Hustle lifestyle reinforces itself into your being. Enacting the cultural worldview of value in busyness instead of the kingdom worldview of rhythms and Sabbath rest, will lead you to become a kind of person – a hustler. As Christians, it is easy for us to think that formation happens exclusively through the mind. That weContinue reading “Formational Hustle”
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Retraining our Hearts with Curiosity
Unless you are spiritually sadistic, the proclamation of the coming judgment isn’t an easy topic to part from your lips. As we speak of the love and the lordship of the King Jesus we end with a call to repentance in some form or another. Repentance is logically predicated on our hostile relationship towards GodContinue reading “Retraining our Hearts with Curiosity”
Individualism and the burden of learning
No doubt, you know the experience of feeling constantly bombarded by a plethora of sources, opinions, facts, and fictions. I suggest we feel the burden of information more acutely due to our tendency to be individualistic. The weight of responsibility is more keenly placed on our minds because the responsibility is less diffused for theContinue reading “Individualism and the burden of learning”
On Flattery of the Self
“In their own eyes, [the wicked] flatter themselves too much to detect or hate their sin.” (Psalm 36:2) In verse 2 of Psalm 36, the poet is speaking about those who have no fear of God or regard for who He is. Such a lack of regard or thought for the one who is HimselfContinue reading “On Flattery of the Self”
Feeling Religious?
Feeling religious? Probably not (that word is very much out of vogue, but I say ‘bring it back’. Sorta Ol Skool, whisky and cigar style). More likely you’re feeling spiritual. That’s the good stuff because it feels so good. Apparently. Religion on the other hand doesn’t feel good at all. Apparently. How do we know?Continue reading “Feeling Religious?”
Thoughts on, Recovering the Lost Art of Reading. Part 2
Will you get more out of the Bible if you are a better reader? Obviously, yes! To say otherwise is absurd. The Bible is read. Reading is a technical skill. It requires competency. There is a degree of understanding that you need to begin reading but then you also grow in degrees of competency thusContinue reading “Thoughts on, Recovering the Lost Art of Reading. Part 2”
Thoughts on, Recovering the Lost Art Of Reading. Part 1
Does the availability of reading material through the Internet promote better reading in your experience? First of all, surely it’s a good thing that there is more access to reading material in general across all sorts of mediums, electronic included. That’s because it potentially means more access to knowledge. The trouble with widespread access isContinue reading “Thoughts on, Recovering the Lost Art Of Reading. Part 1”
Productive Suffering
Getting into the mindset and the head of the apostle Paul is rather uncomfortable at times. It’s uncomfortable because we like ourselves the way we are. That’s to say that we are comfortable with what we’ve got now. In one sense we assume we have enough strength to do what we need to do, thatContinue reading “Productive Suffering”
Some Honest Wisdom on Work
In this post, we will see that the wise worker is an honest worker, while the foolish worker is a dishonest worker. But if you don’t like this post, don’t worry. Just tell me you loved it. Better still, don’t read it, and tell me you loved it. I won’t know the difference.
The Wise are Diligent, not lazy.
If you are like me, then you enjoy been lasy, not diligent. Then hopefully the proverbs speak good council to you as they have through the ages. Especially so in our money-centric what-they-don’t-know-won’t-hurt-them kind of zeitgeist.
Bigvai and Shiphrah 