When I first became a Christian, sorry a Christ follower, (I nearly lost my creds. there, that’s the cool thing to say these days), I remember being seriously mystified by the lingo. One fellow went on at length about being certain he had received the ‘anointing’. Having grown up in the Anglican church before my […]
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I love being a christian, i think it is a most glorious thing to have knowledge of Christ and to be in right relationship with Him. It has been of immense benefit to me inwardly and outwardly to know Christ. Yet I know that without me the gospel would still exist. So there is objective
I happened on a new (for me) blog and he had an extract from Camille Paglia a liberal, feminist writer. Interesting perspective on current political events. I followed the link and read the entire article, her take on Sarah Palin is frankly admiring and her position on abortion arresting. She writes : “But the pro-life
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The recent turmoil on the financial markets is reason to pause and consider the transience of human endeavours and the fickleness of the human institutions we put our trust in. Much has been said about the lack of responsibility of the players and the need for greater regulation. Certainly, appropriate steps must be taken to
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As I prepared last week for my trip, i again experienced some difficulty finding a hotel room. Finally i had several offers before me and quite naturally, as they were all in the same category, I selected the one with free wifi connection. I am a good hotel guest, very undemanding; despite my life long
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I am convinced that in the Christian world we need to intentionally redefine ‘normal’. What we consider as normal is what we will instinctively gravitate towards. The Scriptures do not present an abnormal life, but normal life as God intended. I once corrected a person on their clothing, too short, too tight, too revealing, their
