Christian Meditative Poetry to Encourage and Challenge
Posted in POEMS, Poems - Christmas, Poems New Testament on Dec 6th, 2009
Hi The Shepherds were out in their fields by night and suddenly an Angel appears, the Glory of God shines around them. What were they feeling, Luke puts it in perspective for us “They were terrified” I think I would have been too! One of the themes of Luke is the upside-down nature of the […]
Posted in POEMS, Poems - Christmas, Poems New Testament on Nov 30th, 2009
Hi All as Advent begins I am going to do a series on Luke 2 which is the gospel that has the most information on the birth and early life of Jesus – here is the first one Luke 2 vs. 1-7 The Birth of Jesus In Bethlehem In those days Caesar Augustus issued […]
Posted in POEMS, Poems New Testament on Nov 22nd, 2009
Over the weekend I was the pondering the Journey Mary and Joseph undertook from Nazareth to Jerusalem. It was a journey of about 80 miles and would have taken about 7 days. It would have been no easy journey for a heavily pregnant woman on the back of a donkey. I can imagine how tired, […]
Posted in POEMS, Poems New Testament on Nov 1st, 2009
Hi all With the events of the past week I have pondered what is Biblical Leadership? Clearly it is Servant Leadership. Jesus is our example. He came not to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many. He demonstrated this again and again. He overturned the thinking […]
Posted in Poems New Testament on Oct 26th, 2009
Hi All John 13-17 are a series of chapters set around the last few days of Jesus’s life. In these he attempts to get through to his disciples that he is going to die, and he promises the Holy Spirit to them, they won’t be left as orphans. I believe that the person of the […]
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 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 POEMS, Poems New Testament on Jul 12th, 2009
There are times when we all face storms whether they be physical, emotional, or spiritual. It is so easy to become afraid, to lose perspective. Various accounts in the Gospels share of how the disciples set out across the Sea of Galilee in a boat, 4 of the 12 were experienced fisherman, a storm blew […]
Posted in POEMS, Poems New Testament on Jul 5th, 2009
Hi All As much as we would like to sail through life without any issues that is not always going to happen. James exhorts us to count going through trials as great joy, which is often the last thing that awe consider when we are in the middle of them. What God does encourage us […]
Posted in POEMS, Poems New Testament on Jun 1st, 2009
In Revelation 3 John address messages to the seven churches – of these the one to Laodicea rings most true of where I see the Church in NZ. The time is now to become wholehearted in our reverence and desire to be God’s people to step away from our independent spirit, to recognise that the […]