I love Steve. He is among the greatest men I have ever had the pleasure of coming across. Great, because he is a man of integrity. He values the truth, he doesn’t take rubbish. His generosity has benefited many and he is humble enough never to make a big deal of it at all. His […]
Read More Can You See Progress?In recent times things have been a little busy for me. Family life is still the priority for me and that expresses itself in different ways. Paid work takes its time, then there are other responsibilities that demand my attention. In it all it can be easy to feel overwhelmed and then I remember. There […]
Read More Breaking and MouldingI look at myself sometimes and think what a lethargic, lazy slob I am. I quickly shake myself from that and get to the meat of the matter of how I am to be. This week in particular, scriptures about training have come up big time. Like this one. I read this and in line […]
Read More In TrainingIt would have been easy to blow up and make a big deal of it. I could have sulked for a number of days and plotted my revenge. I could have resorted to refusing to engage properly because of the significant slight that I suffered. I knew better, though. I knew better not because I […]
Read More December Thanks #26: MentorsIt occurred to me again recently that there’s an order to things where I am concerned. I am a writer because I am a reader. If I didn’t read I wouldn’t be as curious and desirous to express myself in writing. In a similar way, I am only ever much of a teacher because I […]
Read More December Thanks #04: LearningCommunication goes a long way to getting things done. Recently I had two conversations that startled me. The first was going very well until we hit a point of contention. We don’t usually disagree, but we certainly did then. No vociferous argument took place, but the nature of contention was significant. Yet we ended that […]
Read More Living and LearningEncouraging others is something I enjoy. There is a great degree of delight in spotting something really good and where possible supporting the individual in doing that more often and developing that for the benefit of others. As a recipient of such encouragement, I know just how good it is to have the backing of […]
Read More Having the BackingLosing is a good reason to believe you’re a loser. Losing as a habit can set up a condition that expects it every time out. This is not always the case. There are opportunities for patterns of losing to be the prelude to victory. That requires a determination to approach the next game better equipped […]
Read More Defeat as a Prelude to VictoryI suppose different things appeal to people in different ways. I have had the privilege of being in different church environments. Some prefer a very rigid structure and order. Some are more flexible. Some make a big deal of monologue preaching as the central point of the gathering. Some make a big deal of the […]
Read More When A Teacher Lays A FoundationI am not sure where it comes from. It would not surprise me if things like the Protestant Ethic were highly influential in its promotion. What I am referring to is the way that people believe things get better if you work harder. By work harder, the expression usually involves appearing to apply more pressure […]
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