February 2012
15 posts
“In paternalist political cultures that justify leadership more in terms of...”
– Richard Whitley, 2007
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Rethinking our theology - Does God discipline with...
Discipline is pretty much a part and parcel of godly living. It is not a separate component taught out of a reaction to get even with legalism.
If we want Christians to develop and grow holistically, then disciplining becomes a part of holistic godly living. Like all other components of godly living, discipline is also rooted in love. Without love, discipline produces rebellion. Without...
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“Change can be likened to a planned journey, through uncharted waters, in a leaky...”
– Michael Fullan, University of Toronto
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“In times of change, learners inherit the Earth, while the learned find...”
– Eric Hoffer (1902-1983)
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Perspectives - a fresh way of seeings things
“Life is an ever increasing and widening spiral of development as people move through the various levels of bio-psycho-social-spiritual complexity, from one context to another. Every time people move from one level to the next, they undergo a major paradigm shift to the content of their thinking, a different window through which to look out on the world, a transformation of their basic value...
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“Not only different nations, societies, cultures, and subcultures, but different...”
– Dr Caleb Rosado
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STRATIFIED LEVELS OF HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AND THEIR...
Level 8 Turquoise: Whole View Holistic Harmony, holism, spirituality Lives for Wisdom
Level 7 Yellow: FlexFlow Integrative Natural processes, mutual realities Lives for Mutuality
Level 6 Green: HumanBond Sociocentric Egalitarian, caring for others, Lives for Harmony
being authentic, creating community
Level 5 Orange: StriveDrive Strategic Success, materialism, image,...
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“Change is inevitable; growth is optional.”
– Dr Caleb Rosado
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The Year of Jubilee
Lev 25:10 And you shall consecrate the fiftieth year, and proclaim liberty throughout the land to all its inhabitants. It shall be a jubilee for you, when each of you shall return to his property and each of you shall return to his clan.
Some numbers in the Bible have special symbolic meanings. For example, “12” symbolises order/government, depicted in the tribes of Israel and the...
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A Kingdom not of this World - Seeing the Kingdom...
Honouring Authority
Secondly, as the governor over the Judea, Pilate’s word was final and it was out of this position of authority granted to him by Caesar that he spoke to Jesus, “Do you not know that I have authority to release you and authority to crucify you?”
It was here that Jesus corrected him and said, “You would have no authority over me at all unless it had been...
January 2012
15 posts
A Kingdom not of this World - Seeing the Kingdom...
John 18:36-37 Jesus answered, “My kingdom is not of this world. If my kingdom were of this world, my servants would have been fighting, that I might not be delivered over to the Jews. But my kingdom is not from the world.” Then Pilate said to him, “So you are a king?” Jesus answered, “You say that I am a king. For this purpose I was born and for this purpose I have come into the world—to bear...
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“Most people are not really free. They are confined by the niche in the world...”
– V.S. Naipul, Nobel Laureate, Literature 2001
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Bearing Witness to the Truth
“Jesus answered, “You say that I am a king. For this purpose I was born and for this purpose I have come into the world—to bear witness to the truth. Everyone who is of the truth listens to my voice.”” John 18:34b
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“in war, events of importance are the result of trivial causes.”
– Julius Caesar
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Giving Thought to the Word
“Whoever gives thought to the Word will discover good, and blessed is he who trusts in the Lord.” Proverbs 16:20
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“I never came upon any of my discoveries through the process of rational...”
– Albert Einstein
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“Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake.”
– Napoleon Bonaparte
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“Authority comes with the commission. Power comes with the encounter. You need...”
– Bill Johnson
Grace & Law (part 2)
Romans 3:28,31 For we hold that one is justified by faith apart from works of the law… Do we then overthrow the law by this faith? By no means! On the contrary, we uphold the law.
Romans 6:14 For sin will have no dominion over you, since you are not under law but under grace.
In the previous note, we read that although we are not under law (because of the finished work of Christ on the...
“Trying to automate a poor system simply leads to an automated mess.”
– Claire Moxham, Manchester Business School
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Grace and Law (part 1) - Grace and law and the old...
Hebrews 8:6 But as it is, Christ has obtained a ministry that is as much more excellent than the old as the covenant he mediates is better, since it is enacted on better promises.
7 For if that first covenant had been faultless, there would have been no occasion to look for a second.
8 For he finds fault with them when he says: “Behold, the days are coming, declares the Lord, when I will...
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“You either flourish or diminish to the level of your decisions.”
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“Truth is like soap… It’s no use unless applied.”
– Dr Edwin Louis Cole, founder, Christian Men’s Network
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The Joshua Generation - Emerging from the Jordan
Joshua 5:1 As soon as all the kings of the Amorites who were beyond the Jordan to the west, and all the kings of the Canaanites who were by the sea, heard that the LORD had dried up the waters of the Jordan for the people of Israel until they had crossed over, their hearts melted and there was no longer any spirit in them because of the people of Israel.
The moment the priests of Israel who...
December 2011
11 posts
“It’s not how much money we make that ultimately makes us happy between...”
– Malcolm Gladwell
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“Attempting to substitute charisma for substance is destructive.”
– James Collin & Jerry Poras
“I believe in blurring the distinction between work and play. If you can’t...”
– Yvon Chouinard, founder, Patagonia, 1987.
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“Since states are political entities, they institutionalize particular...”
– Whitley, 2007
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Mistakes - lessons from the life of Saul
1 Chron 10:13-14 So Saul died for his breach of faith. He broke faith with the LORD in that he did not keep the command of the LORD, and also consulted a medium, seeking guidance. He did not seek guidance from the LORD. Therefore the LORD put him to death and turned the kingdom over to David the son of Jesse.
Whenever we think of Saul, the typical perception of him acting foolishly usually...
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“If He is not Lord of all in your life, then He is not Lord at all and all that...”
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“Remember that the biggest risk lies within us: we overestimate our abilities and...”
– Taleb and Goldstein (2009), Harvard Business Review
“Pruning positions you to be more fruitful. The issue lies with whether you...”
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“I never did a day’s work in my life. It was all fun.”
– Thomas Edison
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“Simplification and standardisation are key strategies that we have been using...”
– Brenda Barnes, Chairman and CEO, Sara Lee
November 2011
30 posts
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“We never rise above our confession. A negative confession will lower us to the...”
– F.F. Bosworth
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“In our spirits, we must always see God. In God there is no sickness, no failure,...”
– Pat Robertson, 700 Club and Christian Broadcasting Network president
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“Unless we treasure God’s presence when He comes and make it a point to...”
– John Arnott
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Kingdom-ology - Resisting the Enemy
1 Peter 5:8 Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.
9 Resist him, firm in your faith, knowing that the same kinds of suffering are being experienced by your brotherhood throughout the world.
It is interesting that verse 9 uses the word “resist”, which is an action required on our part, and not “pray...
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“Everything about you as a born-again child of God is designed to hear and...”
– Bill Johnson
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“Let each carpenter who comes on the job take care to build on the foundation!...”
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“We act in ways to keep our perception of the world within acceptable boundaries....”
– Josh Kaufman
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Kingdom-ology: Keys of the Kingdom
Kingdom-ology: Keys of the Kingdom
There are two sets of keys described in the Bible. One is the set of keys of the kingdom and they have been given to us (Matt 16:19). The second is the keys of death and hades (Rev 1:18).
The second set is held by Christ because He has overcome death and the grave, being the firstborn of the dead. This second set tells us that the very thing that brings...
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