October 2009

The Cost of Discipleship, Numero Tres

October 31, 2009 The Good Word
Photo credit to lapstrake @ Flickr

So sorry this is so delayed in its arrival, dear friends and readers!  We have been sick sick sick — and it was a struggle to do more than make sure we all had food to eat the past few days. Please forgive me! We’ve finally made it to the last post of the Cost [...]

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The Cost of Discipleship, Part Deux

October 28, 2009 Stories
Image by Paul Bowman @ flickr

When we left off Monday, we were looking at the first of the three interactions described in the Cost of Discipleship section of Luke 9. I hope you’re enjoying it so far — if you missed the first post, you can check it out here. Let’s dig into part deux! In the second interaction, Jesus [...]

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Travelling Tuesday: Sleepy Rhino

October 27, 2009 South Africa
Sleepy Rhino

On my first visit to South Africa with Mark (the adventure when I met his parents for the first time and he asked me to marry him) we took a drive through a national reserve called Hluhluwe-Umfolozi Game Reserve in our rental car, and saw some really beautiful sights at our own leisurely pace. This [...]

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The Cost of Discipleship

October 26, 2009 Stories
Money Jar

There’s this really intriguing moment recorded in Luke 9, often titled ‘The Cost of Discipleship.’ In it, Jesus has conversations with three people whom I suppose you could consider potential disciples. At first it all seems a bit cryptic, but with some deeper thought about it, there is so much richness to it! Care to [...]

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Were the Disciples Rednecks?

October 24, 2009 Stories
James and John?

You may have heard it said, As a man thinks in his heart, so is he. There is an excellent illustration of this principle in Luke 9 that caught my attention this morning. Jesus and His disciples passed through a Samaritan city, but the people there did not receive Him. When James and John saw [...]

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It’s Not Who I Am

October 24, 2009 Stories

It is often the case that when I am waiting for something to happen, for example, if we are trusting God for the finances we need, I want to know how it is going to come about. I even pray specifically, let it be that… a gift shows up today, or this happens or that [...]

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Worshiping in Zulu…or something…

October 23, 2009 South Africa

While Mark and I were back visiting his parents in Bloemfontein, we visited a big church there called CRC (Christian Revival Church). The place was packing out as we arrived for the mid-morning service, and we slotted in sort of to the left of centre in this big building with a huge stage and big [...]

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Does this Church make my butt look big?

October 22, 2009 South Africa
Oh, Church!

After arriving in the country, Mark and I began the difficult task of trying to find a church to call home. It’s really really strange to suddenly feel like you’re “church-hopping” when two months ago we staff members at a church back in Scotland. During our explorations so far, we had a good experience at [...]

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