Tuesday, April 30, 2013

Why love your neighbour?

Persons rarely become present where they are not heartily wanted. Certainly that is true for you and me. We prefer to be wanted, warmly wanted, before we reveal our souls—or even come to a party. The ability to see and the practice of seeing God and God’s world comes through a process of seeking in intimacy with him.  DWillard

Monday, April 29, 2013

Make your home wherever you are...

And stay there.

Put down roots.

Get to know your community.

Get out of your bubble.

Rootedness is available to anybody - but you have to work at it.

Wednesday, April 24, 2013

Tuesday, April 23, 2013

All is good in the 'hood.

The Christian faith took root and flourished in an atmosphere almost entirely pagan, where cruelty and sexual immorality were taken for granted, where slavery and inferiority of women were almost universal, while superstition and rival religions with all kinds of bogus claims existed on every hand. With this pagan chaos the early Christians, by the power of God within them, lived lives as sons of God, demonstrating purity and honesty, patience and genuine love. They were pioneers of the new humanity. JBPhillips

Monday, April 22, 2013

Who are you doing life with?

You can't always pick your neighbours. Open yourself up to the wild and wacky world of neighbourhood life.