There was an occasion as I child that I had to go to the dentist. I say I had to go, because obviously my Mum told me I had to go and to be fair, she did come with me. As the dental expert poked about in me mouth, I recall he did just one […]
Read More Are You Ready To Suffer?Ben had high hopes for John. From early days Ben would take out his son to practise his football. It pleased him to see John develop a love for the game. It was even better to see that John had a talent for it. Ben was keen to nurture it and channel it especially as […]
Read More He Has High HopesIt is a dark world. That doesn’t need much in the way of explanation. What’s all the more disconcerting is that some people prefer it that way. Some revel in what takes place in the dark. Some believe they benefit from that scenario. Whilst making noises about seeking solutions and banishing the darkness, they really […]
Read More Prayer for Change – Light ShiningYou put the mixture in the oven. She hires that office worker. He plants the seeds. They pay the money for the new player. All with the same desire in mind. That desire is that the individual will produce the goods. There is a sense in which we can believe that we are put on […]
Read More Producing the GoodsIt’s a wonderful thing to be reminded about who He is. A few months ago I came across a podcast called To The Saints. I don’t quite remember how I came across it but I am really glad I did. The point of sharing the link of course is for you to check them out […]
Read More Reminding Yourself of Who He IsWe were having a conversation about this child at school. To say he was unruly would be an understatement. It seems like it was his point of duty every day to disrupt. Sometimes verbally, but often physically. It didn’t bother him who he hit or hurt. And despite all of the problems he was bringing […]
Read More Suppress vs ExpressThere’s something about a good testimony. Before I talk about that a bit more, there’s a programme that I cannot forget and that programme was called This Is Your Life. I have no idea who liked watching it between my father and mother, but I just remember that it would be on and I would […]
Read More Centre of Attention: This Is His LifeThere was this conversation taking place between a friend and I. We were going through the things we believe we could not live without. To make things fair, we agreed to consider how things have changed in our lives from, twenty-five, twenty, fifteen and five years ago as well as today. You’d be fascinated to […]
Read More Without … NothingThere is something about being given the privilege of having a go at a great opportunity. The story is told of a man who was head-hunted to become the manager a second division football team. He was told of the history of the club and told that the potential at the club was great. The […]
Read More Remember Seeing the PotentialI don’t think we’ll ever get to a stage where heroes are out of vogue. Overtly or subconsciously there’s an encouragement to look up to folks. Perhaps it starts as a child and your first role models are the folks you look at who define and exemplify what life is like. You see them and […]
Read More Avoiding the Santa Syndrome
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