Sometimes God plants a word into me, and I don’t know what He means by it for many days, or even months. It has to be planted, and then I have to wait for it to grow and bear fruit in me. This time the word was “illumination”. Read more “Illumination… but not as we’ve known it”
Our natural human response when facing something major, is to turn to people and ask them to pray. In November 2012 our fit and healthy twenty year old daughter had an intracranial haemorrhage out of the blue. Read more “Prayer… but not as we’ve known it”
One of the first things we learn as we begin to know Christ is that we have to unlearn many things. This includes things we have believed about who Jesus is.
Shortly after I put my testimony on Unveiling in February 2012, my parents visited us and my mother asked me, “Why did you not say anything about your baptism in your testimony?” I replied, “Because it was just another religious thing I did that I knew I was meant to do.” Read more “Baptism… but not as we’ve known it”
Most of us are so used to living by rules that we find real freedom threatening and uncomfortable. It is easier to follow a set of static rules, than to follow Someone who often breaks our rules. Read more “The Ten Commandments… but not as we’ve known them”
On this journey out of religion and into Christ, Father has often challenged the words I use and either redefined, or dispensed with them altogether. In this instance, He challenged my understanding of His “will”. Read more “God’s Will… but not as we’ve known it”
Most of us know that in the Garden of Eden there were two trees: the Tree of Life and the Tree of the Knowledge of good and evil. And because we know that the Tree of Life is good and represents God’s Son, we usually conclude that the Tree of Knowledge of good and evil is bad. Read more “Knowledge… but not as we’ve known it”
It’s time I admitted to myself and the world, that I have a fatal condition. I don’t know how much longer I have left to live, but the prognosis is not good; my condition is definitely terminal. Read more “Life… but not as we’ve known it”
All of us know what fear is, no definition is necessary. We know that it is a very powerful thing. We are very easily controlled and swayed by fear. People, churches, religions, governments and the media very effectively use the power of fear to control, intimidate, manipulate and motivate people. Read more “Fear… but not as we’ve known it”
Virtual reality rides are popular these days, a simulator can give you the feeling and experience of something real even though it is not real; it is a virtual reality… Read more “A Simulator Ride… but not as we’ve known it”
Being religious extends far beyond Pharisees, beyond Muslims, beyond Christians, to the very core of who we are: Self with a capital S. Read more “Religion… but not as we’ve known it”
Until we discover Life in Christ, we are geared towards all that is of this earthly life and we naturally interpret many spiritual things through our earthly paradigms. Even something like temptation we may look at through our natural, earthly eyes. Read more “Temptation… but not as we’ve known it”
God’s work often begins in darkness, in blindness. Whether we realize it or not, all of us are born sick, born blind, deaf and dumb and need a healing touch from God in order to be whole. Read more “Healing… but not as we’ve known it”
So very many things in the spiritual realm are the opposite of the earthly and not at all what we would naturally think; God’s ways are so different to ours! Read more “Warfare… but not as we’ve known it”
Many have seen only what is earthly and have believed that what Jesus is building is some earthly denomination, church, building, religion or organisation which can be seen and joined. Read more “Building… but not as we’ve known it”
When we hear the term “living by faith” we usually think of people who have felt called to stop working in their vocation and to ‘live by faith’; expecting God to provide for their financial and physical needs. Read more “Living by Faith… but not as we’ve known it”
Dear One,
I have received quite a number of prayer letters over the past couple of months, with prayers (petitions) addressed to many people, telling us what to pray and give praise for… Read more “Prayer Letter… but not as we’ve known it”
The term “Anti-christ” when looked at in the Greek simply means any thing or any one who is in place of Christ or instead of Him in your life. Read more “Antichrist… but not as we’ve known it”
For those of us who have grown up in Christianity, we know that one of the ten commandments is to remember the Sabbath day and keep it holy. Read more “Observing the Sabbath… but not as we’ve known it”