Posts tagged ‘Lent’

Lent Work

“A person may think their own ways are right, but the LORD weighs the heart” Proverbs 21:2 Read more…

Long Life or Full Living

Humans spend a lot of effort to extend the length of stay in this life. Read more…

Unintentional Oppression

It happens every season. Halloween, Christmas and Easter finds people arguing that true Christians shouldn’t celebrate. Read more…

Who’s the Oppressor?

One of the things that strikes home as I have travelled this Lenten journey in the Suffer Ring is what constitutes persecution. Read more…

“Independent of Outward Circumstances”

Again a reminder, no, a screaming proclamation, about human reaction to oppression, arose while reading some more C. H. Spurgeon. Read more…

What’s That Smell?

“All of us must appear in front of Christ’s judgment seat. Then all people will receive what they deserve for the good or evil they have done while living in their bodies” (2 Corinthians 5:10 God’s Word©). Read more…

For Me – About Jesus

As I tread this Lenten journey my gaze shifts from what happened to me to what happened to Jesus. The journey is for me, but it is about the Saviour. Read more…

Getting Through

Going over the times of persecution during this journey has been helpful. It clarifies the roots of what I am today. Read more…

Suffer to Comfort

Okay, so we suffer for Jesus. Persecution follows us as we serve our Saviour. Why?

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Insults in a Good Cause

Doing the right thing in the will of God does not guarantee respect. Indeed, a Follower of Jesus may well encounter unexpectedly fierce resistance from evil agents and religious zealots. Read more…