There’s this bit in scripture: And the Lord was angry with Solomon, because his heart had turned away from the Lord, the God of Israel, who had appeared to him twice and had commanded him concerning this thing, that he should not go after other gods. But he did not keep what the Lord commanded. Therefore the Lord said to Solomon, “Since this has been your practice […]
Read More Prayers and PracticesWhen I looked the first time, it was dreadful. There was mess everywhere and there didn’t appear to be any way through it. Everywhere seemed to be a mess. When I looked again, I saw the need for help in cleaning up. I saw the part I played in making the mess and the part […]
Read More Opportunity in the MessTake the hit. Stevie Wonder produced a song he co-wrote over 45 years ago that depicts the breakdown of a relationship. The song is an account from the perspective of the person who wrecked the relationship. The song goes on to express how a number of things could be blamed for the breakdown, but at […]
Read More Take The HitIt is fragile. The ego that is. It is very fragile. The self loves to feel satiated and highly valued. When that is not the case, the pursuit is on to make sure that it happens. Power plays happen, persuasive efforts come to the fore and it doesn’t take much to see that the basis […]
Read More Leaving The Place Of InsecurityIt’s funny what plays around in his head. Funnier still is when he focuses on the one thing that he always wanted to do. He focuses on it and the idea buzzes around his head. It reaches the stage that it becomes something that he entertains all the time. It has to feature in every […]
Read More Dryden Shorts: Funny ThatNo wonder Sarah laughed. One of the three visitors turned and told her husband that in a year’s time they would have a child. That was crazy talk. Did those visitors see how old her husband was? Didn’t they pay attention to how she wasn’t a spring chicken either? Man that time of child-bearing had […]
Read More He Will Do What? You Must Be Having A LaughHere’s the tragedy about Solomon. It’s not as though he wasn’t made aware. First of all, he has his parents. When he mentions about the influence of his parents in Proverbs, it’s not creative licence to make up stuff. You know Bathsheba would have told him enough about the way of wisdom. Then there’s his […]
Read More Always Something There To Remind YouI like the word favour. I am also keen on the word favourite. So reading scriptures is a pleasant experience when it comes to those episodes where one person finds favour in the eyes of another. There’s a particular episode in scripture that I came across that really made me smile a big old grin […]
Read More If I Have Found FavourPlease yourself. If there were two words that often appear to be the running current in certain societies, those two words would summarise it neatly. Safely ensconced in a variety of concepts and philosophies, whether it’s the parents giving the impression that promoting the self is the essential goal of life or if it’s various […]
Read More If It Pleases The KingSome things are a matter of opinion. Some things are a matter of fact. On the taste factor, for example, I was brought up to enjoy the game football. As in the proper game football. The one played here in England where the spherical object best described as a ball is primarily struck with the […]
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