They mocked him for what he couldn’t do. He didn’t pass as well as a lot of the players. He didn’t sprint as fast as the other players. His headers were not as strong as the other players. He wasn’t as skilful as a lot of the other players. He didn’t have flair like some […]
Read More But There Is One Thing …“Why did you do that?” “I just needed to get that off my chest. They needed to know how I felt.” “But what has that done for you?” “Well, they know how I feel now, there’s no doubt about that.” “Yeah, there’s no doubt about that, for sure. But what do you think that’s done?” […]
Read More What Do You Hope To Achieve?There are glimpses of it in various expressions of life. How an organisation works well. How a team succeeds together. How those singers sing different notes that blend together so well. Even how a family comes together to arrange an important event. Those glimpses sees a recognition of the different people combining their differences to […]
Read More The Marks 11: Live in HarmonyIt is quite something to go through. In the darkness and then there’s a light. Called towards it and drawn to emerge from night to day. And it’s all new. And it’s so new and exciting that something inside you wells up and explodes from the mouth. A cry and an expression of such delight […]
Read More A Portal Experience: Through The New BirthThe Gardener comes into admire His handiwork. He know what He planted. He knows the work He’s put in to make it beautiful. It’s not just for the look, though. He expects fruit. He has set this place up and there is so much to enjoy in this place. There are fruits of every kind […]
Read More A Portal Experience: Through The GardenFellowship is a Christian-ese kind of word that is banded about and applied to all types of gatherings from quiz nights to youth meetings to formal worship services but all too often the true essence of fellowship is missed. The fellowship of believers gives us a picture of God. We are all unique, yet made […]
Read More Eden Weekly #05: The Joy of Fellowship(With fellowship being a prominent theme on the blog, I reached out to someone I have a great deal of respect for their considered and calming manner in social settings. Marlene Wray from Manchester, England kindly put together this word on friendly fellowship for us to explore and act on. For His Name’s Sake Shalom […]
Read More Guest Entry: On Friendly FellowshipCaught off guard. What an interesting phrase that is. Of the pictures that phrase can evoke, one is that of a place that needs to be kept secure from dangers outside. So suitably equipped personnel are given the responsibility to ensure that the place is not attacked. Yet somehow the opposition manage it because they […]
Read More Awake and AlertPreviously we considered the beauty of the pearls God has granted us. We are the chest in which He places His treasure. In contrast, Paul tells the Corinthians that they are carnal & lack wisdom. Carnal Christians do not understand pearls. Pearls come through maturity and Christian maturity comes through trials & suffering. Jesus used the […]
Read More Eden Weekly #04: What A Pity – Guarding PearlsFollow One Course Until Success (Part 5 of the FOCUS series. Part one can be read here. Part two can be read here. Part three can be read here. Part four can be read here.) What does success look like? It is not always as it appears. A King of one army clearly gains victory […]
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