Have you ever come home from church or a revival meeting only to be met by a grouchy husband, unruly child or a cranky neighbour? Have you ever received a speeding ticket on your way to or from a meeting? Did it feel like someone popped your joy balloon? Did you ever wake up the […]
Peace
Warring From a Position of Peace – Psalm 42
Today’s blog is a reflection on Psalm 42. You can find it in my book, “Dare to Call Him Friend.” published in 2015. As I write this introduction in October 2020, I am challenged by the words I wrote years ago. I realise that this morning, I started off my day without the essentials needed […]
Peacemaker or Peacekeeper – Kath’s Random Thoughts
Matthew 5:9 – “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God.” Are you peacekeeper or are you a peacemaker? Peacekeepers often do everything in their power to keep an artificial peace and use that power to control the behaviour of others. In the same manner that a guard keeps watch over […]
Advent Series – Part 3 – He is Our Peace Broker
Ephesians 2:13-18 – “But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ. For he himself is our peace, who has made us both one and has broken down in his flesh the dividing wall of hostility by abolishing the law of commandments expressed in […]
Savour the Gift of the Moment
Several years ago, an exceptionally hectic and challenging season forced me to postpone Christmas shopping until December 23. Trying to shop in crowded malls on a minimal budget frustrated me. On the 24th, after a long, crowded bus trip, I forced my way into my hometown’s terminal, lugging wobbly luggage behind me. There was nowhere […]
Are Your Cries for Help Drowning Out His Response?
Dispatcher: “911, Please state the nature of your emergency.” Caller: “HELP!! Oh my God, there’s blood everywhere! Help!” Dispatcher: “Please calm down, sir. What is the nature of your emergency?” Caller: “Please, please help, she fell with a knife, and there is blood spurting all over. HELP! OH, Please help! She was cooking me breakfast!” […]
The Measure I Didn’t Know I Was Using
What’s the Measure of a Man? Let’s go on a bit of an investigative hunt, shall we? I was reading Proverbs 16:7 recently. “When a man’s ways please the Lord, He makes even his enemies to be at peace with him.” As I pondered that verse, my first question wasn’t: How does God make our […]
Informed Enough to Pray
Why more information doesn’t always lead to better intercession I urge you, my brothers and sisters in Christ, to lean more into the promptings of the Holy Spirit than you do into media in all its myriad formats. Misinformation, bias, selective reporting and manipulation taint media across the spectrum. Mainstream news, alternative news, blogs, podcasts, […]