There it is. The first signs of growth. Bursting through the soil reaching tentatively to the sun. There are so many factors going against it. What if there are is an adverse climate? What if the surroundings are made hostile? Perhaps a rodent or pest may trample it down before it ever has a chance […]
Read More The Plant: Fragile to FlourishThe kettle. It contains water. Water that is in the process of going from one temperature to another. The state of the water previously was not good enough for the task required. The final state of the water will reach will be perfect for the task. You just need to raise the heat over time. […]
Read More The Kettle: Patient PassionIt can come across as rather presumptuous to think you know how the story goes. After all, what makes you think you know. Who are you anyway? What do you know? So at best it’s good to just let the story tell the story and not get involved in things you know nothing about. That’s […]
Read More How The Story GoesA friend of mine was concerned. He was asked to facilitate a session standing in for someone else. My friend’s concern was how to facilitate the session in the typical way that the absent facilitator would do it. The concern was understandable, after all, my friend didn’t want to upset a routine that people got […]
Read More Does That Suit You?There is a saying going around that says that following Jesus isn’t about rules, it’s about relationship. I hear that. I certainly get the gist of what it looks to oppose. There is a very real legalistic streak among some of us that is so rules oriented that the purpose of living and the real […]
Read More Running By The RulesIt has been a fair few centuries since He said it, but I wonder if the church He died for would recognise and affirm those He referred to as the blessed. Those 8 characteristics are as counterintuitive and countercultural now as they were when He shared them with His disciples way back then. Sometimes in […]
Read More Affirming the BlessedGod has been so good to me. In any given moment there is a friend who can say something that will get me laughing. In the childhood days there were competitions between us as siblings to see who could keep a straight face and not laugh at the efforts of the others. Though I loved […]
Read More A Word On LaughingOne of the best memories I have in life is of The Hub. My good friend Andy lived in a place that we loved to refer to as the hub, where God could do business with us because it was a place of transparency, hospitality and honesty that encouraged vulnerability. The occasions I would enjoy […]
Read More The HubFor those of you looking for a piece on Martin Luther and the last book in the Bible, this is not that kind of article. 2 Chronicles 34 outlines an impressive chapter in the life of the nation of Judah. The new king Josiah lives up to the standard of David, one of the few […]
Read More When A Revelation Leads To A ReformationBecky knew she couldn’t ignore the alarm the second time. It’s incessant repeating tune and vibration did not allow her to do anything other than stare annoyed at it. Not that she had been deep asleep. Not that she enjoyed a decent night’s sleep. Again. Just that the alarm ruined the usual delusion she gave […]
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