Category: 1 John

ou have made us for yourself, O Lord, and our hearts are restless until they rest in You. St Augustine
1 John
Sean Nel

You will never have enough

When Jesus met the woman at the well (Orthodox tradition has her name as Photini) he spoke about the water: ”Jesus answered, “Everyone who drinks

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1 John
Sean Nel

They don’t know what we know

Just like any event, there is the excitement leading up, the adrenaline during and then the inevitable joy or sadness at victory or defeat. Afterwards,

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1 John
Sean Nel

First-time obedience?

Do you hear God?  Do you want to hear God?  I was contemplating this verse in 1 John: “True love for God means obeying his commands,

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1 John
Sean Nel

Be useful… Get used?

I don’t know where it comes from or why its a phrase that is stuck somewhere in my neural pathways. Maybe it was a teaching,

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1 John
Sean Nel

Don’t trust every spirit…

South Africans are practical. Men especially love clipboards and to-do lists. Let’s get it done. Let’s not overcomplicate it… break it down, simplify it, and

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