Testimonies to the practical reality, revelations and power of Jesus Christ
And the end of a movie on TV the other night I flicked through the channels to see what else might be of interest. I stopped at one channel and instead of dismissing it immediately it was seven or eight seconds before I did so. Depravity was the only word to come to mind; not of an explicit sexual nature, …
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A bishop, seeking to make Christianity relevant to the lives of people in the communities of his diocese, asked a group of secondary college kids why most of them don’t go to church anymore. He knew they had once done so as younger children with their parents. The answers they gave were pretty much the same as those …
The other day on the Internet I came across an article on how to speak confidently and intimidate people. The article suggested that sometimes people will need to speak more confidently, whether for the purpose of intimidating others or to keep them from intimidating you. More – “speaking confidently to intimidate people involves having more confidence, authority …
Working with a group of people recently, I noticed the shaking hands of a young man. Although the opening session included brief introductions all around, my immediate thought was that his shaking was more than one of simply being nervous about sharing when it came his turn to do so. I’d seen such shaking a few …
I recently read an article on guilt, written by a popular leader of a church here in Melbourne. The sub-heading read: For many of us, a church and the symbols of religion merely remind us of where not to venture. A smaller heading within the article: Guilt and Religion have long been bedfellows. It is time to …