This time last year I was glad to see the back of the month of July. Probably because it was one of those less than exhilarating months of July where I suffered the lack of football. You’ll be delighted to know that July 2018 was a lot better. Indeed, I would say that July 2018 […]
Read More About August: Humility and ProgressYou can do without it. You don’t need it. In my childhood I loved watching TV. I could watch it for hours at a time. When it was the summer holidays I thought I could wake up and just watch telly all day long. On reflection there wasn’t that much on worth watching. Even these […]
Read More Do You Really Need It?There 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 BeThere is something about being in their company. There was food. Decent food too. Drinking. Good drinks too. One person would ask a question and before in no time at all there was a conversational flow. Sometimes autobiographical, sometimes instructional, sometimes humorous, sometimes profound. There was no obligation to speak – it was voluntary. One […]
Read More When We Gather … A Few Key IngredientsNobody’s perfect, we’re only human. That statement is a relief for some people. That statement is an excuse for other people. That statement is also a little insulting. It’s a little insulting because of Jesus. In Jesus we are reminded that no one is perfect, even though He is. In His perfection, though, He gives […]
Read More When We Gather … Hints Of What He Had In MindHey Champ: I am so grateful to God for you in my life. You are an inspiration and you are that because in all my dealings with you, your honesty and expression of integrity shines through. You’re still the style don as far as I’m concerned and I am really impressed with how in touch […]
Read More Champ: Be Yourself No Matter What They SayFrom time to time I come across something that in the light of it, I am desirous to live in line with it. There were three episodes that made me perk up and take notice of Him again. Familiar episodes, to a degree, but always worth watching again. In the first episode, four guys ripped […]
Read More Something About Meeting Real NeedsThere is something about the customer service industry and the consumer culture that thrives on something actually very positive. A lot is invested in giving customer satisfaction through the quality of service offered. Professional and efficient, timely and courteous, the values are fairly well known from company to company. The delivery of these qualities on […]
Read More An Acceptable AttitudeThey told me I was living in a fantasy. They told me I needed to wake up from my dreaming and face reality. What was that reality? Who defined that reality? What made it so real? Perhaps it was explained by science, maybe that had all the answers. But appeared to operate on theories and […]
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