Few things are in season all year round. As we enjoy the Springtime blossoming of trees and bask in their Summertime bloom we’re only too aware that Autumn sees leaves turn brown and Winter witnesses the full become sparse. This sparseness is no bad thing because it is necessary to replenish and refresh that which […]
Read More In SeasonEver considered your roots? Not just family and cultural heritage, but where you are planted? What are you sunk into and as a result where do you feel in the place of greatest belonging? Sometimes we go through life rootless and wander searching for places to plug in. Social groups and cultural settings like the […]
Read More RootedLife can really be brilliant. Oxygen is just one of a number of other chemicals and resources required for the body to function. Similarly we can get fed by different streams of influence – what we watch or listen, the friends we knock about with, interests and hobbies. It’s good to reflect sometimes on what […]
Read More Nourishing StreamsYou think about it day and night. It captures every waking moment in whatever your doing. When you are doing something boring you will focus on it to give you hope. When it’s coming, your anticipation levels are tangible to all around you. It feeds your enthusiasm for life and makes everything else bearable. In […]
Read More All Consuming PassionPeople can be characterised by their delights. Spend enough time with someone and you can find what buttons to push to get them excited. Mundane existing is suddenly transformed to bright energising engaging living. Some of these passions, though, have a short life span and their ability to truly change life for the better is […]
Read More What A DelightThe bright side is not about avoiding harsh realities, but it is about not getting sucked into believing that it is all there is to life. The bright side is not about delusional thinking of utopia to escape life as we live it. Rather the bright side can see life even in dead situations. It […]
Read More Better Look On The Bright SideYeah I’ve posted quite a lot on Mr. Piper recently. I don’t want to give the impression that I idolise the dude – I trust I don’t. I admire him a lot, but appreciate that he is not at all the Messiah but a fallible vessel just like me. One of the things I love […]
Read More John Piper – Christ Above All Else?Hear the brother’s heart to call out the faithful young men to the standard of Christ at any cost. This is powerful stuff with the backing of a lengthy commitment and passion to Desiring God above all else. For His Name’s Sake Shalom dmcd
Read More John Piper – Where are the Faithful Young Men?Piper again hits home with some concerns about the tendency to go with the next big thing and not match it to the reality of how that affects our day to day life. It’s something that I am challenged with constantly in ensuring my faith is connected to my daily walk and my daily walk […]
Read More John Piper – The Achillies’ Heel of the Next GenerationKeeping things simple is appealing. Dazzling with technical lingo may impress initially, but it is worthless if we end up none the wiser. Better to make the complex simple. Knowing God may be complex but some aspects are simple. He knows the way of those who do right – He knows because He sets it […]
Read More Keeping It Simple: Two Paths
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