Monthly Archives: July 2012

All Creatures Great and Small

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Confirm Your Calling

Posted on July 30, 2012 by

Therefore, my brothers and sisters, make every effort to confirm your calling and election. For if you do these things, you will never stumble,  and you will receive a rich welcome into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. 1 Peter … Continue reading →

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Family – The Simple Joys

Posted on July 29, 2012 by

Yesterday, to celebrate my birthday, we had a family day. Most of the family were able to get together and we did a host of simple things. The day started with an old family tradition in which the “birthday-ee” gets … Continue reading →

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Pushing Through Curtains

Posted on July 27, 2012 by

Pushing back through curtains upon curtains billowing in a foggy past there have been people whose sepia faces bring back faint memories of times and places now hovering between reality and imagination. There were school yard boasts and pranks too … Continue reading →

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The 5th Gospel

Posted on July 27, 2012 by

Friends and colleagues connected with Covenant College in Geelong are currently working on a project called “The 5th Gospel”. A group of 4 went to Israel earlier this year to film and do research. Initially the intent was that this … Continue reading →

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Promise and Deliverance

Posted on July 26, 2012 by

Yesterday I quoted from the dutch classic by Abraham Kuyper, The Work of the Holy Spirit. There is another work that many English speaking readers may not be aware of: Promise and Deliverance by S.G. De Graaf. This was written … Continue reading →

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The Work of the Holy Spirit – Abraham Kuyper

Posted on July 25, 2012 by

The Dutch Minister/Statesman, Abraham Kuyper wrote a wonderful series of devotionals on the Holy Spirit entitled The Work of the Holy Spirit which initially appeared in a weekly Christian publication. It is a detailed and thorough explanation of the development … Continue reading →

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The Ladder of Faith

Posted on July 24, 2012 by

For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge; and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness;  and to godliness, mutual affection; and to mutual affection, love.  2 peter 1:5-7 The Christian … Continue reading →

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Looking and Seeing

Posted on July 23, 2012 by

Looking is not seeing. Speaking is not thinking. Hearing is not listening.   How do we look at, speak to and hear the world?   How do we make sense and meaning?   How do we make decisions and commitments? … Continue reading →

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World-Views

Posted on July 22, 2012 by

My usual habit is to read a number of books at once. Not all at the same time but I rotate through them daily. It is the life of an “abstract random” person. Messy but glorious. Currently one of the … Continue reading →

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