Christian Meditative Poetry to Encourage and Challenge
Posted in POEMS, Poems New Testament on Sep 27th, 2009
Philippians is one of my favourite books in the Bible. Paul in addressing the Church at Philippi provides them with many insightful and helpful ways they can keep and strengthen their faith. As he ends his letter to them he reinforces the need to fix their thoughts on what is true, honorable and right. We […]
Posted in POEMS, Poems Old Testament on Sep 20th, 2009
Hi All, We live in a world that can easily entrap us with things that we can idolise, give more attention and focus to than we should. Where our focus is, there our heart will be also. God desires that we all may ascend his hill, and sit in his presence, without pretence or blemish, […]
Posted in POEMS, Poems Old Testament on Sep 13th, 2009
Often we put up excuses when we face challenges, I’m not good enough, choose Fred. The Old Testament is full of stories about people God chose who were not the ones we might have chosen, Moses, David, Gideon etc.. Jesus chose an interesting band of disciples .. God’s ways aren’t our ways, nor his thoughts […]
Posted in POEMS, Poems - Psalms, Poems Old Testament on Sep 6th, 2009
Hi all Do we have a sense of awe, do we ascribe (give to God) the honour due to his name? At times we struggle to do this, the Psalmist reminds us in Psalm 145 of the importance of doing this, and time and time again I am reminded that as we do this, in […]
Posted in Nehemiah, POEMS, Poems Old Testament on Aug 30th, 2009
Nehemiah is a book filled with practical and spiritual lessons. The people were becoming tired from the physical work of rebuilding the wall, this coupled with threats from their enemies to kill them and stop their work. Nehemiah manages to reassure the people of God’s might and power to overcome their enemies through a rousing […]
Posted in POEMS, Poems - Psalms on Aug 23rd, 2009
Driving into work this morning at 6.30am I was reminded that when it is dark we need light to see where we are going. Even more so in a spiritual context we need to have a light unto our path, we need direction. The source of that light is undeniably God’s word, and in order […]
Posted in POEMS on Aug 16th, 2009
Often we want to run ahead of God, we want things to happen now, patience is something that I often find I lack, but as I get older I am learning that God plans and thoughts are much different to mine. Life is a little like a jigsaw puzzle, at times where we are at […]
Posted in Poems - Psalms, Poems Old Testament on Aug 9th, 2009
Hi This week I am away to Totara Springs, Matamata where I will be giving a short talk on Insurance. I am looking forward to meeting a group of committed and passionate leaders who are ministrying to many across New Zealand. One thing we often need at a personal level is Assurance that God is there to help […]
Posted in POEMS, Poems New Testament, Uncategorized on Aug 2nd, 2009
Over the past week I have pause to reflect on the meaning of life, perhaps Brian in the Monty Python movie had a point “always look on the bright side” but the reality is there are times when that seems a little hard to do. The Bible is littered with laments and reality checks, life […]
Posted in Nehemiah, POEMS, Poems Old Testament on Jul 26th, 2009
We can learn a lot from Nehemiah. We can’t be so spiritual to be of no earthly good, nor so earthly that we are no spiritual good. The People of Jerusalem prayed to God for protection from their enemies, but they also did something practical they posted guards day and night. We need to be […]