The deal is not to get your attention – it’s to keep it. A lot of effort goes into getting attention. Some go out of the way to put together spectacular events with outstanding marketing to grab the attention. After all, if the marketing is done well and the event is spectacular it is bound […]
Read More Getting and Keeping AttentionGoing through the minor prophets gives me an appreciation for how important it is to feel and hear the heart of God in relating to His people. There’s a kind of mentality in approaching the Old and New Testament. It gives the impression of a more kind and caring fatherly God in the New Testament […]
Read More Love and JudgementJonah answered, “I am a Hebrew, and I worship the Lord, the God of heaven, who made the sea and the land.” (Jonah 1:9 NLT) Getting a hold of Bible stories as a child can be very useful. It can also be interesting to see how you took the story as a child and how that […]
Read More MWTM: Jonah Part 1 – Something Against Jonah“You what they’re like, right?” They ask for a character reference to ensure they are getting someone of good standing. It’s one thing for the person to suggest they have the character, it is another thing to get that corroborated from a trustworthy source who can endorse the person. If you were around when that […]
Read More You Know What He’s Like?Apparently, when she was younger, she was always pushing at the boundaries. Always testing the edges of what was permissible. She would be told what she could do and what she was not allowed to do and for some reason she would keep pushing until she discovered what it was that tipped things over the […]
Read More Things Are Shaping Up: Open SpacesMovement, activity and events. These are important ways in which stories unfold. Important as they are, what makes a story compelling to me are the characters involved. I can understand how action set-pieces have captured the imagination of some. The level of them and their impact on a story can raise the expectation and excitement […]
Read More Character Drives The StoryWe were exuberant. There was nothing that could dampen our enthusiasm. We were going to do it and do with all guns blazing! After we did it, someone we respected quietly had a word with us to ask if we would have liked that to have been done to us. When we stopped kidding around […]
Read More About Conviction and CorrectionThis time last year I was glad to see the back of the month of July. Probably because it was one of those less than exhilarating months of July where I suffered the lack of football. You’ll be delighted to know that July 2018 was a lot better. Indeed, I would say that July 2018 […]
Read More About August: Humility and ProgressThere 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 AttitudeThe rise was great, which meant that the fall would be at least as great. They never saw it coming. They thought he was rock solid. He showed up to all the meetings, he diligently made all the notes, he didn’t cause any controversy and although he had his foibles, there was so much more […]
Read More Year Two – Necessary Failings
Life With CD 