So the other day I celebrated my birthday. To be fair, it was the longest birthday of my life. Most birthdays I’ve had last for a day – which is kinda what the point is meant to be. On this occasion, though, it felt as though my birthday lasted an entire week. This was largely […]
Read More He Is Forever FaithfulFaith or sin. It starts with a life that says I believe. The question then becomes I believe what? The story of the Bible is one of God revealing Himself and His plans to humanity. It’s one in which the story of life is always made infinitely better when it’s lived in the light of […]
Read More What Kind Of Man Are You? In Pursuit Of FaithIt’s one thing to witness love and faithfulness growing up. It’s a completely different thing to engage in it and yet isn’t that what life has been pointing to all along? Exploring faithfulness often brings up the question of cheating. I remember a friend sharing something profound with me about cheating vs faithfulness. The phrase […]
Read More The Greatest Commandment (10): Cherishing FaithfulnessThere are some themes in scripture that I didn’t pick up on until someone brings it to my attention. So here’s your challenge. Consider the writings in the New Testament. Gospels, Acts, Paul letters, Peter letters, James letter, Hebrews, John letters and the letter of Jude. Find one writer who doesn’t mention perseverance. Go ahead. […]
Read More Add To Your Self-Control – PerseveranceThere is no guarantee that people will ever hear from you again. You can send some messages out to the believers to encourage them. What would you say? One of the things that continues to impress me about the second letter of Peter is the heart of a man who wants people to remember how […]
Read More To Your Faith …Welcome to Oxymoron Of The Day (OOTD). There are a combination of words that are patently contradictory, it is sometimes good to expose these for the oxymorons they are. Privatised Faith: Is What? I remember an incident, when I was in my early teens. A friend of the family was visiting and we talked about […]
Read More OOTD: Privatised FaithWhen things are tough, it’s more than understandable that the pressure will either bring you down or challenge you to persevere more. What happens, however, when things turn massively in your favour? What if things really appear to be working out for you? Asa made a very good start to his reign as far as […]
Read More The Rise and Fall of Asa: 3 – What To Do When Things Go WellThere it is. The first signs of growth. Bursting through the soil reaching tentatively to the sun. There are so many factors going against it. What if there are is an adverse climate? What if the surroundings are made hostile? Perhaps a rodent or pest may trample it down before it ever has a chance […]
Read More The Plant: Fragile to FlourishI salute and applaud the committed few. When certain initiatives begin with the hype and excitement it can draw a crowd. People get caught up with promises of great benefits if they subscribe, participate and contribute. That all sounds good at the start. There’s also the appeal because there’s a crowd, so it must be […]
Read More Talk About The Committed FewLanguage. Letters forming words. Words forming sentences. Sentences forming paragraphs. Paragraphs forming statements for your consideration. In many ways it’s fairly simple, yet sometimes it can be made so complex and challenging. When you talk so much, you can get lost in the multitude of words and indeed lose all sense of what it is […]
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