You beauty. As his foot made connection with the ball, the spherical object did not go in a straight direction. Oh no, it curved with majestic grace. It’s flight unhindered by the desperate efforts of the defensive wall and the clutching grasps of the goalkeeper. The sweet trajectory of that crucial element to the game […]
Read More You Beauty: Witness to His BrillianceDo not be haughty, but associate with the lowly. Romans 12:16 Look down at others. Snooty. Snobbish. Sometimes you give them the benefit of your pity and your patronage. The poor people, you think, let them have some crumbs of comfort from my table. The poor, pathetic creatures. Let’s feel sorry for them from the […]
Read More The Marks 12: Don’t Be Haughty, Be With The LowlyStories are powerful. A compelling story sees you recognise that you have been rescued to be ruled in righteousness and experience the regeneration required to live this new life. You come across others in need of the rescuing, the righteous rule and the regeneration. You get to interact with them as well as join with […]
Read More Dryden Shorts: A Compelling StoryIt’s interesting. Does the message matter that much to us? Is it as life-changing as we make out in our holy huddles? Is it really worth all that fuss? It’s interesting. Things of far less importance and value is spread around with the urgency of it being a matter of life or death. So much […]
Read More Get The Message Across (TMIM #05)Where did they start? They left the city. It was supposed to be the centre of great change because they thought they had found the Messiah. Their hopes were that He would be the one to usher in a new day for the people that had for years faced oppression to various political forces. Maybe […]
Read More A Portal Experience: Through the Road HomeLots of time and resources were invested in market research. What could we do to appeal to our key market. How could we ensure that we maximised our reach to bring in as many as we could. Success was measured by how many would come in and how many we could grab with the message. […]
Read More About the Audience (TMIM #04)An event has taken place. There’s a buzz going on. We need to find out what’s happened. So we go to our reporter on the scene. The reporter has to have a good grasp of what’s taken place and the ability to convey it in the way necessary. What makes it particularly compelling is as […]
Read More We Go To Our Reporter … (TMIM #03)There is good news worth sharing. What makes it good news is not just what it does for me in a personal way. What makes it good news is more than just what I get out of it, or what you get out of it. The good news worth sharing gets to the heart of […]
Read More What’s The News? (TMIM #02)The series starts off slowly. Introducing you to the key characters and the main thrust of the story. Once those aspects are set up, then it kicks into high gear with the twists and turns required to make the whole thing dramatic and fascinating. The challenge, however, is to bring all the strands together to […]
Read More When The Story Lands WellThere is a tone of voice my parents had that gave the game away. My Mum in particular couldn’t hide it if she had something very positive to say. Growing up, good news was usually about treats. This is why Thursday was the best day of the week. That was the day when we would […]
Read More The Message in March (TMIM): Introduction
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