The prophet Isaiah wrote these words: A shoot will come up from the stump of Jesse; from his roots a Branch will bear fruit. 2 The Spirit of the Lord will rest on him— the Spirit of wisdom and of understanding, the Spirit of counsel and of might, the Spirit of the knowledge and fear of the Lord— 3 and he will delight in… Read more »
Posts By: Les
Children
Scripture has numerous themes designed to shape our thinking. How we think about and care for children is one example, an important example at that. Historic incidents of cruelty to children Moses was born in Egypt into a situation where Pharaoh had commanded that all Israelite male babies be put to death (Ex 1.16-22). The… Read more »
A stranger on the earth – Touching heaven and changing earth
Andy Glover, meditating on this phrase, refers to his ‘kingdom’ emphasis. He refers to transformation within all sectors of society; something which I have gradually grown to understand and have written about before. (Are our churches ‘charismatic lite’? – Andy Glover – Fresh Streams) This challenges the traditional and dominant view across evangelicalism for the… Read more »