As a follower of Jesus, we have the opportunity to operate in two worlds. There is the world as informed by our physical senses and cultural influences. This is the first world we encounter and as a result is the primary world that informs us of life. When we walk with the Lord in the […]
Read More Beyond“Christopher!” shouted my wife, “Christopher!” It seemed as though she was only just calling me when I replied, but she made it clear that it had been some time since she looked to get my attention. I had been involved in something that so interested me, that everything else appeared not to exist as a […]
Read More PreoccupiedWhen I was 20 I had an experience that at the very core of my being irrevocably changed my life. My mentor was slowly coaxing me through my first major depression. It was one based a serious identity crisis. I am grateful for his input at that critical time in my life. I didn’t know […]
Read More AwakeMeditating on the Word day and night is quite a feat. As a boy growing up and going to church, it was clear to me that there types who talked a good talk and those who passionately lived it out. Two aged men in particular stood out as tremendous examples to me of staying passionate […]
Read More OlderFuss is made over titles and positions. Sad and inevitable as we consider the human condition. This is why my life has been impacted by a man who wasn’t that bothered about those things. He cared about the spiritual wellbeing of a much younger brother. At the time the younger dude was very much naïve […]
Read More MentorI thank God for cartoons. Back in the day … back in my day (80’s to mid 90’s), there were lots of stories and values conveyed cleverly in cartoons. Good cartoons. Cartoons that a parent could safely leave their son to watch for hours without any disturbance, There are many that could be mentioned, but […]
Read More ScrappyApparently the British are not all that patriotic, My resident expert pointed out that when he was in Canada, he could tell quite clearly that these people were passionate about their country through the flags displayed virtually everywhere. Journeying south to the USA, my expert knew immediately from again the flags and other material that […]
Read More AllegianceOne of the instructions Jesus gives to those he sends out is to be wise as serpents and harmless as doves. I’ve always been intrigued by this instruction. Having the savvy to deal with the ways of the world is certainly evident. People are as prone to acts of deceit as they are to kindness. […]
Read More GuilelessI tend to call my beloved wife, “Mrs MacGyver”. This is not because she’s married to MacGyver (to the best of my knowledge). It’s primarily because she displays such a spirit of make-do in whatever situation she finds herself. Her capacity to turn an seemingly empty kitchen into a belly filling gourmet delight leaves me […]
Read More ResourcefulAmericans. You have to love them. God says. Recently I watched a video that showed how just using the word buffalo can in itself make a perfectly legitimate sentence. This baffled me, until I was informed in said video that the word buffalo isn’t just a noun and an adjective, but it is also a […]
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