Ahhhhh the challenge of who to invite for dinner. Not long ago I set myself the task of choosing four guests that I would invite for dinner. You might be familiar with the notion. Whether you are or not, here’s my approach to the scenario. So I can choose any four people whether they are […]
Read More Who’s Coming 4 Dinner? The First GuestCollective responsibility. This is a concept I first came across when studying politics a couple of decades ago. The concept is that when a decision is made at cabinet level, in as much as difference of opinion can be expressed in the meeting, externally everyone gets behind it. The concept is not applicable to every […]
Read More Collective Responsibility – Only A Problem In Politics?Clarity. In February 2010, I remember being in a situation where that word came into sharp focus. (Geddit? I’ll be here waiting when you do.) What was clear in the circumstances I was in was that clarity was in short supply. As a result activities were meant to take place with certain things done but […]
Read More When You Know Where You StandPraise can be a platform. A couple of years ago, I spoke with a very good friend of mine about life in Christ. He shared about how he had arranged some forums in which people could gather together and be supported. The types of gathering, he stated, was about being platform. The stage on which […]
Read More About the Platform of PraiseI did it to protect you. I didn’t want to hurt you, so I felt it was the best thing to do. I didn’t think you could cope with it, so I didn’t tell you at the time. I didn’t want you to feel let down so I had to couch it in a way […]
Read More The Greatest Commandment (12): The Truth for LoveWe have a funny way of showing love. I know some parents who worked every hour possible to earn as much as they could in an effort to provide the material requirements their loved ones needed to survive and hopefully thrive. As a cost of that the time they actually spent with their loved ones […]
Read More The Greatest Commandment (5): Love God … Spend Quality TimeSome words have a feel to them. The word noble, in my hearing, has the feeling something old and posh. It’s not a word I hear often mentioned in my circles unless there’s a mock posh voice or unless it’s being mentioned in jest. Maybe that’s just the people I hang around. Maybe that’s just […]
Read More It’s NobleExploring this particular habit is very close to my heart for a lot of reasons. The first thing to address, though, is about the holy habits themselves. There are some things we develop and cultivate rather simply and easily. There are parallels between a number of natural habits and holy habits. For example it doesn’t […]
Read More Holy Habits: WordMeetings can get a bad reputation. For being long, for the arguments, for the lack of things done, for a lot of talk without much action, for the malaise that can set in and a whole host of valid issues that hampers a meeting. As a result some prefer not to attend them or brace […]
Read More In Meetings …Until I come, devote yourself to the public reading of Scripture, to exhortation, to teaching. (1 Timothy 4:13) Not everyone can read out loud with confidence. Whether it’s because English is not their first language, or they were discouraged from reading out when they were younger, there’s something unusual about some opening the scripture and […]
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