Shallowness of spirit is a result of what the Bible calls a stiff neck or a heard heart; i.e., resistance to the grace of God’s correction and discipline, and a callous disregard for others. Proverbs spells out the fate of those who persist in this obdurancy: Since they hated knowledge and did not choose to [...]
Month: June, 2009
‘The devil comes and steals’: Reflections on Lk 8.12
I said Sunday night that Satan destroys God’s work in our lives by enticing us to think conventionally, convincing us to apply ‘common sense’ – rather than Gospel sense – to our situation. As an example, I cited Peter’s rebuke of Jesus: ‘Never, Lord! This shall never happen to you!’ (Mt 16.22). What was this, [...]
Reflections on what the Spirit is saying to us
Recently, we asked the pastors to summarize in one sentence what it is God is saying to us now as a church. Here are their individual responses. 1. ‘We are going on a new journey with God (as individuals and a collective church) and we must reevaluate our luggage (resources, ambitions, sin(s), and duties) and [...]