Managing Time

Elsewhere I have mentioned above my view on being bored. I certainly used to be bored. Very easily too. I know that feeling. “There’s nothing to do. It’s so boring!” What I continue to realise all the more is that statements like that reflect my attitude to time and how to make the most of […]

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Can I Manage?

God is not unfair. That’s not an easy realisation to come across when stuff happens. Not every day is a joyful one for me. Sometimes I go through days that are not classed as joyful. In it all, experience teaches me that God is still there and God is not unfair. Not unfair because He […]

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Can I Cope?

Issues and hassles in life can be seen to choke the hope out of people. Bad stuff happens and keeps happening. Bad people seem to get away with badness and some decent folks appear to be struggling and facing hardships. Those who you expect to relieve the pressure only appear to pile more on. Organisations […]

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Who’s The Keeper?

Have I ever told you about the time I played football? OK that narrows it down to nothing. So back when I was a boy, loving football as I did, I had the honour of playing for my junior school football team. I played two games for the school. After that I was not picked […]

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What Is Maturity?

Disclaimer: The following is not written by someone in the height of maturity. Here is the thing. Maturity is a remarkable thing. I recall people who have had a tremendous impact on my life through their maturity. What marked it out as mature was the measured way in which the person considered an issue, listened […]

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From The Roots

Being serious about change includes recognising that dealing with the surface issues is an inadequate step. Often advice given in quick and easy quotes affect the surface level. What they often fail to address are the underlying causes of the issues. It doesn’t always require an extended period of time to discover there are deeply […]

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Power of Trust

The phrase ‘I love you’ is one I hear fairly frequently. It’s a phrase I know some think is overused and some treat with caution. It’s a phrase that some people treasure more than a lot of things in life. There is, however, another phrase which is inextricably linked to that expression which has even […]

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That Kinda Love

Some parts of the Bible are engrained in my thinking. Behold what manner of love the Father has given to us that we should be called the sons of God! I don’t forget that verse in a hurry. Statements like that are why I am a follower of Jesus because it’s an invitation to see […]

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Good Friends Last

Recently I came across two episodes that highlighted both the reality of change and the value of things enduring. A major reason why I started blogging almost 10 years ago was because of my best friend at university. Funnily enough it’s almost 20 years ago since I first met him. I found out that he […]

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Reflect On It

I didn’t like what I saw in the mirror. In my distaste I turned away from it and blamed everyone and everything else for what I saw. I looked again and blamed myself bitterly for being the architect of this ugliness. In it all it never occurred to me to question the perspective from which […]

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