When is an opportunity actually a diversion? When does a noble well intentioned God-idea get ever so slightly distorted by well meaning but erroneous man-plans? When is a step of faith a fateful step? I get the impression more and more that life was made for taking risks. However calculated and confident they may appear, […]
Read More Faith DilemmasI spend a fair deal of my time contemplating what God requires of me in given situations. Appropriate discipline for my daughters, the right engagement with my wife, responsible behaviour at work, etc. That also extends to discussing current events and our response to that. Were I to blog about each issue I grapple with, […]
Read More What Does Justice & Righteousness Demand?Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity (Seneca) You learn something new every day. I love that statement. I wish I took it more seriously, especially as a tutor you’d have thought it would be a maxim that I applied with the vigour of a man most vigorous. Honesty says that I get caught […]
Read More Giving Credit Where Its DueI was watching the first episode of The Kennedys. Apparently the dudes over the pond got upset about it for a variety of reasons. Thankfully folk over here like the good ol’ BBC had no such qualms. Without giving away too much if you have not watched it, part of the episode covers the World […]
Read More Believing: For What ReasonI sometimes wonder if we don’t make things hard for ourselves. When I lived in Stoke-on-Trent and was part of a church there, I remember doing an exercise encouraging people to share faith from where they are called Gospel Connections. It was a concern to me that people didn’t make the link between the beauty […]
Read More Everything Linked To The GospelI am often caught up with myself and forget to be grateful for what appears minor but is actually a major part of growing in Christ. God graciously shows that in the context of my immediate family life. My first born daughter is 6 years old. It is apparent that her gifting lies in vocal […]
Read More Family Fings: Deborah’s DiligenceSome of these entries are off the cuff, some of these are thought through over hours and in some cases days and longer. This one is perhaps something that has been ticking under the radar for roughly ten years now. I am from an age that remembers young people expressing themselves through grafitti. It was […]
Read More Location Vocation LocationI reckon if you’re exposed to the Bible often enough and you became familiar with certain sections of it, those parts become engrained in your psyche to the point of beginning to think in those terms. Don’t get me wrong, I am not talking about memorising the Word hides it in your heart so that […]
Read More A Father’s Love and the Sufficiency of GraceAll of life is lived for Christ. There is no separation from what I am on one day to another. My activities at work express my love for God. My activities on my own express my love for God. My activities with my wife express my love for God. My activities in a church gathering […]
Read More Informing The Movies I WatchWho, through the purpose of God, have been made holy by the Spirit, disciples of Jesus, made clean by His blood. 1 Peter 1:2. I was caught by the phrase ‘made clean by His blood’. Songs of great fervour are often sung about the power of the Blood. Some refer to its cleansing power. I […]
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