Tuesday 30 October 2007

Sunday 28 October 2007

Saturday 27 October 2007

Hmmmmmm ?????

Matthew 20:1-15 [The Message]

"God's kingdom is like an estate manager who went out early in the morning to hire workers for his vineyard. They agreed on a wage of a dollar a day, and went to work. "Later, about nine o'clock, the manager saw some other men hanging around the town square unemployed. He told them to go to work in his vineyard and he would pay them a fair wage. They went.

"He did the same thing at noon, and again at three o'clock. At five o'clock he went back and found still others standing around. He said, 'Why are you standing around all day doing nothing?'

"They said, 'Because no one hired us.' "He told them to go to work in his vineyard. "When the day's work was over, the owner of the vineyard instructed his foreman, 'Call the workers in and pay them their wages. Start with the last hired and go on to the first.'

"Those hired at five o'clock came up and were each given a dollar. When those who were hired first saw that, they assumed they would get far more. But they got the same, each of them one dollar. Taking the dollar, they groused angrily to the manager, 'These last workers put in only one easy hour, and you just made them equal to us, who slaved all day under a scorching sun.'

"He replied to the one speaking for the rest, 'Friend, I haven't been unfair. We agreed on the wage of a dollar, didn't we? So take it and go. I decided to give to the one who came last the same as you. Can't I do what I want with my own money? Are you going to get stingy because I am generous?'

Today when reading this parable:

I thought about the many years given—the sacrifices made—to become skilled in a particular area—someone we would call a professional.

I thought about the young person who at 15 years of age leaves school to become a ‘checkout person’ at the local supermarket—someone we would see as doing a menial task.

I thought about the hourly rate paid for each of these people—how incredibly far apart they are!

THEN, I thought

I wonder what the world would be like if we were all paid the exact same hourly rate—no matter what!!!!!!!!!

I WONDER ???????

Saturday 13 October 2007

Incarnational

At the recent ACC:07 OTHERS - 'incarnational' was a word used abundantly.

Here are some thoughts I have on incarnational.

Incarnational - being somewhere in the flesh - but not just a state of being but an ongoing activity. We participate in the process of this activity by 'incarnating' ourselves everyday through our thoughts/feelings - our choices/actions - our relationships - our work.

Incarnational - is not just a personal event - but our participation in community - our interconnectedness with the world Jesus died for.

May I be so bold to suggest that everyone is incarnational!

So then for Christians 'incarnational' - is being Christ-like - 24/7 - 365 wherever I am incarnate!

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Sunday 7 October 2007

Did Jesus die for you?


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My return

Have you been patiently awaiting my return - 3 weeks without Internet access - I think I actually went through withdrawal symptoms.

So here I am again connected - I spent last evening catching up on emails only 39 left to read and respond to - not too bad out of 300+ .

So over the next few days I will update you on what's been happening - the challenges of ACC - and life for me at the moment!

Well best get back to those emails!!!!!