Robbie

Productivity for the right reasons matters

Some thoughts on productivity. Why do we work at all? And why should we work better? Working for the right reasons is a blessing for us and for others.

Death Makes Life More and Less Serious

They say that death is the ultimate equaliser. But in life, death can be a helpful reorganise.

Divinely Appointed Cognitive Dissonance – O.T. Motifs

They are back at it again. Round two of the much anticipated boxing match of the theological century. In the red corner, God’s sovereignty is back for more. In the blue corner, human responsibility won’t give up.

Wait… Did I use the wrong metaphor again?

Divinely Appointed Cognitive Dissonance – O.T. Specific Passages

In the red corner we have God’s sovereignty. He’s fought many battles and won. And in the blue corner is human responsibility. Just as many battles, and just as many victories. Watch as the two fight it out!

Wait… Is this the right metaphor?

Proverbs of Susella

The wise look and see that every street has its proverbs.

The Christian – A Joyful Detached Critical Servant in the World.

Here are some final thoguhts on how to live as a pilgrime travelling through this world. We live with joyful service to neighbour but also critical detachment from this temporary dwelling.

Exiles Then and Now…

Abraham, Israel, Christians… All Strangers and foreigners or exiles.
Reflections on the bibles teaching on being foreigners to this world.

The First Adam Failed. The Last Adam Finished. So what do we do?

We are not new Adams because Christ is the Last adam.

Some more reflections on the completed work of Christ as pertains to the cultural mandate in Gen 1 & 9.

Cultural Dominion under Christ’s Dominion

Do our works now contribute to the new heaven and earth to come? VanDrunen would argue, no. But is temporary good not good enough? Also, no.

Here are some reflections on the completed work of Christ regarding cultural dominion and our place under that completed work in the day-to-day.

Growing in faith out of the Pentecostal Church. Part 3.

The third and final part on my reflection series regarding Pentecostalism.