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the power of presence

On 28 July, 2010 · Leave a Comment

Jesus would – from time to time – get frustrated with the disciples.

It wasn’t over their lack of knowledge with Scripture, their commitment to him or their ability to follow God’s commands though.

Jesus got frustrated with the disciples over their lack of understanding of how his presence in their lives changed everything. [...]

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you did it for me

On 12 July, 2010 · 6 Comments

It’s easy to get wrapped up in the institution of church. There are programs, teams and systems to run.

For me, when I heard of hungry people, I thought: we have a team that handles them.

I wasn’t engaged (or even aware) of the global water crises.

I really [...]

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jesus is the new wine

On 21 June, 2010 · 2 Comments

New wine is not put into old wineskins. If it is, the skins burst and the wine is spilled and the skins are destroyed.

These are Jesus’ words in Matthew 9 – they are a beautiful metaphor that clearly illustrate how he views both himself and the world – and they beg the [...]

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