Faith-&-Worldview

John Cornwell on the Importance of doubt: Faith, like love, is seldom entirely constant; nor is it irrevocable. More in a similar vein from Mike McHargue

Louie Giglio on Col 3:17 amongst other things: And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him #Mission

What’s done is done. There is no need to speak with Edmond about his past. From The Chronicles of Narnia - The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe - which I just watched again :) #BeginAgain

From the Hillsong social media campaign to get people thinking about the wider import of Easter, allied to the clocks moving forward an hour overnight… #CrossEqualsLove #HelloSpring

Image Source: Challies.com To be right with God the Judge is a great thing, but to loved and cared for by God the Father is greater- J.I. Packer #Perspective

What has quickly become apparent – as this year of living earnestly evolves - is that far from being the wild, giddy, excited life I half expected when my thoughts began to initially crystallise, it is one that is lived in increments; steady habits being the under-girding behaviours which hold everything together. That sense – of slow, steady if ponderous, progress – is one that has been consistently underlined and reinforced all year; by the book I am currently reading (Donald Whitney’s Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life), the ongoing series at Passion City on Habits and various conversations, the last of which occurred over the weekend with the older guy friend/ mentor O. The general gist of the book and the series is that change is only possible if there is an overarching vision of the future that frames the daily actions that we take, providing an incentive that keeps us plugging away at them. ...

On the day this challenge hit the halfway mark, I ended up spending the bulk of my Sunday evening prepping for, and interviewing, the truly delightful Sam Hibbard; an Aberdeen based Christian singer/song writer whose new single In The Waiting, dropped a couple of weeks ago. I definitely got the sense the wee lad - he’s still not 18 - is going places. It was great to get to chat God, Music, Youth and just catch up in general. First time behind the mics for me too, looking forward to more of these this year. I might have to come up with a funky DJ name if this continues.. :) ...

Fasting does not change God’s hearing so much as it changes our praying From The Donald Whitney book I’m currently reading - image by Time Challies #Apt

The only road to Christian maturity and godliness passes through the practice of the Spiritual Disciplines. I will emphasize that godliness is the goal of the disciplines, and when we remember this, the Spiritual Disciplines become a delight instead of drudgery Donald S. Whitney: Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life #CurrentlyReading

From time to time, my rather loud, Pentecostal church goes back to basics and sings a communal hymn in place of a choral presentation. Days such as these - I feel - lend themselves more to the more contemplative (or less engaged some would argue) worshipers such as me. The hymn today was particularly apt, particularly the 3rd stanza given the disturbing news my friend B shared overnight about her loss. ...