Some people nurse their glass or their cup. It’s as though as they care for the circumference of the vessel as a reflection of the care they want to be held in concerning key issues in their lives. Maybe if the conversation is nurtured as much as the glass or the cup, who knows what […]
Read More Over a DrinkWhen I was just a little boy there was a campaign to promote safety for pedestrians crossing the road and it had a jingle that mentioned the three ways in the blog title. I remember the jingle, so I remember the phrase. I even remember what the drive of the campaign. It’s good to know […]
Read More Stop, Look and ListenThat’s quite a trek. Plenty of twists and turns on the path and it doesn’t look like there is any safety on either side of the path. One false step could lead to harm or worse. So for a journey like this it’s good to know it doesn’t need to be done alone. When that […]
Read More Walking With …The birth of a new born baby, a wedding, a wedding anniversary, a significant birthday, passing a big test, winning, achieving, being honoured and of course Thursdays – all valid reasons to celebrate. Lately, however, I found myself singing even more about the gospel of Jesus Christ. What happened at Calvary. What God achieved in […]
Read More Celebrating the GospelI have decided to follow Jesus I have decided to follow Jesus I have decided to follow Jesus No turning back, no turning back When I was a lot younger I heard gatherings of saints belt these words out with gusto. There were other words to the song declaring sole allegiance to Jesus against all […]
Read More I Have Decided … And Keep DecidingOver the past ten days three very special people in my life celebrated their birthdays. Two of them usually get a mention on here and the third is new to this in terms of me saying something. As I had the opportunity to sit back and consider them, I was moved to write something about […]
Read More Reflections On Three People Making A Difference In My LifePianists and guitarists have my unswerving admiration. Both musicians have a gift for creating soundscapes that few other instrumentalists can manage. There’s always been something I found interesting between the guitar and the keyboard. That large piece of equipment in the keyboard always appeared to require a lot to it. Whereas the guitar was a […]
Read More Guitars or Keyboards: Creating the Environment for …It’s not the best of emotions to consider, but despair is a fairly heavy emotion. To feel it and express it says much about the condition that leads to it. The king in question in this verse is Josiah. Of all the kings to be found in despair, he is one of the odd ones. […]
Read More What Would Lead to Despair?We were returning from a good night out with the brothers. I turned to my dear friend and said something about how precious and important that time was. He looked knowingly at me and mentioned something about Total Church. The phrase echoed in my mind. My good friend could say that phrase because we share […]
Read More TotallyWelcome to Oxymoron Of The Day (OOTD). There are a combination of words that are patently contradictory, it is sometimes good to expose these for the oxymorons they are. Privatised Faith: Is What? I remember an incident, when I was in my early teens. A friend of the family was visiting and we talked about […]
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