Why people don’t get alongside others
“I don’t have anything to give that person. What would they be able to learn from me?” Many people have this sense that they aren’t quite ‘spiritual’ enough or ‘sorted’ enough to be let loose as an alongsider.
“I don’t have anything to give that person. What would they be able to learn from me?” Many people have this sense that they aren’t quite ‘spiritual’ enough or ‘sorted’ enough to be let loose as an alongsider.
I’ve been a Navigator for 30 years and spent many of those years in ‘professional’ outreach work, yet something was always missing. Getting alongside people who don’t know Jesus and helping others to do the same felt so difficult.
It’s easy to orientate our lives to the next deadline, holiday or crisis. Jesus used many word pictures to help us reimagine who we are from a different angle: our orientation to God.
Imagery captures imaginations and, since we are made in the image of an endlessly creative God, I find film often inspires my imagination to think about him.
Anyone who knows me well, knows that I love the Christmas season! And I love that we serve a God who loves to celebrate!
I think my favourite miracle in the Bible might be Jesus turning water into wine. There is just something so extravagantly over the top about it.
The theme of generations runs throughout the Bible like a golden thread that can be seen in five distinct but interrelated strands. Generational influence isn’t an add-on or something reserved for specialists.
Discipling someone for life is like embarking on a series of epic journeys. Over the years, we’ve had many family adventures in Norway and Latvia, but one of the greatest journeys God has taken me on is in praying for my children.