If you’ve never heard of the term non sequitur, don’t let it bother you. It’s a Latin term used in literary contexts and it means a conclusion or statement that does not logically follow from the previous argument or statement. So, for example: My car needs repairs; therefore you should read this book by Friday.

Actually, maybe it is a term you should get to know, because if the Bible is literature then the term fits. And, if the Bible is the Word of God then it might be applied to God. In which case, if a person could be a non sequitur I reckon Jesus would be one.

Confused? Yep, me too.

~Pastor John

Money was tight in the small country congregation but the church really needed painting. The pastor came up with a cunning plan. He bought half the amount of paint needed for the job and thinned it down. He set to work painting. Everything seemed to be going well; he had just about finished when a huge storm rolled through and the rain washed the thinned paint off the church walls. In frustration and desperation the pastor got down on his knees and prayed: “Lord, what do I do now?” A voice came from heaven, ‘Repaint and thin no more”.

~ Pastor John

On July 13 1984, Terry Wallis was involved in a car accident that left him in a coma. For 19 years he remained comatose in a minimally conscious state. Doctors believed his condition was permanent. Then, in 2003, he spontaneously awoke.

Can you imagine how much the world changed in those 19 years? Can you imagine how it must have been to suddenly wake up? And, I wonder, if that was you, what would you like to see when you woke up? Who would you want to have around you after sleeping for 19 years?

One of the first people Terry Wallis saw was his mother. And he recognized her.

~ Pastor John