I read the episode and still chuckle. Jesus and his disciples in a boat. His disciples include hardened fishermen who know a thing or two about life on the waves. So when they freak out at a storm that threatens their lives, you must know it’s serious things. Where’s Jesus in all the hullabaloo? Having […]
Read More Serenity in the StormIt makes things a lot easier to know what the purpose of life is. Being assured of that from the earliest part of life saves heartache and grief later. So when we embrace what it is to belong to God, questions of purpose turn into commitment to life lived for the purpose of highlighting who […]
Read More I Am His: Statement of PurposeIt doesn’t matter how much the declaration is made of being self-determined, independent and autonomous, there is to a degree something or someone that owns us, we give our lives over to it or the someone, they hold us I their thrall. I wonder who or what you belong to. For His Name’s SakeShalomC. L. […]
Read More A Matter of OwnershipBack at the beginning of this month, I mentioned what a fan I am of November. As the month reaches its close I am still a big admirer of the month. Although the 2015 edition will not go down in history as the greatest of my lifetime there have been highlights. One of the most […]
Read More Thank God for … NovemberWork, job, career, occupation, something to do. This weekend I was reminded that to be able to work is not a curse, it’s a blessing. We were created to purposefully occupy our time with effort and labour. It’s a beautiful thing. It’s even more beautiful when we approach the purposeful use of time in response […]
Read More Thank God for … VocationLife can get so overwhelming that from day to day it can appear just a burden. The mistakes of yesterday, those flaws that were displayed, the hurt caused. As well as problems that were not of your own making still to be resolved. Responsibilities in these circumstances just comes across so overbearing. I am so […]
Read More Thank God for … OpportunitiesI didn’t pay too much attention at school to how it works. I am not really a technical person, so when it comes to the technicalities of the stages of development that brings human beings into the world, it’s still a marvel to me. Indeed I was checking out the brilliant YouTube channel Crash Course […]
Read More Thank God for … ChildbirthThere’s no need to think about there being a reason for everything. I think getting hung up on the reason for anything and everything distracts from the things that matter. Identity is something I have got hung up on for years. One of the reassuring things about having good people in my life is they […]
Read More Thank God for … PurposeThe journey of following Jesus is about living in the now and the yet to come. So His Kingdom is now and yet to come. His presence is here now and He is yet to come. One particular truth in this series is the life of wholeness. A restored relationship with God actually declares wholeness […]
Read More Thank God for … WholenessI love the concept of being nourished. It’s not just having food and drink physically, it’s more than that. It’s that which maintains complete health – food, drink, conversation, bathing, etc. Sometimes I hear of those who lack essential resources like clean water. Efforts are made to supply it by the caring and compassionate. Yet […]
Read More Thank God for … Nourishment
