Recently 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 TimesThis week I’ve been rather taken with reading of the exploits of God’s people and especially his leaders through the Old Testament books of 1 and 2 Samuel, 1 and 2 Kings and 1 and 2 Chronicles. I got into these books well before getting acquainted to the gospels. Well before I began following Jesus, […]
Read More Reading Then Reading NowI saw a friend today who I haven’t seen in a few years. We hugged like long lost loving brothers. He is such a beautiful man and I have nothing but good memories and good things to say about him. What makes me love him so much, among other things, is that he brings out […]
Read More The Beauty That Encourages BeautyToday, two people I love and cherish celwbrate their birthday. The thought of these two in my life made me appreciate how important relations change people. I am desirous to share the beauty with others, and it looks again that making the most of it in stimulating others to … thrive in life. I pray […]
Read More Celebrating the Good in OthersAppatently since he was 15 all he ever knew was drugs and drink. He had gone through a wide range of drugs and at one time or another had kicked the habit. But the drink always remained. It was his constant. When things got wirsevand he got involved in some traumatic events, he went to […]
Read More FitIt was Harvest Thanksgiving Service. The front of the church hall was beautifully decked out with the wide array of produce donated by the congregants. The display reflected generous hearts and was amazing to see. The designated recipients are those among the least in society both in the locality and elsewhere. Not only was it […]
Read More September Sojourn: Harvest for the WorldIt has not always been easy to live by faith. In fact thinking about it, I cannot recall a time where it has consistently been easy living by faith. What I can say is that despite my capacity to forget things, and sometimes take God for granted, He provides opportunities to be reminded about what […]
Read More September Sojourn: Walking To What You See By FaithI love the bit in John where Jesus would not entrust Himself because He knew the hearts of the people. Jesus comes across as a really savvy guy, who will not get lumbered with the sort of suckers who just want to use up all your energies, but have no desire to do anything in […]
Read More September Sojourn: Paved With Good IntentionsWhen I started work at the YMCA, my boss would occasionally converse with me about how things were going. He was very good for me, and in fact it’s only in retrospect that I appreciate just how good he was. One of our conversations had to do with how we viewed human beings. My upbringing […]
Read More Where To Start When Thinking About PeopleOne of the things I love about the collection of books that makes up the Bible we read is that they are full of stories. I am very sure that if it was just a statistical book it would be very boring and unlikely to transform anyone. Yet the power is in the story. Something […]
Read More God’s Story, Our Story For Their Story – Not Cutting A Long Story Short
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