Sunday, 22 November 2009
Fair Play (Part 2)
Saturday, 21 November 2009
Fair Play!
I was watching the Republic verses France on Wednesday night. Obviously I was outraged by the 'hand of Henry.' In the context of that foul play I thought I would post this example of fair play. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWdf5ZLbtYoTuesday, 17 November 2009
Unwarranted Guilt
When our consciences are oversensitive, or inaccurate, then we can end up emotionally whipping ourselves with false guilt. The cause is usually that our consciences have been overly conditioned by our parents, our society or the type of education we received. Legalistic homes and churches which put an undue emphasis on rules and regulations, dos and don'ts, tend to breed people with hypersensitive consciences and resultant emotional damage.
Sunday, 15 November 2009
Ministers and booze!
Friday, 13 November 2009
Keeping our distance
Close contact with people involves an uncomfortable exposure of ourselves to them. It is much easier, in both fellowship and witness, to keep our distance. We are more likely to win the admiration of other people if we do. It is only at close quarters that idols are seen to have feet of clay. Are we willing to let people come close enough to us to find out what we are really are? True witness, born of friendship, requires a great degree of holiness in us as well as love. The nearer we get to people the harder it is to speak for Christ. Is not this the reason why the hardest people of all to whom to witness are members of our own family? They know us too well.
John Stott.