There is something about having a fit of rage. Observing people have a temper tantrum can be as fascinating as it is tragic. You see the person go from mildly irritated to apoplectic in the space of mere seconds. They really do appear like a boiling pot that overflows as they pour out their rage […]
Read More Blow Up or Build UpPerhaps you have received some communication that marks you out. Joe was the spoilt one. Spoilt because he was from Daddy’s favourite. Daddy had a few mothers you see, but there was the first love, the one he had worked for a long time to gain his hand. Though the other mothers had given him […]
Read More Marked Out To Fit InIt really works. What really works? There’s this practice that folks in scripture would apply when going through tough times and that is to take time out to reflect on those times when they enjoyed either the saving hand of God or the prospering hand of God. They would remember those episodes and it would […]
Read More Remember When …Recovering. There are those who have gone through seasons of depression and addiction. The darkness can seem never ending. To be given an opportunity for some relief and deliverance from the condition can be the most exciting, energising and liberating experience in life. Faith can keep us going, but faith does not make us overconfident. […]
Read More Go For The Lift: One Moment AwayMeans of communication. They’re quite something these days. Send a tweet. Post a photo on Insta. Do whatever it is you’re meant to do on Snapchat (I leave that to my daughters). There’s still sending an email or connecting via video message. I hear there are still people who send letter through the post. As […]
Read More If You Love The CallerNearly there, but not quite. For a long time the group were used to getting nearly there but not quite. Just missing out on achieving their desired outcomes. Just missing out on what they had set for themselves. Nearly there, but not quite. When they explored what could be the reason for this, they were […]
Read More Rest and Be TogetherFor some it happens at a crisis moment in life. That was certainly the case with me. In that crisis it was brought to my attention like never before that this life can be run along one of two ways – my way or God’s way. Making my way His way would still in essence […]
Read More A Choice To MakeThere is beauty to be found if we just take the time to look for it. That’s one of the key lessons I’ve learnt from my Dad. Not because he verbalised it, but because he lived it out. He is a very patient guy and that patience wasn’t about inactivity, it was very much about […]
Read More Pursuing Beauty: The Married Life 16 Years OnMy wife and I have three daughters in the house – still children. The youngest of whom is not in double figures yet in terms of her age. Those daughters are blessed with an incredibly expressive and animated mother. They also live with a father who is very much keen on speaking properly. Often their […]
Read More To Be ClearSomeone suggested to me that it’s good to have an order, it’s good to know the order and it’s good to keep the order. It got me thinking … Every so often my family enjoys ordering food to eat that’s delivered to the home. As it has become a family thing, everyone is more or […]
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