Have you ever been distracted? Simon Peter knows just the feeling. There was that one time when of all the disciples that saw Jesus walk on the water, it was Peter who had the boldness to call out to get Jesus to prove Himself. It was Peter who took the invitation and took those tentative […]
Read More A Peter Profile: 06 – Then He Got DistractedWhat makes a family? Where are we to get the definition of the family from? Who is to say when a family is properly functioning and when it is breaking down? For those who have faith, it is crucial to see the source of family as the Creator Himself. It is reassuring to know that […]
Read More Family Formation: 02 – FoundationAbram is a real guy. That’s certainly what we can derive from what’s written about him in scripture. It takes faith to trust God to leave his family. Abram exercises that faith. At the same time, he’s also anxious enough to cover himself when it comes to his wife in Egypt. Faith to believe God […]
Read More Abram: Awesome Assurance and Awry AgreementsThe offer was made and it was such an attractive one. The life on offer truly was amazing to consider. That could be life from here on? That could be received in the here and now as well as for a limitless period. Who wouldn’t want to buy into that? Then there was the cost […]
Read More Who Rules? You Have To Let GoWhat matters more – my feelings or the truth? It would be easy to say ‘the truth’. Experience, however, reveals that my feelings trump the truth. Offended at grievances, rather than searching for the truth of the matter, I’m more prone to make a mission of harbouring bitterness to the one who caused the hurt […]
Read More My Feelings and the Truth“What you don’t understand, is that I’ve tried that all before?” “I hear you. I hear that you’ve been through it before and the experience wasn’t pleasant. I can understand why that experience would be off-putting.” “Yeah, and when you read what others have said about what it does to you and how the evidence […]
Read More It’s Hopeless, Isn’t It?Maybe he needed to find out more about this guy he was following. Simon thought he knew who he was following. From the time that he responded to Jesus calling him, Simon had been fascinated by this man. The way He healed, the way He taught, the way He treated people. His brother, Andrew, had […]
Read More A Peter Profile: 05 – Who Is He Following?Dysfunctional families. It’s a description that’s applied to quite the range of family stories. Sometimes about how the family is formed and sometimes about how the family operates. Although some people think that as long as there is a flaw in the family it can be described as dysfunctional, there is a relative and comparative […]
Read More Family Formation: 01 – First ThoughtsHe didn’t want him to stay in the company he was in. He was not going to make a people with him in the middle of that mess. No. That just wouldn’t fit His plan at all. According to the account given by Stephen later on, this guy got the message waited until his Dad […]
Read More Abram: It’s About Time You LeftIt looked alright at the time. Everyone else gave the impression that this was the way of the world. It took someone else to shine light on the situation. Especially to get me to question what I accepted to be true and the norm. It’s only after your eyes have been opened, that you can […]
Read More Who Rules? Time For A Transfer?
