Pentecost I love this time of the year, the annual celebration of the pouring out of the Holy Spirit, and the start of the Christian church. Here is some humour for this time… I found this over on Human3rror. Great blogger, with great...

Structure So, carrying on from my post the last 2 day, this will be the final instalment of my posts coming from my original post 3 Things The Church Could do different, IMO. So let me start off by saying that I love structure. I am the type of personality that does not make it, if there is not a logical plan in place...

Toe stepping John 2:13-22 (NIV) 13When it was almost time for the Jewish Passover, Jesus went up to Jerusalem. 14In the temple courts he found men selling cattle, sheep and doves, and others sitting at tables exchanging money. 15So he made a whip out of cords, and drove all from the temple area, both sheep and...

Church Focus As I mentioned in my previous list post 3 Things the Church could do different, IMO I am now going to focus on the first thing, as promised. The bigger church, especially in South Africa, tends to focus on teaching the people that already come to church. With this I am not saying that all the people in the...

3 Things the Church could do different, IMO So, part of the 31 Day to Build a Better Blog challenge, is to write a list post for my blog. Since I have not done this before, this is a bit of a stretch for me, because I like to write as and when the inspiration and content come up in my mind, but sitting here thinking about what I can write a list...

Acts 2 Acts 2:42-47 (Amplified) 42And they steadfastly persevered, devoting themselves constantly to the instruction and fellowship of the apostles, to the breaking of bread [including the Lord's Supper] and prayers.43And a sense of awe (reverential fear) came upon every soul, and many wonders and signs were...

A new beginning Isaiah 44:3-5 For I will pour water on the thirsty land, and streams on the dry ground; I will pour out my Spirit on your offspring, and my blessing on your descendants.They will spring up like grass in a meadow, like poplar trees by flowing streams. One will say, ‘I belong to the LORD...

The Plunge So, this evening, after we had a discussion meeting in starting the planning around how we as Doxa Deo Midstream Campus, are going to take the year of 2010 head on, I just had the conviction from God to speak out about the challenges and convictions He placed on my heart the last couple of months. Luckily,...

The BIG question This will somehow tie in with my previous post of where you want to be in 5 years time… After havng had that very confusing question asked of me, and actually sitting down and really thinking about it, I have come to the conclusion that the path I have walked in the last 10 years as far as career...