Do not make friends with a hot-tempered person, do not associate with one easily angered, or you may learn their ways and get yourself ensnared. (Proverbs 22:24-25 NIV) Halfway through the 22nd chapter of Proverbs is the start of 30 Sayings of the Wise. I remember chuckling at that because if these are the sayings of […]
Read More 16MTP 22 – It Rubs Off On YouTwo very important people in my life celebrate their birthday today. Of course I will do the thing of sending them a message and leaving something on their Facebook wall, but it was also worth taking this opportunity to declare my gratitude for both in my life. About Her Majesty I met Her Majesty (her […]
Read More Thanks to Her Majesty and Mr SimmoniteJust to be clear. The last entry about jokers was certainly not a compliment to that kind of joker. As opposed to this entry where I am definitely grateful for people who make me laugh … for good reasons. When I think about it, there’s quite a number of people who make me laugh because […]
Read More Thank God for … HumourFrom the very beginning it was the purpose of humanity to be fruitful. Among other things Jesus now here in His intimate conversation with His followers says that He is the Vine. He is the very source by which we can be fruitful. For that to work, we need to be connected. Yet in the […]
Read More The Word In John: 15 – Fruitful FriendsA friend said that good people are hard to find. Once they’re found it’s important to nourish that relationship. It’s not as though adversity was unusual before Bletchley, or that adversity in Bletchley was that much more overwhelming than on previous occasions. It’s just that the importance of good friends emerged even greater than before […]
Read More Bletchley Lessons: Adversity Helps You Know Your Real Friends(For more on Bletchley Lessons read the intro) Life in Stoke-on-Trent was full of people and their business. There was hardly a moment where others were not involved and it could get stifling at times. Leaving Stoke-on-Trent suddenly thrust us into a very different kind of existence. Moving to Bletchley and our time here has […]
Read More Bletchley Lessons: Never AloneWhere no counsel is, the people fall: but in the multitude of counsellors there is safety. (Proverbs 11:14) My mentor up in Stoke-on-Trent gave me one of the best pieces of advice both in word and in action. He told me to surround myself with good people and if I do I cannot go wrong. […]
Read More In The Multitude Of CounselOver the next few entries, I’ll be sharing some lessons I’ve learnt from a walk I’ve been on with a friend. 1. Walking the journey with Christ with others. Of course I have my responsibility to look at and I won’t be able to blame anyone else if I don’t do what I’m called to […]
Read More Lessons Learnt On A Walk – Part OneToday my beloved wife celebrates her birthday. Now today is not about looking at my marriage and how well that’s gone so far. It’s not the day also to be hailing the qualities of my beloved as a mother – there are plenty of opportunities to do that over the days, weeks and months that […]
Read More Another Thing I Love About My Wife …Jesus indeed is the best friend a man can ever have and I really appreciate the time He gives me. There truly is no other than him in all the earth. He, however, is only too aware that what made His time with His disciples so special was that they were with Him, He was […]
Read More Talking It Over With My Friend
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