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Entries for the ‘Ponderings’ Category

A new approach to seeker-sensitive meetings

I wonder if this could be a successful new approach to seeker-sensitive meetings! Probably not - though to be honest I bet he had a bad night with his kids refusing to sleep. Argument with the wife on the way in. Pressure from the board to grow the church. In my [...]

A Simple Prayer

Dear Lord,
So far today I am doing OK! I have not gossiped, lost my temper, been greedy, grumpy, nasty, selfish or self-indulgent. I have not whined, complained, cursed or eaten any chocolate… and I haven’t bought anything on my credit card either. However, soon I will be getting out of [...]

Try the spirits

Many tender-minded Christians fear to sin against love by daring to inquire into anything that comes wearing the cloak of Christianty and breathing the name of Jesus.  They dare not examine the credentials of the latest prophet to hit town lest they be guilty of rejecting something which may be of God.  They timidly remember [...]

Genesis and Creation

There are lots of theories about Creation and Genesis.  Many Christians hold what is known as a “young earth” view - that Genesis 1 is a literal account of how the universe came into existence around 6000 years ago.  Other Christians hold an “old earth” view - that Genesis 1 is either a metaphorical (or [...]

Todd Bentley

Its a real shame to see what we’ve seen in the life of Todd Bentley over the past week - it has finally emerged that TB was in an illicit relationship whilst running these recent meetings and that that is the reason behind the separation. You have to feel for his wife & family.
I imagine [...]