What matters? As in what really matters? That is often determined by the ruling forces of the day. Trends come and go, but the foundation that keeps the structure in place is set and reinforced by those ruling forces. Those foundations under one rule is really about what is pleasing to the eye, what is […]
Read More Who Rules? Foundation FactorsWe offer words from our lips, but our hearts are far from the matter. Paying lip service to something is one of the saddest activities that plagues the human condition. What it highlights is the clash of claims. Our lips give the impression of serving one master. Our actions informs that a different master is […]
Read More Who Rules? Clash of ClaimsEvery day, we have the chance to show who is in charge. We make decisions that clearly shows that there are forces that have control in our situation. We make the choices that highlights what has the steering wheel of the vehicle of life. This issue can be a thorny and touchy subject for some. […]
Read More Who Rules? Your Kingdom ComeThe pain is excruciating. Coursing through every part of the body. Wracked in agony and convulsing with the reverberations that appear to be unending. If that’s not bad enough, there’s the emotional and psychological trauma of it. This is unrelenting. Sleep is so scarce that it becomes more desired than great wealth. Every effort to […]
Read More The Hope Is Greater Than The PainThere is a definition of the term invest that refers to giving something into an endeavour with the expectation of having a return higher than what was originally given. There is also another meaning of the term invest where someone is given a quality of some sort. That leaves an intriguing thought to consider about […]
Read More Invest in the BusinessI would not have missed it for the world. Are you kidding me? It was an honour to be invited. To see that couple get together and celebrate the union, I wouldn’t have missed that for the world. They had planned so well for the occasion as well. They planned almost everything … except for […]
Read More About That New WineIs that what I was looking for? There are episodes in scripture that make me chuckle, even though they are not primarily written for comedic purposes. Case in point this bit, And a man lame from birth was being carried, whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple that is called the Beautiful Gate to ask […]
Read More Were You Looking For This?John thought to study something was a task you did removed from that thing. It took meeting up with Ben to show him that studying something properly required immersion in that thing as much as possible. The first time he met Ben was a chance encounter in a library. They were in the same section […]
Read More Student of the GameThe call of Jesus is to look at Him and do likewise. Once again, I was challenged to never take the teachings of Jesus lightly especially as He embodies them to give us a big hint as to what’s expected of us. So the story of the Good Samaritan. He loves his neighbour. His neighbour […]
Read More Go and Do Likewise: Mercy and the NeighbourThere was something about how it was coming together. Some areas looked really good, but he couldn’t get away from the fact that other areas just looked … shabby. What was springing up in those areas was not what he was expecting at all. Something had to be done. It was not going to be […]
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