It’s unfortunate that so many associate laughter with something malicious, obscene or gross. It’s also unfortunate that some ‘spiritual’ types pour scorn on laughter. My brief journey in life has thankfully seen some benefits in good laughter. Here are ten things I love about laughter, in no particular order. 1. Healthy laughter lightens the load. […]
Read More Ten Things I Love About LaughterIt must be something to look at something in development and acknowledge that it’s good. Noting something like that hints at the ability to reflect, review and rate progress. Not only that, but if you’re going along and things are looking good there must be some sort of reaction connected with the good. A smile […]
Read More God In Creation: The God Who EnjoysConsider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything. If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God,who gives generously to all without finding fault, and […]
Read More Life Is A Test Of Your FaithFor starters, don’t get me wrong. (A brilliant phrase, I love it.) When things don’t turn out as I planned, when serious problems arise and when the pressure hits I have been known to duck for cover, cry like a wailing baby or just completely zone out. So what I’m saying is not a pie […]
Read More How To Smile When Things Go WrongChristianity can appear fairly grim, sombre and serious at times. Have you ever seen people’s faces while they are singing? If you get the chance, watch a video on YouTube or wherever of people singing and watch it on mute and see the facial gestures. They can be singing about a love so pure and […]
Read More In All Seriousness We Don’t Have To Be All SeriousOpening Thoughts Where is all this coming from? Well I give an introduction this mini-series here. As well as that, it’s important to point out the book I was reading that inspired it. Howard Snyder’s Kingdom Lifestyle mentioned this and it is not the first time I’ve come across the role of the ministry of […]
Read More Peace … with God“Are you happy?” That is what a dear friend of mine asked. As it was a text it was more in text speech – but this is not a text and so you get the point of the question. There were other questions attached to it which stimulated this blog entry. Apparently my cousins across […]
Read More Happiness and Joy in the Life of a Believer: A Brother’s BeliefHymns. Songs really aren’t they? Just another word for songs. Yet when someone says hymns there’s an age expectation on it – it’s gotta be 50 years or older, something like that. Anyway, back in the day (not 50 years as I’m only 34) hymns were the old style music and as a young person […]
Read More DMCD Songs: All That Thrills My Soul Is JesusI love the power of cartoons and although they are not taken as completely accurate in every way, I’d do the same for someone talking or something that I watch on television and it’s always good to match it with what the Word says. This is a particularly odd time of year for me. On […]
Read More Is This What I Believe? Crucifixion, Resurrection & AscensionI remember from a very early age singing a hymn called Count Your Blessings. Looking back the lyrics are fairly basic and simple – count your blessings, name them one by one, count your many blessings, see what God has done. As ever with the hymns that are sung time and time again from childhood […]
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