March 2010
3 posts
You do not resolve the God question in your head
St. Bonaventure and others said that a poor uneducated person might well know and love God more than a great theologian or ecclesastic.
You do not resolve the God question in your head - or even in the perfection of moral response. It is resolved in you when you agree to bear the mystery of God: God’s suffering for the world and God’s ecstasy in the world.
Agreeing to this task is...
“You write in your letter something which I sometimes feel also: “Sometimes I do...”
– Vincent van Gogh in a letter to his brother Theo (March 1883) (via predatorywaspobserver) (via crashinglybeautiful)
February 2010
8 posts
To change, or be changed?
Do you wish you could change some things about yourself? Negative addictions? Selfish behaviour that hurts those closest to you? Complete inability to manage money properly? Add your own needs here ____________.
Pastor Jon commented on Sunday, as we were about to take communion, that a common mistake we all make in approaching our relationship with God is that we assume the need to change...
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Why are you the ‘international man of mystery’?
I was born in Birmingham, UK, and then spent my teenage years in Pakistan where I graduated from High School. This was followed by 3 years at University in London, and then 5 years working in China (Shanghai & Beijing). For the past 2 years I have lived in Norwich, UK. My parents now work in Thailand, and my parents-in-law work in...
RIP Granddad Ted 17.02.2010
Granddad Ted passed away this morning.
An upstanding character who loved to share his sweets, and stories of the war. He slipped away peacefully, after a few years of slow and sad deterioration. Feelings of his passing guiltily brush against relief.
I did not know him well. My own response takes me to a place that contemplates the disturbing reality of how life can end by just slowly fading...
“Invite, involve & inspire more people into the awesome mystery of God”
Draw near to God
Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need. Hebrews 4:16
Theme of the last 2 Friday evenings at Bible study with Pastor Jon.
Did you know it’s a command of God?
There’s no static position. If you’re not drawing closer, you’re distancing yourself. And although I’m not where I should be, I thank God I’m not where...
