“What you don’t understand, is that I’ve tried that all before?” “I hear you. I hear that you’ve been through it before and the experience wasn’t pleasant. I can understand why that experience would be off-putting.” “Yeah, and when you read what others have said about what it does to you and how the evidence […]
Read More It’s Hopeless, Isn’t It?Maybe he needed to find out more about this guy he was following. Simon thought he knew who he was following. From the time that he responded to Jesus calling him, Simon had been fascinated by this man. The way He healed, the way He taught, the way He treated people. His brother, Andrew, had […]
Read More A Peter Profile: 05 – Who Is He Following?Dysfunctional families. It’s a description that’s applied to quite the range of family stories. Sometimes about how the family is formed and sometimes about how the family operates. Although some people think that as long as there is a flaw in the family it can be described as dysfunctional, there is a relative and comparative […]
Read More Family Formation: 01 – First ThoughtsHe didn’t want him to stay in the company he was in. He was not going to make a people with him in the middle of that mess. No. That just wouldn’t fit His plan at all. According to the account given by Stephen later on, this guy got the message waited until his Dad […]
Read More Abram: It’s About Time You LeftIt looked alright at the time. Everyone else gave the impression that this was the way of the world. It took someone else to shine light on the situation. Especially to get me to question what I accepted to be true and the norm. It’s only after your eyes have been opened, that you can […]
Read More Who Rules? Time For A Transfer?It was a given in the household when we were growing up. The children would go to their bed to sleep first. That was not always because the adults wanted to stay downstairs late. It was just the way the order of the home went. So when it was time to bed, we would go […]
Read More Goodnight Dad, Goodnight MumAt this time you have not been successful with the application. Don’t worry, your time will come. You have not passed. You will have to retake the test. Don’t worry, your time will come. Others may not believe. Others may lost hope. Others might say give up. Others might say it’s not worth it. But […]
Read More Dryden Shorts: Your Time Will ComeBarren. That’s what they called her. It got to the point that her name appeared to be totally irrelevant. For all they knew her to be was barren. Every effort was made, every investigation undertaken. It clearly wasn’t her husband’s issue. It was all about her. Her inability. Barren. Perhaps if she just focused on […]
Read More So Desperate For LifeJesus, I will never deny you. These others might, but I won’t. You can count on me. I have been with you through so much. I was the one who believed who you were and was happy to declare your identity when others kept quiet. I took the steps on water to you, when you […]
Read More A Peter Profile: 04 – The Man Who Wept BitterlyNo marriage is perfect. This does not stop people getting married. There is an idea of marriage worth pursuing that can keep it thriving. Not that I had this at the forefront of my thinking in the early years of marriage. Previously on this series of detaching and attaching, I remarked on the amazing attachment […]
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