Recently I was walking home with my youngest daughter in my arms. As I did so and looked at her, I thought about sacrifice. I grew in admiration and appreciation for the sacrifice my parents paid for my siblings and me. How they invested in us even to the cost of any ambition they may […]
Read More Generational Blessings – A Brief ReminderSchools, elderly homes, cadets, brownies, scouts, colleges and churches have something in common. They all thrive on the separation of generations. These institutions and more are built on the premise that the best way to serve the particular needs on offer is to put them in various generational groupings. Interesting to note church being on […]
Read More The Generation Game – Church EditionWhen it comes to writing it is a joy and a delight to get ideas and be able to write them out and shape them and reshape them and set them, then come back to them and see how they have changed with time and circumstances. As you may have noted extended thoughts from dmcd […]
Read More Prayer PonderingsTime waits for no man, so I’ve been reliably informed and for every passing moment there is something new to consider in prayer or a new perspective to look at through the lens of our requests to the Lord. So this week it was not straightforward what would be considered in prayer, but here are […]
Read More Prayer Points (WE-110416)So this is April and any strong measures of winter are a thing of the past. The first quarter of the year has been a very interesting one. Among other things I’ve come across there is the importance of family time. Just to remind you, I came from a family unit of five people and […]
Read More Treasuring Family TimeHo hum, the end of another month and indeed the end of the first quarter of the year. Thank God for that. It’s been a fascinating quarter moving from the cold of winter into the inklings of warmer climes and hibernation days over and real action beginning. As you’ve noticed on the blog this month, […]
Read More Living With RegretsUsually the PP that appear concern national concerns and the like, but this week more than any showed that it’s good to make some of the issues personal. Health I was not well at all this week. I suffered from flu like symptoms that affected my breathing, my sinuses, the heaviness of my chest, my […]
Read More Prayer Points (WE-110312)Am I missing something here? Follow me carefully. I reckon if I did a pop survey of those who are Christians and read the Bible, if I said Matthew 18, I’d imagine a significant number of respondents would talk about binding and loosing. I’d probably get some people talking about agreement. Perhaps one or two […]
Read More Insight From Matthew – Jesus, The Community of Faith and The Little PeopleJust when you thought it was safe to think Jesus had got His anger out of the way, up comes a huge clash with the religious rulers throughout the majority of chapter 11 in the gospel account according to Matthew. If the previous disagreements were mere skirmishes, neither party holds back in full scale opposition […]
Read More Insights From Matthew – Who Are My Family?Introducing The Insights Yesterday I began reading the gospel of Matthew at chapter one and have continued on chapter two today. I just pondered on some of the things that jumped out of the reading as I read it. It was and is not in-depth study with all the commentaries, etc. I’m sure that may […]
Read More Insights From Matthew – Where He’s Coming From
