If you love me, you will keep my commands. That’s an interesting statement to make. It’s a statement of restraint as well. Restraint within the boundaries of that relationship if you really want that relationship to flourish. It sounds like a power play. It sounds very demanding. Yet consider relationships. Two parties engage with each […]
Read More Love and ObedienceGrowing in knowing does mean starting from a place of not knowing. This is a reassuring truth. It’s a truth that should keep us humble. It should keep us humble because we are not in charge of the knowing or even the growing. All we’re ever really in charge of is our attitude to the […]
Read More Jesus: The Way To God and True HumanityOften the challenge of remaining faithful is when times get tough, but what about when there’s an experience of great success? A few of us have been studying the book of Kings. It’s a fascinating book. Full of episodes that marvel and astonish with character profiles of individuals that challenge us about character. Recently we […]
Read More Staying Faithful – A Test of CharacterAll he could see was how he was let down. When he needed him the most, he was let down and let down badly. That he was able to still get things done and progress with his plan was something he was happy for others to focus on at the time. Yet that feeling of […]
Read More Reconciliation: Can We Get Past The Hurt?The work stopped. That’s how it seemed. No one visited. They could not visit anyone. Shut-in. Locked out. It looked as though they would not be able to do what they loved to do because that required engaging with others. The frustration and sadness was evident. Then they received the call. A lone voice on […]
Read More The Work ContinuesWhen The Dark Knight was released in the cinema, I had the privilege of watching it there. It is a privilege to watch a movie in a cinema. I remember watching it and being totally blown away by it. The story, the performances, the twists and turns, the outcome. It was not just a good […]
Read More Tell Me That Again, PleaseHave you done your exercises? It’s good for you. Do something to raise your heart rate. Do something to generate mobility in your limbs. Do some push ups, do some squats. Why don’t you get one of those circuits that you can do from the safety of your home. You don’t need all the gym […]
Read More Are You Doing Your Exercises?It’s right to be grateful for another chance. You might have messed something up or missed an opportunity, so it’s good when another chance comes around to take what had been missed or messed. Zoë was not that kind of opportunity. Zoë was an expression of something greater for me and greater for us as […]
Read More Zoë Dryden – 10 Years OnWhen they got married, one of their parents prayed a simple prayer. Dear Lord, let us delight to see this marriage work through the many challenges and thrive through the setbacks and disappointments. The union was fruitful in that they had three children in rather quick succession. Barely five years covered the first to the […]
Read More Pray: For The Married For The GoodWhen my daughter said, “first world problems” that stopped me in my tracks. My mobile device needed charging – I needed it to be charged, because I didn’t want it to be in a position where I would require usage of the phone and the battery would be dead. That’s what I needed, only to […]
Read More Pray: For the Lowly, For The Good
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