Shayne on September 16th, 2006

Selwyn, now introduces us to his fourth conviction: ‘that there is a great deal of mystery in life, and simply accepting this is better than striving to find explanations’. He goes on to say: ‘The path along which I have travelled to reach this conviction has not been easy. There is something in me that [...]

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Shayne on September 15th, 2006

It’s especially interesting that through Selwyn’s career as both a minister and a counsellor he comes early to the conclusion that there is only one fruitful way to live your life. And, at the end of his life he can say: ‘Sin is an intruder. It is not-the-way. The natural way to live is God’s [...]

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Shayne on September 14th, 2006

Today, Selwyn looks at what some non-Christians have observed which reflect the truth that is written in the Scriptures. The example I like is this one; ‘One expert on family relations … says, “You must give up yourself. You must serve others or you cannot get along with others.” Here an unbeliever is recognising that [...]

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Shayne on September 13th, 2006

Selwyn continues to focus on his third conviction, that God’s way is the only way that works. Today, he asks the question: ‘Does all of life become a choice between the Way and not-the-way? ‘Like Selwyn, I also agree that this ‘choice confronts us in every thought, in every act, in every feeling, indeed, every [...]

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Shayne on September 12th, 2006

Selwyn continues to reflect upon his third conviction: “God’s way is the only way that works.” I really like his conclusion: “The Way is not a side issue or a matter for debate. It is the central issue of life – the one issue of life. If you could split open creation you would find [...]

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Shayne on September 11th, 2006

Today, Selwyn starts a discussion on his third conviction: “God’s way is the only way that works.” He goes on to say: “Jesus talked about two ways: the way that leads to destruction, and the way that leads to life (Matthew 7:13-14). When we accept God’s gift of salvation, made possible by Jesus’ death on [...]

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Shayne on September 10th, 2006

Selwyn spends one more day on his second conviction that “the cross provides God’s greatest self-revelation”. The following provides a good summary of his discussion over the past five days of what the cross represents: “God being who He is – self-sacrificing Love – isn’t it to be expected that there has always been an unseen [...]

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