Whatever the makers of certain films would like us to believe, the authors of Together for the Gospel blog continue to demonstrate how it is possible for real men to have deeply emotionally satisfying and edifying relationships with each other without a hint of homosexuality being present. CJs description of how he met Mark Dever today was great, and the honour he holds him in is an example to all of us. Guys do you have other men that you can say you really love without being at all … [Read more...]
Blogging- a source of real life relationships including marriage?
January 28, 2006 By
A while back, I wrote a post entitled Online Dating - is blogging the answer? Well two bloggers who go by the nicknames, Black Calvinist and Meeky have recently announced that they have begun a real life courtship having met in Pyromaniacs comment section.Friendship, discipleship, romance might all start as you blog or comment! Remember tho, that true relationships have to be worked out somewhere down the line offline as well as online!If all that isn't a reason to quit lurking, and post … [Read more...]
Two is better than one
January 1, 2006 By
The above photo (taken in Epping Forset) reminds me that two is better than one. May God grant you the blessing of renewed and deepened relationships in 2006. Resolve to reach out to those who God brings across your path and see where such friendships may lead. I mean this for those pursuing disicipleship relationships, friendships and yes romantic attachments. Be ready to be surprised - reach out to many in general terms and settle on just one or two that you intend to devote 2006 to … [Read more...]
Get a life, get a friend – a sermon by Tope
October 23, 2005 By
The man I delight to call my pastor and my dear friend is back from his trip to Africa, which has been a great success by all accounts. The audio of the sermon he preached this morning entitled "the importance of friendships" is now available online.We as a church are so priviledged to have him as our leader- I want to spend the rest of my life following him as he follows Christ. I know that many will benefit from hearing his sermons as much as the guy who sent him an email which he began … [Read more...]
The Marks of a Spiritual Leader by John Piper
October 23, 2005 By
The Marks of a Spiritual Leader is another outstanding article by John Piper. There is much meat there, here are just some of the quotes that stood out to me: "All true spiritual leadership has its roots in desperation....Spiritual leaders have a holy discontentment with the status quo. Non-leaders have inertia that causes them to settle in and makes them very hard to move off of dead center. Leaders have a hankering to change, to move, to reach out, to grow, and to take a group or an … [Read more...]
"Who am I?" and he's only on his second post!
October 2, 2005 By
Brosdee's view has written his second post. This is always an important transition in any blog, but possibly not as much as producing the third!I am especially eager to discover any as Dotun describes it "ebony" christian bloggers out there that I can introduce to Dotun as there is nothing like some personal relationships to get blogging really going. And, for that matter, for all you caucasian christians out there, please go and encourage the guy.I have had a sneak preview of some of brosdee's … [Read more...]
How to show love: give em a good hug – it has health benefits!
August 10, 2005 By
If you listened to my sermon on love at the weekend or online and are looking for a good way to act on it, this post will give you one idea. Spread a bit of love around- give them a gug BBC NEWS report on the health benefits of hugging ot the heart: "Both men and women were seen to have higher levels of oxytocin after the hug. People in loving relationships were found to have higher levels of the hormone than others. But the study also found all women had reduced levels of cortisol following … [Read more...]
Teamwork, the Great commission and the great command- task and people, ask and tell: changing the world
June 22, 2005 By
I am in the middle of a blogging series at the moment about teamwork that will change the world. I want you to see that both the categories of people I have spoken of and the two dimensions they are based on are reflected in some way in the bible. I showed in the last post that the four categories are reflected in the four gospels. Now, I will show you how "ask", "tell", "task" and "people" are all dimensions that are familiar to the bible. The great commission sets us a task- to GO … [Read more...]
4 Gospels, 4 Social Styles: teamwork in the bible
June 18, 2005 By
Regular readers of my blog will know I am in the middle of a series on social styles in church. I would like to suggest in this post that the four social styles I described in the last one are reflected in the styles of the authors of the four gospels. We can see this from the way each of them choose to start their gospels.Analytical Luke"It seemed good to me also, having followed all things closely for some time past, to write an orderly account for you"This suggests the slow methodical … [Read more...]
Forgiveness as a health tonic.
October 2, 2004 By
Scientists are great at studying and confirming the obvious Science now believes forgiveness is good for your health Research suggests that forgiveness works in at least two ways. One is by reducing the stress of the state of unforgiveness, a potent mixture of bitterness, anger, hostility, hatred, resentment and fear (of being hurt or humiliated again). These have specific physiologic consequences such as increased blood pressure and hormonal changes linked to cardiovascular disease, immune … [Read more...]
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