A Disciple is one who is, and is becoming, the beatitude man or woman. Seeing nothing in himself worth defending, he has quit trying to build his own reputation as righteous and instead he is in pursuit of the righteousness that comes from God. He recognises this same emptiness … [Read more...] about Jesus, Salt, Light and Law
Food and War
There is very little more discomforting than hunger. It has been used for millennia as a tactic of war and we have all seen the consequences of starvation pictured in the media. A look at the poetry from prisoners of war during WWI and WWII shows just how obsessed these men were … [Read more...] about Food and War
Jesus, Persecuted
The Christian is not the old man trying to live out the new life. He is the new man, who, at his core, has the Spirit of God guiding and shaping a new nature. And so, the Beatitudes are not so much about doing as they are about being. They reflect the new man or woman that is … [Read more...] about Jesus, Persecuted
The Madness of Sin
I know a Christian man with a wife and kids. He had the opportunity to work away from home for a while. Before he had even left he had made up his mind to be unfaithful and once he arrived, far away from family and friends he wasted no time hooking up with whatever his heart … [Read more...] about The Madness of Sin
Jesus, Hunger and Thirst
The Beatitudes follow a beautiful and logical progression. The first comes when we are confronted with God in the face of Jesus Christ. Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of Heaven (Matthew 5:3) The Christian man, when faced with the law-word of God, is … [Read more...] about Jesus, Hunger and Thirst