This journey with Jesus has some very interesting stopping points. For me, the challenge is to distinguish between Jesus and what is just tradition that has served its purpose but is no longer fit for function in helping relationship with Jesus. I grew up in a Christian background in which there were plenty of positive […]
Read More What Was The Way Is Not Always The WayNot long ago I was reflecting on partnerships and now it’s so appropriate to consider teamwork in the light of another humbling experience. I have not played competitive sport for years. I love to watch it, read about it, offer my outstanding analysis on it, but I recognised a long time ago those were my […]
Read More Reflecting on TeamworkIt’s funny for me to reflect on ten years of blogging and remember how that span covers the time that I worked at the North Staffordshire YMCA. Funny in the sense that I didn’t write a lot about it at the time. I don’t doubt that were I working there now I would certainly be […]
Read More Reflecting on PartnershipsAnother challenging video from Caesar Kalinowski to consider carefully. For His Name’s Sake Shalom C. L. J. Dryden
Read More Is The Church Guilty of False Advertising?It’s not always good having conversations with some people if you want to avoid challenges. I had such an experience recently. My associate was explaining how he found it odd that on a Sunday morning people would gather in a building for a few hours but have little to no impact on the surrounding area […]
Read More Simple and RadicalThe sporting context was the first time I really appreciated partnerships. In as much as it is a team sport with 11 players on each side, there were certain areas where two players connected to be productive for the team because of the understanding they developed. Some at times referred to a sort of telepathy […]
Read More PartnershipsI get it. People will let you down. Those you are expecting to support you the most are the ones that fail you at times when it’s most important. They disappoint you when they slip up and often devastate when they fall. As a result it’s easy for us to chime in with ‘you can’t […]
Read More Not Just Jesus and IFor some reason there are some who believe that the best way to solve local problems is with a national strategy. It’s odd to me. There’s great benefit from national structures to provide resources, support and reference points. It’s just odd to think that the way to solve distinctly local problems is from a national […]
Read More Journeyman Journal – LocalityIntroduction I believe I understand the sentiment. We got to know something about him. His mannerisms, his personality, his pet peeves, his little delights and with what we gathered together we get an idea about him. So when he’s not around we look to do something in memory of him or in his honour. No […]
Read More It’s Not What God Would Have WantedIt was slapped in my face all over this weekend. It culminated in a great friend of mine sharing some profound words of truth abut my experiences of fellowship and positing an alternative that got me thinking if I truly acted on this it would change what I’ve known about fellowship in practice on a […]
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