Nature and Nurture
Herewith a quick over-the-shoulder recap of the last four posts ... The church is the product of the New Covenant. Her very existence is only possible thanks to the death…
New Covenant church life
Water stewarded by the river’s banks brings life wherever it goes. But note that it’s the water itself determining the course of the river, carving its banks as it flows.…
New Covenant DNA
When men build, it usually happens top-down, outside-in. In come the diggers and graders. When the dust settles the site has been cleared as man imposes his will on his…
Dealing with duality
Jesus is only twice recorded making mention of the church, and so illustrated its duality. "Now when Jesus came into the district of Caesarea Philippi, He asked His disciples, 'Who…
Glimpsing the Bride
Imagine for a moment that the distant horizon is an enormous timeline. Far left are the seven days of creation, beyond which things fade into eternity past. Far right is…
Dusting off the blog
Dusting off a blog is a challenging endeavour. Just facing up to the technical bits 'n bobs is an obstacle. That's because logging in to the back-end of a website…
In defense of new year’s resolutions
It's easy to be disparaging about new year's resolutions. So much talk; so little traction; such a poor track record. Don't throw out the baby with the bathwater when it…
Worthwhile reads
My friends have been busy. Herewith an introduction to two new e-books, and links to both. Each are for download at no charge. This book resolves the crisis of the…
My story, generically told
Life happens, and it's happened enough to have messed me up a bit. Fortunately, I met Jesus. It was not finding faith or getting religion. I met Jesus. I knew…
Grace breaks the chains (by Gert Botha)
I don’t know where to start cause there’s so much that’s happened during my journey and in reality, I don’t actually want to talk about myself, I’d rather talk about…