It is true. It’s not that everything that was going on was wrong. There may very well be some good in what is being done. The life of following Jesus, however, does include a degree of challenging everything. Everything. You think it’s a given that being married is a good thing. You see your upbringing […]
Read More Everything Changes From Where You AreWhat’s that, you’re saying if I pray, then I will have an encounter with God? That’s brilliant. So how do I pray? This is how I pray? I thought I had to put my hands together and always kneel. Oh, it’s not essential. OK, so this is how I do it. Right. What’s that? I […]
Read More Ongoing RenewalI can see him now. That genial look on his face as though it didn’t matter what wrong I did, it would not be the end of the world and there were more important things to be upset about. He almost made me feel bad just because he took it so well and went out […]
Read More The Kind of Person to Follow: WiseHe could get excited, passionate and highly enthused on a subject matter. It appeared as though for hours on end he could take people on a roller-coaster of emotions as he related something about his pet projects. He was certainly in touch with emotions and would invest each aspect with suitable pathos or great delight. […]
Read More The Kind of Person to Follow: GentleDad, what does a peaceable person look like? Why do you ask, son? I was talking to Mr Allen the other day and he was remarking on how impressed he was by how Miss Bridges conducted herself in the meeting last week. He said she behaved in a very peaceable manner. Oh? That’s what he […]
Read More The Kind of Person to Follow: PeaceableThere can be a preference for calm and amiable relations when it comes to interactions with others. That preference, however, can be overruled by a desire for retribution when offended, wronged or otherwise affronted. You upset me in some way large or small and I’ll not just be hurt, but nurse the hurt and give […]
Read More The Kind of Person to Follow: MercifulYou know it when you see it. Some people have no idea of their capabilities and qualities. Their brilliance has been obscured for so long and they are a shadow of anything that makes a substntial difference to the world. Some people overstate and abuse whatever capabilities and qualities they have. Drunk on the power […]
Read More The Kind of Person to Follow: MeekFollow Jesus. That’s the instruction I was given. That was the instruction I heard others given. Don’t depend on no one else, just completely depend on Jesus. That wasn’t a difficult message to hear. It wasn’t a difficult message to deliver either. Living out that message … well … There’s this idea that there are […]
Read More The Kind of Person To Follow: HumbleSome say it’s important to always move forward and there’s no such thing as standing still because remaining in your position in real terms is regressing. There is an issue for some, however, who are very content doing what they’re doing. They have come across a rhythm and routine to life that they are very […]
Read More Wisdom and Making ProgressTwenty years ago I was set to move from London to Stoke-on-Trent. It was in a lot of ways a very questionable move. It was certainly questioned by my parents. I was not born in London and I didn’t grow up there. I reached London having done the studying at university and found a place […]
Read More Renew Our Minds: Location
