a couple of years ago a minister of a church accused me of having, “a wrong spirit.”  He made the statement after reading a testimony of my experiences within his church.  Added to this, he said of the testimony, “It is rubbish.”  … Continue reading

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It’s As Though They’re Doing It Behind God’s Back.

Lately I’ve been giving some thought to the theologies of two Christian people who, to me seem to represent the reason why Christianity is increasingly unattractive to people.  One is strongly doctrine-based and the other is strongly works-based.  It is as though the first person is saying, “If you don’t believe this…….then maybe … Continue reading

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They Are Upside Down Christians.

Even though it has been twenty-five years since I first personally encountered the reality of the Lord Jesus Christ, I have never in all that time ceased to be fascinated at the level of degrees He has gone to in getting … Continue reading

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Tell God.

Like many young boys of my era growing up, I smoked my first full cigarette at around ten years of age and I loved it. By the time I was fifteen they were very much part of my life and remained so until … Continue reading

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There’s something shallow about them.

Eighteen year-old Year Twelve student Charlie was very curious to know what it was that I believed as a Christian.  He told me he had lots of mates around his own age who were born again Christians and they regularly took him to a … Continue reading

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