Adam Purcell: Recent Episodes
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The tongue can bring death or life; those who love to talk will reap the consequences. This verse has always reminded me of being in school and facing the consequences for talking in class – a common occurrence. I picture a school teacher scolding someone, informing them that their tongue will bring death, with a slight mention and afterthought to the possibility of life. But why focus on the negative? The tongue can bring life! The words we speak can have amazingly positive consequences! Great thoughts in a season when there is so much doom and gloom in the words […]
Praise the Lord; praise God our saivor! For each day he carries us in his arms. Interlude Stop, and pause. Take a break. Have an interlude and a moment. Selah. At this very moment in history, the world is a crazy place. So much happening, fear, anxiety and a bombardment of information and opinions. The period and the interlude in this verse are so critical for this moment. For each day he carries in his arms. Stop, and pause. Take a break. Have an interlude and a moment. Think about that statement before moving on.
Now repent of your sins and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped away. I am a devoted Apple user but once upon a time I knew my way around a Windows PC. It was probably my lack of knowledge that caused it, but every now and then my computer would run slow and just generally feel “messy”. This is where the fun started. I would backup important files and then completely erase my hard drive and start again with a fresh installation of Windows. I would love that feeling of everything being new, running well and […]
Listen, O Israel! The Lord is our God, the Lord alone. I woke up this morning at 6am and the first thing I did was hit the snooze button on my alarm. The second thing I did was unlock my phone and open Facebook. I thought a quick scroll of Facebook will help me to wake up and allow me to check in for the day. Thankful for this reminder (or maybe reprimand) that appears today. The Lord ALONE – not anyone or anything else. Reminder to future Adam – don’t hit snooze, don’t open Facebook. The Lord is my […]
Remember, it is sin to know what you ought to do and then not do it. This year we became the proud owners of a puppy named Ollie. Fortunately he is yet to destroy anything around the house. Something that I always find really interesting about dogs is their ability to feel shame. When Ollie is naughty, he knows it. When he has done “something” in a spot he shouldn’t, he knows he is in trouble. I walk him over to the spot and ask him if he made this mess and he responds by avoiding eye contract and trying […]
So letting your sinful nature control your mind leads to death. But letting the Spirit control you mind leads to life and peace. I have been living in a different city for the past 9 months and finally at the point I can navigate my way around without the help of my iPhone. However it is still so easy just to pop an address into the map, follow the guide and drive on autopilot towards my destination. To find my way there without the use of a guide requires me to think, plan and be intentional. This passage reminded me […]
But you, dear friends, must build each other up in your most holy faith, pray in the power of the Holy Spirit, and await the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ, who will bring you eternal life. In this way, you will keep yourselves safe in God’s love. I recently had the opportunity to visit London for the first time. I have an interest in history so was really excited to get to visit buildings that were over a thousand years old. Looking at some of these ancient walls, I was truly amazed at the amount of manual labour that […]
Love means doing what God has commanded us, and he has commanded us to love one another, just as you heard from the beginning. As I sit here at my iPad no one is commanding me to breathe. My body is telling me I am hungry but I do not need to await a command to sought out some breakfast for myself. My heart is beating and my lungs are working without any audible command directing them. Yet, God has commanded us to love. Why? Because it doesn’t always come natural to us. Loving one another is not as easy […]
A good tree produces good fruit, and a bad tree produces bad fruit. A good tree can’t produce bad fruit, and a bad tree can’t produce good fruit. So every tree that does not produce good fruit is chopped down and thrown into the fire. Yes, just as you can identify a tree by its fruit, so you can identify people by their actions. When I was a kid my dad was in the Air Force and we got posted to Melbourne for a little over a year. As an 8 year old boy I was stoked to have a […]
He renews my strength. He guides me along right paths, bringing honour to his name. Every morning (well not EVERY morning) I start my day by dragging my half-awake self into my garage to do a couple of kilometres on the rowing machine. For a long time I had great intentions to get up early each day and go for a run, however there were always so many obstacles and variables. What if the weather was rough? What path would I run? What if I twisted my ankle along the way. These questions along with all the others that would […]