A 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 FriendsWhere 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 last three entries, I’ve been sharing lessons I learnt whilst on a walk. (Read part one, part two and part three by clicking the links.) As I mentioned in the last entry, this was certainly no ordinary walk for me. It’s worth mentioning what a fan I am of walking. Now by walking, […]
Read More Lessons From The Walk ExtraHere is how this lesson was taught to me. I’ve been in my current place of employment since April and in that time I’ve developed good working relations with the other colleagues who form the work team. I especially built a good friendship with one particular dude based on our shared interest in football and […]
Read More Another Lesson On PerspectiveI relate to the words of this song so much and I know there are friends who prayed a similar prayer on my behalf when I was making certain ill-advised decisions. I thank God for in His mercy answering their prayers and as I extend the same prayer for those who fit the category as […]
Read More DMCD Songs: Prayer For A FriendSongs say so much. But first, back to television. The BBC broadcast a BAFTA tribute to comedian Ronnie Barker some six years ago and in the run-up to the seasonal period where people would mention the Two Ronnies, they showed the tribute again. Hopefully you know how these deals go on. Lots of showbiz types […]
Read More My Friend, JesusNo longer do I call you servants, for the servant does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you friends, for all that I have heard from my Father I have made known to you. (John 15:15) You may not feel comfortable approaching Him as Lord. It may not be that […]
Read More Jesus Is … A FriendI am surrounded by amazing people. Just when I get all introspective and think that I’m going through this life thing on my own, God reminds me of some crucial people in my circle of influence without whom I wouldn’t even be in the privileged position of being able to mope around being all introspective. […]
Read More A Tribute To A Wonderful PrincessThis is the last in a three part blog series today reviewing the state of my being as I turn 33. It obviously makes sense then that reviewing a year of three’s and how it’s been all about that number that I do a three part series. Following the look at how life has been […]
Read More The State of DMCD Address – Part ThreeSo you’ve got the idea that today is my birthday and later on I’ll share some more about that. For the time being, I want to put on the record how grateful I am for the friends that have helped me in this my 33rd year of existence. Unlike many years in the past, the […]
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