I have endured a lot of heartache in my life. Things have happened to me and I’ve done some things that have devastated me as well those that are the nearest and dearest to me. Tears have been shed, dark hours spent moodily pondering the meaning of it all with great sadness. I’ve withdrawn from […]
Read More The Amazing Power of a Different Perspective When Bad Things HappenYou must be choking. No I’m not suggesting that your name is Venus Williams in the first round of Wimbledon this year. (Nice reference to latest events, eh?) I am referring to being choked by the cares of this life. You might recall the Parable of the Sower and Jesus doing us the favour of […]
Read More News and the Cares of this LifeThis man is Nigel Farage. He is a MEP and was the leader of the United Kingdom Independence Party or UKIP. I am not a member of UKIP, neither do I subscribe to all their political beliefs. I don’t post this primarily to get into the nitty gritty of the Eurozone crisis that it alludes […]
Read More Talking Point: The Debt CrisisI posted this, not as an advert for Ron Paul, but more to consider the argument he’s making and how that applies to decisions we make individually and a society. For His Name’s Sake Shalom dmcd
Read More Talking Point: Life Is PreciousThe Premier League celebrated 20 seasons of existence with the crowning of Manchester City as champions. Don’t worry, this is not a football entry. That’s over at The Other Place tomorrow. I mention it just because I’m able to watch reviews of 18 of 20 of those 20 seasons. I don’t mind a bit of […]
Read More If You’re Growing, You’re ChangingDuring the diversion I was reminded and informed of a couple of important notes that helps on life’s journey. Now and then I’ll post them here for your perusal and consumption if you so please. If you haven’t realised already, God has a sense of humour. By that I don’t mean God is a stand-up […]
Read More Notes For The Journey: God Is FunnyWealth is worthless in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death. (Proverbs 11:4) The pursuit for material gain is rampant. Who you are can be determined by what you have materially (or not). It is only too easy to get sucked into it with it defining your ‘quality of life’. Yet God states, wisdom […]
Read More MTP11 Remix – When Wealth Is WorthlessThere are some things that matter, and there are other things that don’t. Some are more obvious than others. For example take a pastime like football. Some have claimed that it is just a bunch of men running after an inflated pig’s bladder to kick it in between three white sticks along a white line. […]
Read More Taking The Wrong Things SeriouslyI love God for putting in my life beautiful people who helped me to deal with real issues from the perspective of being nothing but real. Real with God, real with the close loved ones and real with myself. When I had marital issues, these people didn’t fudge around the issue and talk in buzzwords […]
Read More Dealing With Real Issues“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 Belief
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