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?“Why are you here?” “She’s gone.” “Yes. I know she’s gone.” “I miss her.” “I appreciate that you miss her.” “I don’t know how I’ll carry on. She meant so much to me, she did so much for me. How am I supposed to keep going?” “Did she give you the impression to see her […]
Read More Now Carry OnThere is something so fascinating about exploring someone’s life. When I read a good biography, the writer engages me to a really deep degree in terms of trekking the life of the subject in question. The ups and downs, the influences and the detractors, the successes and the failures, what others would not know or […]
Read More A Peter Profile: 01 Why Peter?Who does that? I had the great privilege on sitting in on a bible study. The person leading the study was exploring the episode of the man who was paralysed at the pool of Bethesda for 38 years. Now that particular episode has a great deal of significance for me because of the challenge in […]
Read More What Does That Say About That Guy?Following Jesus is not designed to be a popular choice. The affiliation with Jesus is in itself something that makes some distinctions. Those distinctions might have expressions regarding taste in social and cultural norms. Yet the real area of distinction is on who is the main authority in life. That authority makes all the difference. […]
Read More Not The Popular Choice“Read it,” he said, “remind yourself of where you’re coming from and what you agreed to do.” That piece of advice was essential. So much had happened for Gavin over the last seven years. His star had rocketed. The success came in at a rate he had not bargained for. It was exhilarating at first, […]
Read More A Reminder To Get On TrackGrowing in knowing does mean starting from a place of not knowing. This is a reassuring truth. It’s a truth that should keep us humble. It should keep us humble because we are not in charge of the knowing or even the growing. All we’re ever really in charge of is our attitude to the […]
Read More Jesus: The Way To God and True HumanityJohn thought to study something was a task you did removed from that thing. It took meeting up with Ben to show him that studying something properly required immersion in that thing as much as possible. The first time he met Ben was a chance encounter in a library. They were in the same section […]
Read More Student of the GameWhen The Dark Knight was released in the cinema, I had the privilege of watching it there. It is a privilege to watch a movie in a cinema. I remember watching it and being totally blown away by it. The story, the performances, the twists and turns, the outcome. It was not just a good […]
Read More Tell Me That Again, PleaseThe really wonderful gift from God is a genuine appreciation for that which is beautiful. This is seen in what He does with the eyesight. From blindness and stumbling in darkness, there’s a great change thanks to the light He brings. He opens the eyes to see and He lights the way and in this […]
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