I still forget sometimes how easy it can be to upset people. Something I take for granted in overlooking, someone else gets offended at. This is not about me justifying my actions or suggesting others are too sensitive. It’s a reflection on my behaviour and the impact it can have on others. Yep, I should […]
Read More Taking Relationships SeriouslyI take it for granted that I was born on Monday 21st November 1977. I take it for granted because I don’t see any reason to interrogate that and consider things any differently. Likewise as I write this blog the time on the bottom right corner of this laptop informs me both of the 24 […]
Read More Another Word On TimeIt’s almost as though God knows I need reminders of grace all the time. Today is the birthday of the firstborn child God blessed us with. Deborah Christina turns 13 years old today. It’s a marvel, it’s a wonder, it’s miracle, it’s an exhibit of God’s grace. I don’t know how my Dad saw me […]
Read More A Grace Exhibit – Deborah The FirstbornReading some of the Proverbs recently, got me thinking. Some read these and consider them to be common sense. Yet if experience teaches you anything, is that common sense isn’t all that common. That’s why it’s worth noting these principles and worth seeing how important they can be to advised approaches to living. There is […]
Read More A Brief Word on Wisdom and Common SenseIf only … Clubs employ scouts. It is the job of the scout to assess possible new players for the club. It is one thing to come across a player that other clubs also fancy, but there is a thrill to be had in discovering a player who has yet to be picked up by […]
Read More If Only … Searching, Finding, TreasuringJust some questions buzzing round my head. Is it right as a follower of Jesus to consider the concept of ‘success’? If so, what is the disciple’s definition of success? How can it be measured? Is it fair for it to be measured as other non-Christian projects are measured? Is it possible that we may […]
Read More Measuring SuccessThis is a precarious project. The instructions were straightforward, but it’s often those that get muddled in our efforts to … ‘simplify’ the straightforward. They called him many things – some thought he was Elijah, some thought he was John the Baptist, some considered him to be a great prophet and others were hoping he […]
Read More Precarious Projects: Disciples Making DisciplesThis is a precarious project. There’s method to how he starts it. He gets one man from one family to link up with one woman from another family. He says to both that they should leave their respective ties to make a brand new tie together. He then gets them to develop that tie in […]
Read More Precarious Projects: A Community of TrustWhen I was a lot younger, I was given to having a rather dramatic reaction to things that happened. A good way of expressing that is my given moods when my football team won or lost. If my team won, I would be so buoyant you would not be able to stop me walking on […]
Read More Everything Is Not RuinedI love reading scripture with others. Whether they are outstanding orators and dramatists or those struggling in their reading. I love it because through it – just the reading of it – I get so much more than just reading it by myself. There’s something to be said for giving that a go as a […]
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