From To-do lists to shopping lists, there’s no denying the reality that lists are generally a great way of keeping tab on things around us. They are a helpful productivity tool. Also, given the average person’s tendency to skim rather than read, lists are definitely a winner! So when you come across a book that offers readers a list, surely it wouldn’t be a hard read. Quickly look through the content page, spot the most appealing item on the list and start from there… or maybe not. Continue reading “12 ways your phone is changing you”
What settles it?
“God said it, I believe it, and that settles it!” I grew up hearing this chorus repeatedly sung in honour of God’s Word. Perhaps you did too.
Whilst the chorus’ message is one to be endorsed, the phrases could do with a bit of reordering, mentally at least. Something along these lines: “God said it, that settles it, and so I believe it!”.
Effecting that change is probably a lost cause, I admit, but maybe not when it comes to our individual approach to the Bible. How do we respond to the claims the Bible makes, the promises it offers, or even the rebukes it lovingly gives? Do we accept them as sufficient and authoritative for the mere fact that God is the ultimate author? Or do we require that additional step taken to believe it before ‘it’ is settled? In order words, what ‘settles it’ for us? Continue reading “What settles it?”
Conforming or Transforming?
Is it really true that we are what we eat? Leaving the detailed answer to that question to nutrition and medical experts, most people will readily admit that unhealthy food choices take a toll on our bodies. What we consume affects our bodies, and generally accounts for the state of our physical health.
Drawing a parallel between the physical and the spiritual, a person’s outlook on life results from what one ‘eats’, be it intentionally or not. Acquiring a biblical worldview is therefore an inevitable result of faithfully engaging with the Bible, i.e., having our perception of the world shaped by Biblical principles. Continue reading “Conforming or Transforming?”
Helped to see
I should wear my glasses regularly, but I rarely do. ‘Why?’, you may ask. I am living in denial. I really don’t want to accept that I need them, so I end up squinting around sometimes. I don’t think I’ll be getting away with this act of self-denial for much longer anyway, as the reality of my need is oh so undeniable, and I also recently received a reminder that I am due for an eye test. Continue reading “Helped to see”
Living from identity
A disclaimer is great in as much as it does its job well, but what do you make of one that actually betrays the one who offers it? So for example, someone self identifies as a Christian, and then quickly goes on to add ‘not the over-spiritual type… but I love God’. Sounds almost like a lady who is, but not really, pregnant. Interesting, isn’t it?