It’s what you expect. The way people talk about others says much about their judgement of them. A scandal emerges about an individual, and the buzz is that you’d expect that from that individual. A crime occurs, and an individual is “brought in for questioning”, and the message goes around that you’d expect that from […]
Read More Fruit: It’s What He ExpectsHe did not plant it expecting it to fail. He knew failure could happen and He knew what He would do if it did. But that was not His expectation. When He planted it, His expectation was to see fruit. And when He saw fruit He’d be eager to cultivate to see even more fruit. […]
Read More Dryden Shorts: With A View To FlourishMy Dad had an allotment when he was living in England. I’m not sure how long he had an allotment, but I do know that he had it for the years that we lived in one area of the town. So let’s say at least a decade. The allotment – a piece of land rented […]
Read More Journeyman Journal: Developing an OrchardIt’s all there. It just needs to be worked out. One of the most frustrating words in the English language is ‘potential’. Hours and hours are devoted to what could be. You see someone, you come across a group of people, you observe a situation and you have a sense of what could happen. You […]
Read More Journeyman Journal: Work It OutThe Gardener comes into admire His handiwork. He know what He planted. He knows the work He’s put in to make it beautiful. It’s not just for the look, though. He expects fruit. He has set this place up and there is so much to enjoy in this place. There are fruits of every kind […]
Read More A Portal Experience: Through The GardenYou know it’s serious when the word ‘beware’ is used. As purity is such an important element of the Kingdom, as this quality is at the heart of what defines those who inherit the Kingdom, understandably it’s something that is to be cherished dearly. Anything that can contaminate that purity, anything that jeopardises the sanctity […]
Read More King Jesus Says – Beware False ProphetsFaith in God does marvellous things. One of them is that it assures you of a connection to gloriously generous Giver. He gives food and drink. He gives oxygen to breathe. He gives beauty to see. He gives opportunities to enjoy life. To truly make the most of all that He gives we look to […]
Read More Kingdom Commitment – Day Four: Produce FruitThe seed falls into the ground. Then, after a while, people are picking fruit from the tree that came from the seed. And in that fruit that came from the tree are more seeds. Seeds that when they fall into the ground can replicate that whole process again. How that process happens is something that […]
Read More Diligence: Seed and FruitAccording to the one earthly being I love above all others, I can sometimes use fifteen words to explain something that she might need in five. She prefers the five. She was overjoyed, then, when we sat around a table with some good friends sharing life together. One of our friends shared something very simple […]
Read More Converse, Connect, Understand & ActThose that teach or talk to you – what are they like? The entire teaching from Jesus on the teaching on the mount has been about substance. The character, the standard of righteousness, the practises in the secret life of saints, the choice of who you will serve and its working out in how we […]
Read More Fruit Check: Appearance and Substance
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