If success is earning loads of money – I am failing at success terrifically. If success is being very popular among a large number of people – I am failing at success terrifically. If success is defeating everyone in my to get to the top of the pile in my profession – I am failing […]
Read More Failing At Success TerrificallyAll those gathered here will know that it is not by sword or spear that the Lord saves; for the battle is the Lord ’s, and he will give all of you into our hands.” (1 Samuel 17:47 NIV) Part of what makes a contest of such interest is the build up. Two opposing forces […]
Read More Sam’s 1st Epic 17 – A Matter of PerspectiveContext is everything. At the end of a race they give you the order of the competitors. The one mentioned at the start is the winner then you work your way down to the last competitor. So if the competitor comes near the top they have done well and if they come near the bottom […]
Read More Looking to Him Who Has Run and WonSo Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him in the presence of his brothers, and from that day on the Spirit of the Lord came powerfully upon David. Samuel then went to Ramah. Now the Spirit of the Lord had departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from the Lord tormented him. (1 […]
Read More Sam’s 1st Epic 16 – Man with the Spirit“Oh no, Christopher, not another football related blog entry!” Oh come on, it’s not all about football. It’s just that there are some handy lessons from football that apply to other areas of life. For example, an adage in the game is to keep on playing until the final whistle. It doesn’t take that long […]
Read More Until The Final WhistleWhy did you not obey the Lord ? Why did you pounce on the plunder and do evil in the eyes of the Lord ?” (1 Samuel 15:19 NIV) This episode in the life of Saul and the initial run of human monarchy in Israel is among the most tragic. It’s not as though Saul […]
Read More Sam’s 1st Epic 15 – That’s Torn ItRecently I watched a documentary on former great footballer and pundit, Alan Hansen. I won’t say too much about it or him other than to say he was among the best centre defenders I have ever seen and among the best football pundits I have ever seen too. Saying he was good at what he […]
Read More The Right Time to GoOne reading of the 14th chapter of 1 Samuel is a king in disarray. His son goes off with his armour-bearer without anyone noticing and duly starts the routing of the enemy. Meanwhile Saul afflicts his already beleaguered troops with a charge that they are not to eat anything until he gets revenge on the […]
Read More Sam’s 1st Epic 14 – In DisarrayI went somewhere from where I am. On returning I wanted to take my family to where I went in story form. I looked at my daughters and remembered where they were. I looked at my wife and remembered where she was. I remembered where I had been and its wonders and beauty. Somehow I […]
Read More About Bridges Concisely“You have done a foolish thing,” Samuel said. “You have not kept the command the Lord your God gave you; if you had, he would have established your kingdom over Israel for all time. But now your kingdom will not endure; the Lord has sought out a man after his own heart and appointed him […]
Read More Sam’s 1st Epic 13 – Forgetting Your Place
