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I'm not really sure of the point of the poll?

It is sad as the church fractures more and more. I'm not really sure of the answer.

welcome rick, I hope you get something out of being involved here.

Greetings, I hope you learn something useful!

I once had a great opportunity. I put in a proposal, prayed hard and waited for the response. I kept praying and praying but there was no response. The opportunity was lost. It was hard not to get frustrated at God! I asked myself, did God reject me? In Gen 4 we read the story of Cain and Abel...

The problem was they didn't want to 'fill the world', which was what God commanded them to do. Instead they were working together so that they wouldn't 'fill the world'. God responded by changing language, so they were scattered and 'filled the world'. In Acts 2, the gift of tongues works as a...

In many countries in the West there is a debate about Multiculturalism. Some people see it as a good thing that enriches people’s lives with difference experiences and should be fully embraced. Others feel a sense of fear of losing their culture and their cultural identity. I think this shows...

I live outside of my home country. Most years now I get at least one trip home. I look forward to going home. I know I will get to see my family. I know that some of the things that I grew up with will be there in the shops, the familiar tastes and smells. Before I go home, they are future...

I recently saw the movie monument men. It was about saving important cultural icons so that after the war culture could be saved or rebuilt. The theory being that when Hitler knew he had lost he wanted to destroy culture. In the movie some show an initial distrust of the motives of these men...

One of my ‘heroes’ when I was a young missionary was Loren Cunningham. He is a man who has travelled to nearly every country in the world and preached the gospel in each of these countries. For me he truly epitomises the idea of taking forward the kingdom of God. When you listen to Loren speak...

I'm not putting you in any place. I made a comment about what people said about Jesus. When people say judgmental things about Christians, it is nothing new. In fact it happened to Jesus as well.

Sounds a bit like what they said about Jesus doesn't it? (Matt 11:18-19)

In context, the judging is to be done by the church not just by an individual.

I sat and watch a little girl at a shopping centre playing. She was being a bit naughty playing with her brother’s toy until she was caught by her father. I could see by her reaction that she was being ready to get yelled at. She knew her father’s first reaction and she was preparing for it...

The other day I drove past a man who was dragging a large cross. The cross was on wheels, but I drive up some big hills almost every day. This man was dragging his cross up and down these hills. My first thought was that this man must be crazy. What sort of God tells people to do such a crazy...

I suspect they had ceased praying for a child. Elizabeth thought it was beyond her, my guess is they wouldn't expect a miracle. Zechariah would have had some specific prayers for Israel that he was required to pray, but perhaps he had some of his own personal ones as well. Although I wouldn't...

Luke starts his story of the birth of Jesus (Luke 2:1-7) with a description of the Emperor’s decree for a census. There are two purposes to mentioning this decree. The first is to give a reason for why Joseph and Mary are in Bethlehem for Jesus’ birth. The second reason is to put the idea of...

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In 1:6-7 we read two things about Zechariah and Elizabeth. They were ‘righteous before God’, that is they followed the law ‘blamelessly’, Zechariah was a priest who faithful served in the temple and yet they were childless despite being older. However despite their faithful service to God they...

The key issue in the passage you quote, is that Jesus said, 'I never knew you'. Knowing in a Hebrew context means experiential knowledge. How does one have experiential knowledge of someone - you have relationship with them. It isn't just knowing about God and Jesus, but rather having a...