Someone asked me to prepare to talk about the gospel with some people who had not heard it, or had not heard in a long time. It is a pleasant challenge, but one that I’m fairly familiar with, as I’m of the impression that opportunities may occur every day to engage in a conversation about […]
Read More Remember: The Good News Is Bad NewsWhen I woke up this morning, it slowly occurred to me that I am not the centre of the universe. At times with the life I live and how wrapped up I get in my thoughts, it can certainly appear that way, and I can behave in a way that suggests how mystified that the […]
Read More I Refer You To Church In A Circle …The nature of the work I do allows me to engage with others in the hope that they will become motivated to take on new information, or apply information they are already aware of. As with any group of people, there are some who do not wish to engage fully. They give the impression they […]
Read More What I Love About Working With OthersI know it’s ironic me talking about the power of not talking, but it’s still worth a little blog. There is a proverb that suggests that even a fool looks wise when he keeps his mouth shut and life has so far outlined just how true that is. The need to talk, to express verbally […]
Read More When You Keep Your Mouth ShutThere is a phrase that talks about ‘the elephant in the room’. This is meant to address how something glaringly obvious is sometimes overlooked or ignored despite its prominence. When delivering sessions and working on a one to one basis with individuals, sometimes this condition is more than apparent. For example someone who has a […]
Read More The Little Thing and the Obvious ThingYou want to know something? It is so refreshing to have long held convictions challenged in the light of Jesus in scripture and be found to be misguided on those convictions and then gracefully corrected. The role of women, the importance of full-time ministers and having your own building used to be such a big […]
Read More How Things Change: A Warning Against DogmaWhat impresses me about my children is their sense of wonder at the world around them. I thought it was a sign of being cool to just take things in my stride and be rather nonplussed at this or that. Yet my children remind me that this is a disrespect at what god has provided […]
Read More DMCD Song – The Wonder Of It All: Gaither GatheringI just could not do it any more. One of my (many) problems is that I am not really the confrontational type. I can be brusque and up front and blunt when I want to be, and I’ve been informed that I can appear somewhat intimidating at times, though I put that down to the […]
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