Commentary

Shayne on February 1st, 2012

Well, I’m back after a break – it has been a long, spiritual struggle. The most impressive thing that is always experienced during these long, dark nights – is that our God never leaves our side – He is always close to us, encouraging us to persevere. I think Selwyn’s introduction holds a lot of relevance for me, at [...]

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Shayne on December 19th, 2011

I’ve been filling in some of the blanks in regard to past posts. This one has turned out to be most appropriate for me, right at this moment. In this study, Selwyn discusses self-pity; he writes: “There is one more escape route to examine before we begin to look at some of the steps we [...]

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Shayne on December 18th, 2011

I think the thought contained in Selwyn’s introduction has been repeated a number of times – but, like all important issues, it need to be repeated to underline just how important it is. He writes: ” … let us be quite clear what we are saying about this issue of busyness and activity. In themselves [...]

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Shayne on December 17th, 2011

I liked the following statement made by Selwyn concerning Christian service. ” … Attendance to home and family responsibilities and relationships is of prime importance, and I would go so far as to say that they take precedence over every other activity – preaching, evangelising and church meetings included. No one can have a successful [...]

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Shayne on December 16th, 2011

[Just catching up - there're no problems with the feeds.    ] I like the verse (1) from Psalm 127, which Selwyn used for the key verse for today’s study. “Unless the Lord builds the house, its builders labour in vain.” It’s a very re-assuring verse because it tells us that God is in control and [...]

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Shayne on December 15th, 2011

In today’s study, Selwyn looks at another escape route from reality. He starts by saying: “Let us look at yet another popular escape route – that of busyness and activity. It’s interesting how the phrase “I’m too busy” can be a cover-up allowing us to avoid something that we don’t want to do but know [...]

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Shayne on December 14th, 2011

Selwyn starts today’s study with: “We continue considering the question: Have we allowed the yeast of the Pharisees to get into our spirit?” The best bit, I thought was: “Christians know exactly who they are – they are the children of the living God and joint heirs with Jesus to all that God owns. You [...]

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