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Too much of what we call Christianity has the future as a mirror of the past. Thinkers like GK Chesterton said in the late 19th century that “Christianity hasn’t been tried and found wanting, it’s been found difficult and not therefore not tried. In order to explore Christianity we have need to put long held beliefs […]
‘Because last time someone said no,’ is a statement made as to why we won’t invite again. In mission we suffer losses as well as gains, but it is the losses that remain in the memory and stop us trying again. Loss aversion fear of loss is seen as threat from the brain’s perspective. But […]
For forty days Goliath poured his insults on Saul’s army. For forty mornings the day started with Goliath. For forty evenings the day ended with Goliath. For forty days they stood and did nothing. For forty days they were humiliated For forty days the army was paralysed in fear. But on the forty first day a […]
“Go tell that fox.” These are Jesus’ dangerous words to Herod the ruler of the territory in which he was ministering. Go tell that fox, I’m working on my schedule not his. Go tell that fox there’s no chance I’m going to restructure my life out of fear of him. Go tell that fox I’m […]
The early missionaries sent to Africa packed their coffins in the ships that took them to that Continent. The mental image of a missionary packing his or her coffin for their journey speaks volumes about their commitment. They not only accepted the fear of death, they certainly knew it was going to happen to them. […]
There is a lot of life out there to live but we have an addiction to safety and comfort. Our society is telling us to hunker down and order a latte. It is fear of unknown outcomes which stops us doing what we need to do. What we fear doing most in the area of […]
In his book ‘What makes your brain happy and why you should do the opposite,’ David DiSalvo says that the brain craves certainty. For most of us there would be apprehension on jumping out of any airplane even with a parachute. Our brain alerts us when danger looms and it is basically shouting stop. In order […]
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