Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring. (Proverbs 27:1) Making the most of the present is a gift that saves a lot of hassle both from past actions and especially from future preoccupations. Failure to appreciate the present and go swanning off into what we expect to happen […]
Read More MTP27 – Tomorrow, TomorrowHello and welcome to a very rare treat – a blog entry about me! OK even more rare – an entry about me and me wife!! Those don’t come by too often. In fact with recent family commitments, more than one blog entry a day here is fairly rare. It’s not scheduled to be a […]
Read More Sharing Life With My WifeThe crucible for silver and the furnace for gold, but the LORD tests the heart. (Proverbs 17:3) It is a source of encouragement knowing that in the trials of life, those who endure emerge like pure gold. It is as if this word of wisdom reminds us that in the same way that gold and silver have their purifying process so does […]
Read More MTP17 – Proven By The LordWealth 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 – When Wealth Is WorthlessFor those who find me find life and receive favor from the LORD. (Proverbs 8:35) If you read all of Proverbs 8 it could definitely come across as an advert for wisdom. Those looking to get rich could look at it as the promise of all promises. Those looking to stay healthy might also be enthused […]
Read More MTP08 – Promised Benefits of WisdomFor receiving instruction in prudent behavior, doing what is right and just and fair (Proverbs 1:3) After looking through the gospel of Matthew there were certain themes that could be seen right through it. Themes that reflected the core of the Kingdom. These themes were not new in any way shape or form, these are eternal. […]
Read More MTP01 – Underlying Principles Of LifeThere will be more insights on what’s coming out from reading Matthew in later blogs over the month. I thought I’d take a moment out to follow up on a theme that I mentioned yesterday. So there’s this module that I’m delivering to people this week on time management. Now you don’t have to be […]
Read More How Much???Time waits for no man, so the saying goes, and time has passed again with the usual ups and downs in the world. Here are the prayer points that have come out for this week. Muhammad Ali The man who proclaimed to be The Greatest this month celebrates the 37th anniversary of first winning the […]
Read More Prayer Points (WE-110205)Introducing The Insights Yesterday I began reading the gospel of Matthew at chapter one and have continued on chapter two today. I just pondered on some of the things that jumped out of the reading as I read it. It was and is not in-depth study with all the commentaries, etc. I’m sure that may […]
Read More Insights From Matthew – Where He’s Coming FromIt’s All About The Systems On this trip that is about learning about Christian community something startling strikes me – just how much we rely on systems. Take the hierarchical approach to leadership. Most believers I know would be aghast at the thought of having a church without an ordained ‘leader’ (whether that’s a pastor […]
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