Here’s another Allender and Longman gem (Intimate Allies, for those who have not been following me lately ): God does not exclusively fill the human heart. He made humankind to need more than himself. The staggering humility of God to make something that was not to be fully satisfied with the Creator and the creation is … Continue reading »
Posted in August 2011 …
Do I get a wetsuit?
The second of my recent posts about water-walking has been playing round and round my head lately. I know that my latest step out of the boat is not something that I can do without God. If he’s not in it, I will sink. But most of the time when I am thinking about this … Continue reading »
Battleground of sin and of growing glory!
Listen to this from Allender and Longman’s Intimate Allies (another of those books which has been kicking around my lounge half-read for some months!): What is the basis of the war between the sexes? It is ultimately, of course, the war between God and his adversary…We ought never to be naive. The deepest struggles of life … Continue reading »
His friend can help him up…
The Scriptures are replete…with references to friendship…A friend is someone with whom we share our life and who will be there for us…someone against whom, to whom and with whom we live this thing called life. This comes from a new book called As Good As It Gets by Stephen M. Clark. I’m meant to be … Continue reading »
