A great friend of mine visited us recently. She lives a way away from us but was visiting the area and blessed us with her company for a few hours. As we often do when we haven’t seen each other in a while, we got to talking on a range of topics. Then we dropped […]
Read More December Thanks #27: DeborahBlessed. What a word. What a thought behind the word. What a delight in the thought behind the word. The more I consider the word, the more I appreciate it as a relational thing. Someone blesses me – that says something about the person and their connection to me. Being blessed is no even so […]
Read More December Thanks #01: FamilyMy favourite day of the week is Thursday. One of my favourite dates in the year is 13th October. So what does God in His wisdom and kindness do in 2016 – give me Thursday 13th October. I am surprised that there are not more fireworks cracking off than ever before for such a great […]
Read More The Brotherly Love That ContinuesYesterday my nephew celebrated his birthday. I have two nephews who are great little boys, which is great credit to their parents. So as I thought about my nephew turning a particularly critical age in his childhood development I wanted to put something down in writing to mark the occasion. To My Nephew: Hail sir. […]
Read More Open Blog to My NephewIt must be something for a parent to witness their child go from a baby to a toddler and infant to an adolescent and then hitting adulthood. Not only that but to then witness that same sprog turn out to be a responsible parent themselves … Well that must make those years of toil appear […]
Read More Thank You Lord, For My SisterTrue story. I don’t like the month of August. Mainly because it’s a summer month and I am not a fan of summer. Meeting Authrine remains one of the greatest things to happen to me in my life and marrying her was also a remarkable decision. In doing so it so happened that August would […]
Read More Grateful for AugustMy wife is the most important person in my life. That truth remains, whatever else happens and however else I feel. One thing that delights me about Authrine is when she gets to do whatever she wants on her birthday. She is relentless in working for others from her children to supporting ministries in the […]
Read More About Authrine and ParisToday is my wife’s birthday. It’s fitting that this should take place right at the end of a look at the book of Ruth, because just as the biblical episode highlights character, so celebrating the birthday of my wife gives an opportunity to reflect on a remarkable character. Authrine has been able to develop a […]
Read More The Character of the WomanZoë is six years old. At this age she showed me she is capable of keeping a conversation where we exchanged things for which we are thankful to God. This lasted the duration of a 25 minute walk. If you’re aware of what is said in the space of a minute it makes what Zoë […]
Read More Thank God for a Daughter Who Knows How to Thank GodOn Sunday 15th June 2003 Authrine and I held the wedding ceremony that expressed to the world we were committing the rest of our lives together in holy matrimony. We get this date every year to celebrate our anniversary, so we’ve done this a few times now. On this occasion, though I am truly grateful […]
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