There it is. The first signs of growth. Bursting through the soil reaching tentatively to the sun. There are so many factors going against it. What if there are is an adverse climate? What if the surroundings are made hostile? Perhaps a rodent or pest may trample it down before it ever has a chance […]
Read More The Plant: Fragile to FlourishThe kettle. It contains water. Water that is in the process of going from one temperature to another. The state of the water previously was not good enough for the task required. The final state of the water will reach will be perfect for the task. You just need to raise the heat over time. […]
Read More The Kettle: Patient PassionIt can come across as rather presumptuous to think you know how the story goes. After all, what makes you think you know. Who are you anyway? What do you know? So at best it’s good to just let the story tell the story and not get involved in things you know nothing about. That’s […]
Read More How The Story GoesIt’s so good to be in an environment where people encourage each other. That’s it. That’s all. For His Name’s Sake Shalom C. L. J. Dryden
Read More Encouraging Each OtherI 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?There is a saying going around that says that following Jesus isn’t about rules, it’s about relationship. I hear that. I certainly get the gist of what it looks to oppose. There is a very real legalistic streak among some of us that is so rules oriented that the purpose of living and the real […]
Read More Running By The RulesGod has been so good to me. In any given moment there is a friend who can say something that will get me laughing. In the childhood days there were competitions between us as siblings to see who could keep a straight face and not laugh at the efforts of the others. Though I loved […]
Read More A Word On LaughingBecky knew she couldn’t ignore the alarm the second time. It’s incessant repeating tune and vibration did not allow her to do anything other than stare annoyed at it. Not that she had been deep asleep. Not that she enjoyed a decent night’s sleep. Again. Just that the alarm ruined the usual delusion she gave […]
Read More It’s Just Another DayIn 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 MouldingWe were doing a group task. Adults mostly over the age of 30, many with young children and many who were coming from hard days at work. I could understand if some of them were tired and just wanted to be fed stuff to passively take in for future reference. Yet all of them were […]
Read More Untapped No Longer
