I can imagine it can be a thankless task – Being a defence lawyer when the person being defended is definitely guilty. That cannot be a job you can do and sleep that well at night unless you have set up some strong coping mechanisms. Ones like saying you are performing an important part of […]
Read More Appreciating Other Perspectives and the IndefensibleNot that long ago I shared how I didn’t always take scriptures in their proper context and treat them properly. Lately, I was challenged about another oft repeated verse. I will bless the Lord at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth. (Psalm 34:1) It won’t take too long to be in certain church […]
Read More Praise and the Defeat of DiscouragementSandra was not going to be like her Mum. At school in her early teens, Sandra’s brash attitude rubbed some the wrong way, but there were some who saw the talent and ability through the bravado. She was cool with the encouragement, she just didn’t want to be told what to do. Especially seeing as […]
Read More Will The Circle Ever Be Broken? Sandra’s StoryThe saying goes an apple a day keeps the Doctor at bay if you hit him hard enough with it. It didn’t take me much to like apples. They’re a great fruit. It has so many uses. It is arguably the most versatile fruit. It is important, however, that it is used well or else […]
Read More An Apple.I must confess that I have been guilty of taking some scriptures out of context. One is the glorious saying in scripture “Not by might, not by power, but by my Spirit says the Lord.” (Zechariah 4:6) It is worth checking that verse in its context for yourself. My misuse of the verse has seen […]
Read More Is It Fit To Fit?Sometimes I can have an extended season of interest in something. I’ll be all over it and fascinated to find out about it. Some of those things become a regular standby for me. I can venture there in my mind whilst waiting for a loved one to finish their engrossing conversation about something or other. […]
Read More There’s More To It Than ThatDeath is a topic some people avoid. You know the concerns – it’s being morbid, it’s a bit depressing, there’s nothing that good to say about it and for some it triggers some pretty traumatic memories. As death is inevitable, though, I don’t mind thinking and taking about the matter from time to time. I […]
Read More So Much To Write – So Little TimeI have not looked at the midpoint of the year so intently before. Time has tended to pass by and I have only tended to reflect and consider things at the year’s end. The reason why this is different, however, is probably down to a different intentionality to the year. So from the end of […]
Read More Working It Out – Dryden July UpdateIf you browse through this blog you will not find many photos of me. That’s because I don’t like posting photos of myself. Primarily because I don’t see the need. So it takes much for me to voluntarily do so. The two human beings on the left are two people I have a great deal […]
Read More A Couple of ThingsI was having a conversation with a very good and dear friend. We were talking about necessary changes and moves in life. Among the things I love and respect about this friend is his passion and commitment to God being the gospel. He spoke some good words to me about that focus, which reminded me […]
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