It’s a pity that sometimes it takes so long for the penny to drop. Thank God it drops though. Someone I admire, recently asked if we lived the kind of lives we would want others to imitate in getting to follow Jesus. That is a heavy question to ask, but knowing we are called to […]
Read More YIR16 – 04 – Taking the HintMarch was the month that saw the blog present the Journeyman Journal. It’s not boasting, but merely observing that those journal entries was some of the best writing I have ever done. That was coming from a place where the Word was life to me in a way I had never experienced before. God, in […]
Read More YIR16 – 03 – The Journeyman JournalThere are some truly exhilarating moments in life. Following Jesus has some points in it that are tear-inducing in its sheer joy and exuberance. It can get really marvellous. Of course it’s not always like that. Sometimes it can be confusing. Sometimes it can appear humdrum. Sometimes it can be drab and dreary. There are […]
Read More December Thanks #20: PerseveranceIt wasn’t full out frustration that marked this time of the year. February was still a time of activity and the degree of engagement with certain initiatives showed no sign of abating. What was also clear at the time, however, was the sense of living in between. Studying the book of Exodus wasn’t just about […]
Read More YIR16 – 02 – Living In BetweenAs 2016 faces its final ten days, it’s a good time to review what has happened this year. Following the series last year, there will be a series of posts about my Year In Review (YIR) going one month at a time. January was a very interesting month for me. In retrospect I was still […]
Read More YIR16 – 01 – Starting with ExodusThe idea was a good one. It would have given us the right focus to help achieve what was needed. It was heard out with due patience and consideration and then rejected with little reason given. That was a bit baffling. As time elapsed other suggestions and comments with dismissed out of hand and the […]
Read More December Thanks #14: OppositionA good friend of mine took me to watch a movie recently. I have probably been to about half a dozen films at the cinema this year. The film I watched with my friend is the second best one of the year. A really good story was told. Why I am grateful for stories is […]
Read More December Thanks #13: StoriesMy friend Ray introduced me to this better way of looking at the concept of hope. Previously the term was more like a wish you really wanted to happen. The sort of thing you crossed your fingers for, but held a degree of knowledge that it may not happen. It was a bit like optimism […]
Read More December Thanks #09: HopeThere is a look of exasperation that appears on your face as you become the recipient of the umpteenth act of misfortune. You know, you drag all the bags of shopping into the room and discover that you forgot the flour that you were told quite clearly you had to buy. It was a tough day anyway and the store […]
Read More Not Just CopingIt’s not a hopeless quest. Among other terms I enjoy, there’s the term ‘ideal’. Whenever anyone starts a statement with the phrase ‘in the ideal world’, I buckle up and get ready for a lesson in the real world ain’t like we like it and we just have to lump it. ‘In the ideal world, […]
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