a new song

how the clergy can save the church

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 09:24:22 -0700

The CoE currently employs over 9000 clergy, imagine the profound spiritual impact on our society if a significant proportion (say 5000) were able to commit one day a week to paid employment outside the church.

Across every occupational sphere: office temps, fast food restaurants, cleaners, in schools, factories....imagine the blessing and encouragement they would be and the opportunities for ministry that would arise. Actions seen by many in the the workplace could speak so much louder than words spoken to the faithful on a weekend.

can you walk in faith outside of the church?

Wed, 24 Sep 2008 11:36:30 -0700

Surprisingly, some people seem to think that its necessary to be employed by a church in order to truly "walk in faith".

Consider the church employee with a pension, secure long-term employment prospects and perhaps even with accommodation in the package.

When God isn't at work - the problem with church professionals

Fri, 12 Sep 2008 10:31:15 -0700

Treating a church like a business workplace doesn't work and ends badly.

The reasons i think this is true:

- Christian relationships are family ties where the objective
is to love another, whereas normal professional

new song: if i should falter (alleluia)

Sat, 06 Sep 2008 09:36:47 -0700

alleluia

if i should falter
along the way
i will not cease
to sing your praise
you are my father
i am your son
your work in me
has just begun

love so amazing

on beginning

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 13:14:08 -0700

Christ is my country
heaven is my home
the creator is my friend
the seed that he has sown
bears fruit within my heart
on my lips and with these hands
for building up the walls
to walk with men and wolves
in the victory he has won
to die and live for others
as the father sent his son

when i am lost i look for you
and find myself in you alone
your touch is health
your breath is life
your word is truth
your love is freedom
your light is endless
your peace is wisdom
and for all that's past
at last i see: we've only just begun

on mission

Mon, 01 Sep 2008 12:58:31 -0700

conquer them with your kindness

overcome them with your patience

new song: run to you

Sun, 31 Aug 2008 07:31:24 -0700

i run to you
i run to you

ocean so wide
ocean so deep
your love for me
makes me complete

i run to you...

stars of the night

on submission

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 09:12:35 -0700

let me lead, my love

in the beauty of your spirit

the two are one but not the same

one must lead and another follow

on silence, patience and success

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 09:50:48 -0700

Lord, let me be silent

when my desire to judge
exceeds my capacity to love
when my pleasure in speaking

thought for the day: the devil's best friends

Fri, 22 Aug 2008 07:56:32 -0700

When we fail to walk in the spirit, we walk in the flesh and cause damage to ourselves and others - de facto becoming the devil's best friends.

Exploiting this "carnality" is the primary means by which the enemy reaches inside the church body and inflicts damage in a devastatingly demotivating way that persecution from the outside cannot.

thought for the day: humour

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 03:05:55 -0700

i may be heading out on a theological limb here, but can i
suggest that a sense of humour is one of the aspects of our character that God wants to redeem and make fruitful.

One of the defining marks of the most godly and
inspirational folk I've come across is a light, playful

thought for the day: maturity

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 01:07:24 -0700

it struck me for some reason the other day that all of us need to attain and maintain the level of maturity where we can give to others what, lets be frank, they really don't appear to deserve:

for example, forgiveness, time and encouragement.

amazingingly these correspond to what we are increasingly becoming in Christ. Or as the psalmist puts its

on journeys

Mon, 18 Aug 2008 08:25:37 -0700

if i could see your journey

i would not have said those things

if you could see my journey

you would forgive everything

if we could see His journey

we would not fail to pray

to love each other better

until our final day

new song: flow

Sun, 17 Aug 2008 08:34:17 -0700

written this afternoon, recording is a bit rough
inspired by john 7:38 and psalm 24:4

rivers of water flow
deep from within my heart
rivers of water flow
take this heart and make it clean
take these hands and make them clean

on hurting

Fri, 15 Aug 2008 01:53:02 -0700

do not hurt others

when you are hurting

I am your healer and recompense

I see the women crying

I see the children dying