What’s the point? Discouragement. They don’t turn up like they used to. The numbers are dwindling. The effort was dismal. The performance was dreadful. Maybe I’m not effective anymore. The enthusiasm is just not there anymore and perhaps I’m the one who is stopping things progressing, Maybe I don’t belong here anymore and it’s time […]
Read More Something About Start Again And Keep GoingWhat’s the difference? There is something about growing up from a cultural heritage different to the one that is the majority of the area. There is something about that which marks one out as not belonging and so engaging in what it is that makes them different. Exploring the family heritage and noticing how that […]
Read More Something About Being DifferentIt’s got to be one of the most refreshing experiences in life. To all intents and purposes it feels like a ‘typical’ day, then when you check your email, you see a message from someone you haven’t heard from in a long time. They reach out to you and suggest that you meet up sometime. […]
Read More Something About Old FriendsWhen you look back, you can see the chapters. Then there’s a more conscious sense that a chapter is coming to an end. It doesn’t always end how you want to, but there is a sense in which that chapter has come to a close. If it was a particularly tough time, then the end […]
Read More Something About A New ChapterHundreds and thousands have filled the auditorium. There is not a spare seat in the house. There is an excitement in the air as the audience awaits the main act. Many will tell you it was an evening they would never forget. They were especially moved when that song was played. They knew the words […]
Read More Something About A New SongThere is something about the customer service industry and the consumer culture that thrives on something actually very positive. A lot is invested in giving customer satisfaction through the quality of service offered. Professional and efficient, timely and courteous, the values are fairly well known from company to company. The delivery of these qualities on […]
Read More An Acceptable AttitudeThey told me I was living in a fantasy. They told me I needed to wake up from my dreaming and face reality. What was that reality? Who defined that reality? What made it so real? Perhaps it was explained by science, maybe that had all the answers. But appeared to operate on theories and […]
Read More Accept RealityDo not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect. (Romans 12:2) My experience of that period of my life was not so much about being a rebel to my parents. I […]
Read More Acceptable To Who?Jesus says some really interesting things. Come to me, I will give you rest, take my yolk, learn of me, my yolk is easy and my burden is light. Whoever comes to me, I will never cast out. These and other sayings and experiences in the ministry of Jesus makes it clear that He is […]
Read More Acceptance: A ChallengeBelonging. There’s a World Cup going on, apparently. England are doing well, so I’ve heard. People have spoken and written about how the success of a country in a sporting event brings the nation together. The team does well, especially when they weren’t expected to do as well, and the sense of pride and belonging […]
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