Lots 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)The school has a list of values they hope their children to exhibit. There was a lot on there that made the parents feel proud that they were sending their children to such an elites educational establishment. “Dad,” said Tim, “Why aren’t you interested in me joining the school? It looks the part, Dad, the […]
Read More Humility and the Pursuit of the BestMy wife and I are blessed with three outstandingly brilliant and beautiful daughters. The older two are in their teen years and the youngest is not far from that age either. So they’re capable and engaging girls. Indeed they are resourceful and resilient girls and it’s a delight to observe their development. It’s my thing, […]
Read More The Marks: 05 Enthusiastic Diligent Service(It’s a great honour to share this special entry. These are words that were shared on a prayer meeting held recently. The inspired writer and speaker – Cynthia Bourne – loves Jesus and shares that love with saints in a church based in Manchester. I trust your weeping will be put into heavenly cperspective as […]
Read More Guest Entry: Weeping births JoyAn 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)Abba: You showed the situation. When my sin had caused such a deep chasm between us, when justice needed to be satisfied, when what was right needed to be fulfilled. In that state I was not only totally inadequate, I was totally apathetic. I was totally rebellious, whatever fleeting moments of other thoughts, I wasn’t […]
Read More A Passion PrayerThere is something good in taking the credit for a job well done. It is good to be recognised and acknolwedged. As well as that though, there’s something in the ego that feels really good about being the centre of attention just for a moment. Sure there are those self-effacing types who find it hard […]
Read More The Marks: 04 Take Delight in Giving HonourThere 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 are different kinds of love. One of them that is not often pursued – but is actively encouraged – is the kind of love that marks out siblings. If we look in scripture for expressions of this sibling love, we might struggle initially. Cain and Abel were not the best reference points for this. […]
Read More The Marks: 03 Brotherly Affection
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