A happy Christmas to one and all. What a time of year. A good time to reflect. On the many good things. Also on the disappointments. The entry of our God into our world signals a time for hope. Just getting back to a podcast or two. So hope those following the series picked up [...]
At last… the microphone was on, I had a couple of hours. The first on ‘The Intermediate State’. My conclusions – well a sort of life in heaven after death, but that is not the hope, resurrection is where we are headed.’ And for the unbeliever? Shadowy, or more likely non-existence. Of course there can [...]
Hi – I wrote this a couple of days ago so forgive if it appears I am extending a conversation Martin has ended – for now. Perhaps, this slightly different approach will be helpful. c. In a book I just finished one of the characters muses on comments his father had made about a community [...]
I intend for this to be the final post (for now at least) on the idea of dropping the name. Wow – thanks for the comments, and the few private ones I received too. Who knows if the name will ever be dropped, or if it should be dropped. We do not live in an [...]
We have come across a few rather sobered people of late. A taxi driver saying she drives around but with so little work… an honest couple struggling to find a sympathetic bank… then Kyle told me of two cases: a man who had worked at a firm for 16 years told he can keep his job but the pay [...]
A few years ago – probably in 2005 and probably in Valencia – I made a declaration that the two major signs that would mark the turning in Spain woudl be the banning of bull fighting and Gibraltar being given back to Spain… (I appreciate that politics has never been my strong point.) Well Giles [...]
Purposeful places Paul taught for 2 years in the hall of Tyrannus (Acts 19:10), is it significant that this was not called ‘church’? Why do we have to label something that is serving a purpose as ‘church’. I was in the USA in Jan 09, sitting in a place where there is an amazing impartation. [...]
Worked hard yesterday but now almost ready to move. So how to change the bills for electricity and gas into our name? Heavy rain all day… go find appropriate shop: over one hour search; find shop. Take ticket to join queue. 25 or so people before us… each one taking a little longer than 6 [...]
King free zones The king has a kingdom – true, but as we have no king but Jesus (remember the OT is a compromise relating to priest and king, God calling for a kingdom of priests) we need king-free zones on earth. The king attitude is ‘you need to be here at a given time’, [...]
Many things are neutral. Buildings are neutral. Most people who read these blogs relate in some way to buildings. For work,for banking, shopping, and for living. Buildings can be very useful indeed, and for God’s purposes they too can be useful. Gathering together can be neutral: ‘what was that all about?’ type of question afterwards; [...]
What a strange feeling. Sign a contract, pick up the keys and now get furniture in the next few weeks. Our electricity here blew last night – so no cooking, no lights, nothing till the next morning – all helps with the conviction that this is the time. Higher up, roof terrace, and some more [...]
Much of the material that will be central to these posts will cover perspectives on the 'gates' of society, the places of influence that shape the culture. If transformation is a desired outcome, such aspects as strategic prayer and understanding the redemptive gifts of places will play their part. As prayer opens up space, filling it will be vital, not in a controlling, top-down sense, but with a servant spirit. Finding appropriate terminology is difficult. Maybe 'transformation' is not the right term, perhaps 'transfiguration', where inner qualities burst through.
I have chosen to use the term 'gates' and although they can be defined any number of ways these are the seven ways I have chosen to group them by:
These are in two formats. Epub can be read in many ereaders, such as Ipad, kobo etc.; if using a kindle then the format will be mobi. If there are difficulties in reading the format an internet search should show any peculiarities for your specific ereader
Vol 1.1 Epub format Vol 1.1 Mobi format
Vol 1.2 Epub format Vol 1.2 Mobi format
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2010: from Paul Leader
I believe 2010 will prove to be a major turning point in many situations, and I recently received ‘The sound of the anvil’ from Paul Leader’. I have known Paul for a number of years and he is someone I trust. Here it is as he wrote it…. Hi everyone, here is the sounding out [...]