“So then we pursue the things which make for peace and the building up of one another.”
Romans 14:19 NASB
Paul writes amidst a situation where people were allowing their conscience to dictate how others live on things which didn’t matter! It was causing tension and for people to stumble.
‘for the kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit. ‘
Romans 14:17
Pursue what? God’s Kingdom comes first, our right relationship with God is demonstrated not through external show but a deep working in our hearts through the Holy Spirit’s righteousness, peace and joy in Christ. So we can not boast of ourselves but about Christ in me!
How? We need to see people for who they are. Loved by God and recognise it is not our job to change people but know this when Jesus confess in to our lives it changes everything!
So today help me be less judging and be someone that builds people up so they too may discover their God given hope in Christ.
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Richie has been working with young people since 1992, in a variety of contexts, and in 2000 graduated from Moorlands College with a BA degree in Applied Theology/Youth & Community work with National accreditation (UK). Since then he has been involved in pioneering youth work as a Youth & Children’s worker in Berkshire, training and mentoring youth workers as a field work tutor for Centre for Youth Ministry, Oxford as well as engaging in local church work.
Richie first started out in radio in 2000 with a temporary license and a show on Hope FM in Bournemouth - since then he’s been involved in various project with radio including working with 16 - 25 year olds on a millennium volunteers project in 2002 and from 2006 to 2008 worked as a volunteer for Hospital Radio in Nuneaton, Warwickshire, presenting request shows, breakfast and a Sunday afternoon specialist show.
Richie moved to Ireland in the autumn of 2008 to work primarily for Spirit Radio Ireland in as the Operations Support Manager, as well as presenting a regular Saturday show and makes features and contributions to programming.
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