A RENEWING “REALISTIC AWARENESS”OF CHRIST – Rev Maurice Fearns

Christ lives in me. The life you see me living is not “mine”. Galatians 2:20 TM I imagine we all have some degree of awareness. I choose ‘awareness’ rather than ‘experience’ because the latter has much more varied usage. Mary experienced meeting the gardener, but she...

CONSUMER AND CONTRIBUTOR – Rev Maurice Fearns

I will give thanks to you, Lord, with all my heart; I will tell of your wonderful deeds. Ps.9:1 NIV. Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his love endures forever. 106:1 NIV. On your feet now-applaud God….He made us; we didn’t make him….Enter with the password:...

THE LOBSTER NET OF GUILT – Rev Maurice Fearns

I decide to do good, but I don’t really do it; I decide not to do bad, but then I do it anyway’ Rom.7:20 TM Let’s not pretend, we are all caught in the guilt net. Getting in is easy, but we need help to get out. Sadly, some never do. The Bible is clear and simple ‘All...

AGONY, SILENCE, ECSTACY – Rev Maurice Fearns

We live in a beautiful world, but suffering is a harsh reality every day. Whatever form pain strikes the human reaction ranges from resilience to acceptance, anger to resentment, fighting to hopelessness. The catastrophic destruction, senseless loss of life, mangled...

CHRISTMAS: EMBELLISHMENTS OR ESSENCE – Rev Maurice Fearns

  Do you not realize that Christ Jesus is in you? 2 Cor. 13:5 We are among millions preparing to observe, or celebrate Christmas. How will it be done? With embellishments, or in essence? Let’s consult the dictionary. “Embellishment” is defined as ‘to improve or...

OUR IMAGES OF JESUS

Jesus asked “Who do you say that I am?” Mt.16:15 What is your answer? Who is Jesus for you? We each have an image formed by what we have heard, read, seen in paintings, or perhaps experienced in a mystical way. His physical life on earth took place centuries ago in...