Breathing and hearing. There is a narrative outlining the beginning of humanity. That narrative starts with man being formed from the dust of the earth. Indeed it really is dust to dust when you see how the human form decomposes. What made man a living being was the capacity given to breath by a breath. […]
Read More Take A Breath And Hear ThisThe choice is still up to you. The story is told of the relationship between God and His people. In that story there was a phase when they accepted Him as their King and accepted a number of judges appointed for disputes both internally and when faced with external opposition. The people reached a point, […]
Read More About Changes and ChoicesThere is urgency, but there’s no rush. It’s important and exactly because it’s important this is why hurrying on the matter would be counterproductive. Often it doesn’t seem as though anything is happening and when that is the case over a period of time the feeling of frustration can settle in. Then that frustration can […]
Read More About Watching and WaitingGrowing up in a church background, there was a statement I heard bandied about as a badge of honour. I’m Holy Ghost filled, water baptised with Jesus on my mind. As with a number of statements, they were easy to declare in a conducive setting. Music playing, feeling the vibe, sensing the mood, uplifted in […]
Read More About A Sentiment Worth ReviewingAllow to give a little glimpse into some of what motivates what I write about. There can be something in my mind that’s worth writing about. I’ll give it a miss for the time being and then something else will crop up that insists that what needed to be written about before, needs to be […]
Read More About Searching For Something That’s Not As Far As You ThinkHe really knows what He’s doing. No one person has the complete picture of Him, but we all have access to Him in His fullness. If each of us looks to the other to listen and understand. If we seek to listen and not have to give the benefit of our opinion. If we listen […]
Read More About Grace in the Gathering: For His GloryThere is such a thing as the cult of personality. A charismatic, engaging and persuasive individual can draw attention and maintain interest. Sometimes that interest is in a cause, sometimes that interest is in the individual. It has its charms and people will refer to experiences with the individual where they leave with a greater […]
Read More Never On My OwnOne of the things my friend said was how difficult it was to remain present. There’s a routine to the gathering. You can go through the motions and often there’s no real desire or requirement to truly be authentic in that setting. So however you’re really feeling should take a side-step and you should just […]
Read More When We Gather … What Was, What Is, What Can Be, What Will BeWhen you look back, you can see the chapters. Then there’s a more conscious sense that a chapter is coming to an end. It doesn’t always end how you want to, but there is a sense in which that chapter has come to a close. If it was a particularly tough time, then the end […]
Read More Something About A New ChapterOne of the things I find remarkable about life is how at times of challenge and tumult, the right person can emerge to help out. That person won’t be there all the time, indeed they could be on the scene for a few moments or an otherwise short period of time. Yet their presence and […]
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