Comments on: CHRISTIANS: Imitation or Real?

By: Kathy Phillips

Kathy Phillips — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 23:48:35 +0000

I believe that I am a true Christain, on the way that I do things and also the way that I treat people, family, friends and yes strasngers. Really hope and Pray that I live the way that Jesus and God would want me to.
Helping the hunger y, and the lonley and homeless and being there for stanges in my church when they have questions, have bought coffee for strangers when I know that they are cold. At my church we give food out to the hungry every day and we feed the hungrya dn lonley once a...

By: Graham

Graham — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 19:08:38 +0000

What is it that the child has to teach?

The child naively believes that everything should be fair
and everyone should be honest,
that only good should prevail,
that everybody should have what they want
and there should be no pain or sadness.

The child believes the world should be perfect
and is outraged to discover it is not.

And the child is right.

By: Graham

Graham — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 19:06:39 +0000

... and ignite. I am reminded too of the man who sits almost every day at the back of the Anglican Cathedral in Sydney (Australia) saying, "I don't know what this is all about," and then spends his days helping alcoholic and drug addicts out of the gutters.

By: Graham

Graham — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 18:55:42 +0000

I am reminded of the Christians who turn up once a year for Midnight Mass for the 'nice' carols, the pretty decorations - the tree and the crib - aaah! And all the candles, and everyone gooey and happy. And people would even buy tickets at their hotel for entry to the Christmas services at Westminster Abbey in London. Imitation or real? Who knows. I used to think, what crass behaviour - and yet? Who knows what God is about - who knows what little spark of true faith will rub off - catch,...

By: Stephen Bernard

Stephen Bernard — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 17:07:07 +0000

A very instructive and thoughtful devotional.

Thank you Bro. John.

Blessings.