The Bible is made up of various books written by various characters coming from various backgrounds. What I love about the collection of books, however, is how often you come across straight talk. Take for instance the first 11 verses of Proverbs 26. If being a fool was in anyway attractive to you, or you […]
Read More In Whose Eyes?It was his way of saying he agreed. Or it was good. Or he understood. Just the one word. Sweet. He said it so often it began to annoy some of the other learners. Eventually they could guess when he was going to say it and said it with him or soon in advance of […]
Read More The Sweet StuffOn the face of it this statement – true love hates – does not make sense. There’s an image of love that is full of pleasant, life-affirming sentiments and digging a bit deeper there are even more commendable qualities such as hope and perseverance that help fill out our concept of what love involves. In […]
Read More True Love HatesThere is a beautiful hymn called One Day. The writer of the hymn takes us on a truly outstanding journey through the life and times of Jesus Christ from His incarnation through to the day all believers look forward to when He returns for His people, His Kingdom and His world. The middle of the […]
Read More One DayIt’s been interesting in my life recently. Back in my school days the school gave me a brown folder called a National Record of Achievement within which I could put all my school reports and certificates and the such like to mark the passing of my time at school. My beloved wife dug it out, […]
Read More Telling The Story Of How I Got Here From ThereThere is a reason why God has made it clear that this Christian pathway is not a solo journey. There are reasons, but one in particular became very clear to me recently. I was going through some really difficult decisions to be made, and I was honest enough to understand I needed help. My wife […]
Read More Working It Out By FaithEven when I was growing up in church, there were some words used that I did not understand. I heard the words used a lot, but had no idea what they meant. Short words like ‘glory’ and then some bigger words. A word like sanctification. Now, with no disrespect meant to those who attended the […]
Read More Defining SanctificationRecently I wrote a glowing tribute to thanksgiving, rating the activity as something admirable and worth enjoying. In the interests of fairness, and because as timing has it, after I was so happy, I was sent to a significant low, it’s worth sharing how I celebrate God in bad times. Sometimes events appear to conspire […]
Read More Celebrating God In Bad TimesI am very grateful to God for journeying mercies. From back in childhood, whenever we travelled in the car from location to the next, there was always gratitude for God allowing us to get to our desired destination. It was not always easy, but the mere fact that we got to where we going was […]
Read More Prayer of Thanks for Journeying MerciesThe nature of the life we lead can often be very demanding. Responsibilities require energy to carry them out. Loving people is not done without expending something of yourself in it. That takes a toll. This is why it was a genius part of the human set-up to require a number of hours of sleep […]
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