It’s not that I have been completely mute. There have been times when I have seen the vow of silence as a positive thing. Essentially, though, I have not been mute in that time. What I have done is gathered a new found love for headphones. I don’t love headphones because they block out others. On the […]
Read More Why The Quiet?When it comes to writing a blog post I don’t always know what to write. As you might have noticed I have been kinda on the quiet side particularly over the month of September. I would like to tell you that the break was due to a need for rest and recuperation. It would be […]
Read More Takes The BrokenThe preacher will mention the words of Jesus, “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my […]
Read More A Word About The Burdens You CarryLately I was sharing about pointing to the alternative, not long after that I was considering the privilege of pursuing the alternative. That just leaves me to conclude this brief series on the Kingdom alternative by highlighting two of its most compelling features. The peace that’s desired by so many in the world is understandable […]
Read More Peace and Permanence of the AlternativeIf something is wrong then it makes sense that there’s a desire to make it right. If something is bad, it’s reasonable to want to do something to address that situation if at all possible. It would be disturbing then to come across a situation where people acknowledged something wrong, but did nothing about it […]
Read More That’s DisturbingJoy is an amazing quality. It’s one of the qualities that has somehow not really been truly explored in my Christian experience. Sure biggies like love and peace have come up. Grace has also been a pressing issue of late in how I engage with others. Yet joy has seemed to miss a lot of […]
Read More Joy Worth Shouting AboutAll of life is about God. That’s a lesson I keep learning just in case I think there’s an avenue untouched by the reality of Him. On this occasion I was busy minding my own business. Literally. My business among other things involves delivering Health & Safety training. That involves showing the Bradford Stadium Fire […]
Read More What To Do About InjusticeI used to get hung up on finding the right balance. Being a husband, a Dad, a brother, an employee, a trainer, a civilian and all the other hats and responsibilities I had would be rather demanding. Especially considering the amount of things required with each responsibility. It would be very easy to get sucked […]
Read More More About Focus Than BalanceWhat kind of Messiah is that? He’s knocking about with those tax collectors and sinners – eating and drinking with them. I think I just saw him laugh at one of their jokes. Does this man not know who he’s dealing with? What’s that? Zacchaeus??? He’s going to have a meal with that fraud? At his […]
Read More Getting His Hands Mucky: Doesn’t He Know Who He’s Dealing With?Paul encourages the church in Corinth something rather interesting. In 1 Corinthians 15:51 Paul says that not everyone will sleep but they shall all be changed. Of course that promise doesn’t mean much until we appreciate what we’re being changed from and we’re being changed to. The contrasts given are stunning – death to imperishable […]
Read More We Will All Be Changed
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