When not to press a plea on prayer (Part II)
Ok, yes, If a think is not yet a done deal (unlike the picture) it’s good to never give up praying - however, the reflection here is on the question...
07 January, 2013
When to press a plea in prayer (Part I)
For those who know the gospels, you will know the story of the Syrophonecian woman who came to Jesus requesting her daughter be healed. EM Bounds says “He prays not at all, who does not press...
06 January, 2013
Laying it on the line (personal reflection)
Many times in Scripture we see the ‘greats of faith’ laying it on the line - taking a risk - applying their faith in a way that leaves the possibility of failure wide open. It took...
07 December, 2012
Decisions that bring the advance
What is the balance between our efforts and our faith in Kingdom ventures? It’s an important question! Augustine’s said we should pray as if everything depended up on God, but work as if everything depended upon...
09 November, 2012
Prayer and great works
Introduction to our current need for faith and prayer We are at an exciting stage in the Hope Project, because momentum is decidedly growing, but communications are still insufficient to raise financial needs by natural means...
28 October, 2012
Financing gospel projects
(Background: I am involved in initiating a national Christian project). There is sometimes a fine line between faith and stupidity, or faith and presumption. How are we to discern the difference? Various people come up with...
10 October, 2012
The need for praying partners
Currently I am traveling to share the vision of a project planned for 2014 called ‘Jesus - all about hope.’ The website for this can be viewed at www.hopeproject.co.nz Meeting with groups of pastors in different...
28 September, 2012
The place of open-air preachers in todays Church
Charles Spurgeon said, regarding Open Air Preaching One of the earliest things a minister should do when he leaves college and settles in a country town or village is to begin open-air speaking. No sort of defense is...
06 August, 2012
Asking the hard question
(The below is a ‘article’ drafted for something else, but which I may or may not include, as it is quite direct. Be warned that it asks some hard questions that most avoid, or maybe...
04 August, 2012
Christianity’s greatest problem: The short-comings of Christians
“By this will all men know you are my disciples – your love for one another.” (Jesus, John 13:35) Christians are supposed to be different to those around them. They are supposed to be even more...
19 June, 2012