Are we on the same page? Jesus had just finished answering those who questioned his authority when he was told that his mother and brothers were looking to get access to him. His response to this was somewhat startling. “Who is my mother, and who are my brothers?” And stretching out his hand toward his disciples, […]
Read More Journeyman Journal: Check the Family ConnectionIt’s worth checking the attitude on the journey. We have two options as to the attitude we’ll take. We can walk humbly, or we can walk in pride. There is something about pride. It’s alluring, it’s gratifying, it lifts the sense of self. There’s something about giving yourself a knowing nod that you did this. […]
Read More Journeyman Journal: Check the AttitudeOffice work is fascinating. There is the work to complete. There are the positions to be filled. There is the ladder of the organisation. There is office politics. There is the adaptation process required to understand and thrive in all of that. When I first worked in an office, I was blessed to have someone […]
Read More Journeyman Journal: How It Looks and How It IsDo you remember those first days at work? As in first days that you ever did work? Not the paper rounds, or helping your parents out with their stuff, I mean the first days at work. I watched my parents come from work tired. It was fascinating doing that for the first time myself. I […]
Read More Journeyman Journal: Get With The ProgrammeThere are benefits to learning on the journey. Bumps, scrapes, bruises and scratches. Laughter, fun, joy and feasting. All of these and more feature on the journey. It won’t be the same for everyone. It won’t feel the same for everyone on the same track. Yet they may well benefit from what you learnt on […]
Read More Journeyman Journal: For Your JourneyIt’s a fascinating scenario. Jacob went to his Uncle Laban with little to his name and over 20 years later he’s married to Rachel and Leah, Laban’s daughters, with lots and lots of children. He is not just richer for the family he’s developed, he has proved himself to be a very savvy worker. Yet […]
Read More Journeyman Journal: Not All Who Start Will See The FinishIt’s intriguing to reflect on the method in which progress is made in life’s journey. The desire of many parents is to know that their children have confident independence. There’s the gradual push away from the attachment and dependence for food, shelter and nurture. There is a strengthening of bonds by that initial nurturing, but […]
Read More Journeyman Journal: Confident in DependenceIt might be a western expectation of how life should go, but here are a few basic requirements to live a successful life. As long as you emerge healthily. As long as you grow in a helathy way. As long as you attend and blend in well at school. As long as you get good […]
Read More Journeyman Journal: Redefining SuccessWhat does it mean to acknowledge God in all of my ways? Earlier I was challenged about whether my life would really be that different without the presence and power of the Holy Spirit. How would my approach to work be different? How would the way I engage in family life be different? How would […]
Read More Journeyman Journal: Worth AcknowledgingThe past is sometimes seen as a comfort to some. A place of refuge when bombarded with the issues and challenges of the present. The purpose of the past, however, is to provide an insight that can support the present, that can inform the present, that can inspire the present and that can give wisdom […]
Read More Journeyman Journal: When I Remember …
