The set-up is straight forward. I give one extreme, I give the opposite extreme, you agree that they are extreme and we agree that we should shift from them both and find the middle ground. That is applied to a number of arguments. In a lot of cases, it makes sense. It works. It’s applicable. […]
Read More It Is Not Always About Finding The Middle GroundWhenever I ask someone “How is life?” I enjoy the answer, “I cannot complain.” I enjoy it, because it is patently untrue. There is more than ample opportunity and reason to complain. That you do not complain is an active choice. What helps with that active choice not to complain is a preference to look […]
Read More What I Love About LifeLate last month I asked you to pray about the job situation for friends of mine, my wife and myself. I just want to give an update on developments in that area. During the week I was informed that my current position would be coming to an end by the end of this month. Another […]
Read More Prayer Point – Jobs UpdateIt is not bad talking of legacy. I used to hang around with a guy who was keen to ensure he left a positive legacy for the generations that followed him. He is a father of three and his work allowed him to take on others as followers who he mentored. So he talked of […]
Read More Fussing Over Legacy? Focus on Being Fruitful and FaithfulSomeone asked me to prepare to talk about the gospel with some people who had not heard it, or had not heard in a long time. It is a pleasant challenge, but one that I’m fairly familiar with, as I’m of the impression that opportunities may occur every day to engage in a conversation about […]
Read More Remember: The Good News Is Bad NewsWhen I woke up this morning, it slowly occurred to me that I am not the centre of the universe. At times with the life I live and how wrapped up I get in my thoughts, it can certainly appear that way, and I can behave in a way that suggests how mystified that the […]
Read More I Refer You To Church In A Circle …The nature of the work I do allows me to engage with others in the hope that they will become motivated to take on new information, or apply information they are already aware of. As with any group of people, there are some who do not wish to engage fully. They give the impression they […]
Read More What I Love About Working With OthersI know it’s ironic me talking about the power of not talking, but it’s still worth a little blog. There is a proverb that suggests that even a fool looks wise when he keeps his mouth shut and life has so far outlined just how true that is. The need to talk, to express verbally […]
Read More When You Keep Your Mouth ShutYou want to know something? It is so refreshing to have long held convictions challenged in the light of Jesus in scripture and be found to be misguided on those convictions and then gracefully corrected. The role of women, the importance of full-time ministers and having your own building used to be such a big […]
Read More How Things Change: A Warning Against DogmaWhat impresses me about my children is their sense of wonder at the world around them. I thought it was a sign of being cool to just take things in my stride and be rather nonplussed at this or that. Yet my children remind me that this is a disrespect at what god has provided […]
Read More DMCD Song – The Wonder Of It All: Gaither Gathering
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