Can you see me? Can I see you? The term intimacy is rightly used in the context of the marital relationship. That relationship is in a real way to be the peak of that term: when true oneness is experienced to a degree that cannot be experienced elsewhere. Intimacy, however, is not exclusive to that […]
Read More Intimacy in RelationshipsGod had a plan and His plan involved a man. That man was told about aspects of the plan, but to see it to its fruition, this man had to learn persistence. This man’s persistence highlighted the awesome works of God in fulfilling His plan. Moses suffered an initial setback when the people of Israel […]
Read More A Moses Profile: 7 – Persistence for DeliveranceThe sales pitch is based on people talking about the difference that has been made in their lives thanks to the ruler. You see the advert – the swooping shots of beautiful landscapes and scenery, the orchestral music sweeping your emotions as the voiceover from Regular Person talks with emotion about just how great their […]
Read More Who Rules? The Power of a Life TransformedRealisation. What a wonderful word. It’s scary as well. But there’s more about being full of wonder than the scary thing. It’s scary though. Scary in the sense of that dawning realisation of the condition that you’re in that you did not recognise until you … realised. I mean when you realise it’s scary because […]
Read More Within Reach: When You Realise …It was not just about proclaiming the coming Kingdom. It was about teaching about it as well. What underpinned that rule of God to be experienced by His followers. Having established Kingdom character in his teaching on the Mount, Jesus uttered something that still has radical consequences today: You are the light of the world. […]
Read More King Jesus Says – ShineCentripetal and centrifugal. One draws in to the centre. One gives out from the centre. One wants to be the focus. One sees the focus beyond self. The phone rings. It’s Kevin. He asks how I am. He takes the time to hear me out. I ask about him and he offers a decent response, […]
Read More Generosity in RelationshipsMoses has three different audiences – God, Israel and Egypt. This is all new to him. He has previously understood about the people that he belonged to and the people who adopted him. He was in a position of privilege, but as he discovered he was not in a position of desired influence. Years away […]
Read More A Moses Profile: 6 – Stuck In The MiddleThe idea is to start with the understanding that you have immense ability. For that understanding to be embedded you have to appreciate the power of your thoughts. If you concentrate enough on a thought, what you can do with it can be instructive. It’s not to say that the power of thought achieves anything […]
Read More Who Rules? What To Do With Thought?Models. Structures. Rhythms. Routines. It’s not always obvious, but people like these. They find some sense of existence in a pattern. You establish a routine for how you eat. You get a rhythm for when you eat. You develop a structure for what you do when it’s time to eat. You set up a model […]
Read More Within Reach: It Is Not Beyond UsThis did not start out with me at my best. I was so miserable. I stopped looking after myself. I rarely went out and when I did I avoided people as much as possible. If I didn’t have to talk to anyone all day, that would be a good day. I ignored phone calls, emails […]
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