08 Nov
John Milton died on November 8, 1674. He is described as “the greatest poet of Christian themes England has produced”.
Born to a family of means in London on 9 December, 1608, his Christian convictions were most probably invoked through his mother, Sarah, who is described as a very religious person. His genius for poetry revealed [...]
Filed under: Church History — Chris Field @ 8:42 am
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21 Oct
Here is another “Daddy Dialogue” to a little child. Parents may wish to offer something like this to their children.
“Sweetheart, you are such a precious gift into this home. God loves us SO much that He has given YOU to us, to make us so very happy. You are special and precious and mummy and [...]
Filed under: Family, Parenting — Chris Field @ 9:12 am
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18 Aug
This is the day that … John Haime died in Hampshire, England, in 1784, at the age of 78. In his 70’s his testimony was published by Wesley. It was titled, “A Short Account of God’s Dealings with Mr. John Haime”. Some, however, wonder if Satan should not get a mention in the title, since [...]
Filed under: Church History — Chris Field @ 8:03 am
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23 Jul
The Steps to Release which I teach is a checklist of key steps that help a person move into the freedom Christ purchased for them. The steps are to:
Admit Your Need;
Find the Real Problem and its Root Cause;
Repent;
Forgive;
Renounce;
Resist; and
Cast Your Cares on the Lord.
I noted in my early [...]
Filed under: Ministry — Chris Field @ 9:08 am
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20 Jul
Man looks on the things that can be seen from the outside – the natural appearances. But God looks on the heart. God’s x-ray vision not only sees the arterial sclerosis which many people carry, undetected, but He also sees the attitudes and the intentions of our heart.
When God looks at your heart He not [...]
Filed under: Ministry — Chris Field @ 9:18 am
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02 Jul
Just how many fathers can you have? How can you have a Rich Dad and a Poor Dad? How could Jesus say to the Jews, “Abraham is your father but Abraham is not your father”?
Robert Kiyosaki added fresh recognition to the truth of multiple fathering in the title of his best selling book on his [...]
Filed under: Family, Ministry, Parenting, Youth Issues — Chris Field @ 9:48 am
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19 May
This is the day that … St Dunstan is remembered by some churches. He is one of the 68 saints mentioned in the Anglican Prayer Book.
He is “the most famous of all Anglo-Saxon saints”, according to Alban Butler’s Lives of the Saints (1756-1759).
Dunstan was born in Somerset, England, in the early part of the 10th [...]
Filed under: Church History — Chris Field @ 8:45 am
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08 May
Each of us has a remarkable privilege of presenting ourselves before God, independent of the demands and tyranny of our peers or oppressors. Yet this wonderful privilege is attacked and attempts are made to deny us our sovereignty, at many stages in our life. This first commentary on how our sovereignty is under attack may [...]
Filed under: Family, Ministry, Parenting, Topical — Chris Field @ 9:14 am
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02 May
While Dreamtime and Dreaming are part of Australia’s ancient indigenous mythology the New Dreaming represents today’s departure into fanciful thought and abandonment of facts and reason.
Australian Aboriginals refer to “Dreamtime” as the earliest times, when spirit beings formed the world. They also refer to the “Dreaming” to identify their localized myths, legends, fairytales and folklore, [...]
Filed under: Ministry, Topical — Chris Field @ 10:41 am
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