The two of us were reading a part of the Bible. It wasn’t a large part at all. A couple of small paragraphs. It launched a conversation that took well over an hour. Why it took so long was the desire to enjoy the riches in those short paragraphs. T was such a stimulating conversation […]
Read More Journeyman Journal: Good Basis To Move FromWhen I was a lot younger than today, I did some volunteering. I had the great honour and privilege of volunteering for a gentleman who wrote books and did talks on a wide range of issues including archaeology and history. He treated me very well. He gave me a lot of opportunities to help out […]
Read More Journeyman Journal: No Hard FeelingsBeing the centre of attention has its perks. You can set up days in the calendar where people have to be focused on you and you can act all coy and retiring and stuff as you also slyly smirk at the attention you receive, the compliments and some benefits like people doing your work for […]
Read More Journeyman Journal: Being a PlatformMy Dad had an allotment when he was living in England. I’m not sure how long he had an allotment, but I do know that he had it for the years that we lived in one area of the town. So let’s say at least a decade. The allotment – a piece of land rented […]
Read More Journeyman Journal: Developing an OrchardShe said, ‘alignment’. I knew what she meant at the time. What she described was very familiar to me. She wanted to do something but felt a restraint on doing it because she wasn’t in line with what was right for the time. It would be more about he impulses and desires, rather than genuinely […]
Read More Journeyman Journal: In StepNobody told me that the road would be easy, I don’t believe He brought me this far to leave me. (James Cleveland) In my childhood days I heard a gospel group’s recording of this song and the lead singer had a great vocal howl and screech. They would repeat that last line and I can […]
Read More Journeyman Journal: For the Trouble Ahead and the Joy BeyondIt’s all there. It just needs to be worked out. One of the most frustrating words in the English language is ‘potential’. Hours and hours are devoted to what could be. You see someone, you come across a group of people, you observe a situation and you have a sense of what could happen. You […]
Read More Journeyman Journal: Work It OutJesus the Son of the Living God recognised there were times for full on intensive work serving others and the need for intimate time away with the Father. He was particularly aware of the need for those who were with Him to appreciate the need for rest at times. The example He set for them […]
Read More Journeyman Journal: Work and RestTo obey requires overcoming a hurdle. At least one, but there’s always the first one. There is something about overcoming the first hurdle in obedience. He calls and the issue is, do you trust Him? Can you get over yourself and get all into trusting Him to be true to His word? In that discipline […]
Read More Journeyman Journal: The First HurdleLeave what you know. Leave the comforts of home and follow me. When He speaks, the desired response is obedience. There is, however, plenty of opportunity for debate and second thoughts. There can be the initial novelty value of the call. It’s inspiring and intriguing. There’s the opportunity to be on a journey. There’s the […]
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