Welcome to the webpage of blogger, author and speaker, John Spencer. Choose a category of writing below.
A satirical translation that seeks to open our eyes to our over-familiarity, bias and hidden assumptions.
Since we’re made in God’s image, then if we look at God we’ll understand more about our sexuality, identity, desires, marriages and parenting.
In the tradition of CS Lewis: “children’s stories” that speak of deeper truths.
Matt 2:12 The wise men return to Herod
The truth is that we’re not doing life wrong and we have a God who was and is in the mess.
Marriage: a journey into oneness (godly marriage)
Ultimately our marriage is a shadow of our relationship with Christ and each day we can choose to become closer or to build a wall. There is no standing still.
Matt 2:9-11 The visit of the Magi
It’s only a short step from respecting those who we deem are worthy to closing our hearts and minds to those who we think are not. And by doing so we will miss out on what God is saying.
CEO or Father (godly children)
God is not a CEO of a company with a limited number of positions that we all have to compete for. He is a Father that delights in the uniqueness of each of His children.
Matt 2:9 The gifts of the Magi
We can miss the shock…imagine you’ve just given birth to your first child and…then someone turns up and brings a coffin as a gift.
Matt 2:1-8 The Magi and the scribes
The scribes knew where the Messiah was to be born but they didn’t do anything about it. To them it was knowledge not action.