'Mez McConnell' Tagged Posts (Page 25)
Working With Addictions (3) “Do They Really Want To Change?”
Often, I will get people to circle one or more of the following that they think is true about them. Do you really want to change? Circle that which applies to you: No, not really. Yes, but I know that this isn’t going to work Yes, but only when I don’t have strong cravings Yes, but I don’t know…
Working With Addiction (2) Dealing with the “Double-Minded”
One thing I have learned as an ex addict (and working extensively with them) over the last 20 years is that, by and large, we like (if not love) the things that often control us. Addiction can be such a strange beast because, on the one hand, we desperately want to change and, on the other, we…
John Owen & The Trinity
Great post here on the TGC website. Worth a read.
50 Things The Holy Spirit Does!!
Good little posting from Frank Viola here.
Why the Right Wife is Important for Housing Scheme Ministry
By Andy Constable The most important decision for any man who wants to work in schemes, after professing Christ, is choosing a suitable wife (if you plan to get married). This ministry is tough and tiring and if your wife isn’t on board and supportive then you will flag very quickly. The last thing…
Working With Addiction (1) “Learning To Listen”
The Bible has some powerful things to say about addictions Who has woe? Who has sorrow? Who has strife? Who has complaining? Who has wounds without cause? Who has redness of eyes? Those who tarry long over wine; those who go to try mixed wine. Do not look at wine when it is red, when it sparkles in…
“If kisses were snowflakes, I’d send you a blizzard!” Acceptable Christian Chat Up Lines!
This amused me at least!! [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=4w3sMlpYkyQ#!]
When Can I Get Baptised Daddy?
So, here is an update on yesterday’s blog. At tea time the girls and I sat at the table and discussed the whole issue of whether they can and should take communion. In response to questioning both girls reiterated their conversion experience as having “repented of their sins and trusted in Jesus”. When I asked what they thought was the significance of…
“Can I Take Communion Daddy?”
So went the question this past Sunday from my 10-year-old daughter who recently made a profession of faith in Jesus Christ as her Lord and Saviour. My initial response was to advise her to let the elements pass her by this time and we would have a talk about it after the service. The problem is that I am not sure what my position is on this subject. We had a similar…
Loving Jesus & Rejecting Islam
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