Life. I get it. Mortgage or rent to be paid. That means you need a decent paying job that will eat up a lot of the hours in the week. That doesn’t leave time for much else on a week day. By the time the weekend comes around, we’re just about able to muster the […]
Read More Too BusyWhen she came in, she spoke of how frustrated she was. She spoke of how she felt as though there was nothing stimulating for her and how people would talk about things changing with no sign of actual change taking place. As I heard her, my heart sank. It was an all too familiar story. […]
Read More Gospel Triggers – Communally Looking At Life Through God’s EyesSome church discussions are exasperating. I was sitting through one in particular where the brethren were talking about relationships, marriage and appropriate conduct for couples at various stages of their courtship. What was completely assumed was the definition for the key terms, and the other key concept of what church means. So while various traditional […]
Read More My Definition Is This …One 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 ShortA while back, I had a good friend. One of the things about this friend was just the great loyalty and dedication displayed. The servant heart was something that was somewhat taken advantage of by others. She would often be called because people knew she would be available and would help almost at the drop […]
Read More Loving People Because You Love PeoplePut Your Trust In No Man. Here’s your challenge. Find that phrase in scripture. Need a hand? Well here’s something close to it. Do not put your trust in princes, in human beings, who cannot save. (Psalm 146:3) Good. So we’re sorted, right? It’s clear – do not trust people. Simple right? Errr … actually yes. Well […]
Read More Failing in Fellowship: Trust Me On This OneHeadaches. I am not a fan of headaches. If headaches were to have a party in celebration of their effectiveness to humanity over the years and invited me with the promise of free goodies including cherry bakewell tarts and ginger beer, I would still decline the invitation. (I would of course still ask for some […]
Read More Not Getting Hung Up – Working It ThroughI am a loner. My preference has been my own company. Even with a beautiful family of a loving wife and three really awesome daughters, I don’t always love spending every minute of my time with them. Despite being a loner, however, the love of God compels me again to understand that I am nothing […]
Read More What I Love About Church: FellowshipRecently I shared a parable about a woman, a wedding and a hair salon experience. The parable is worth an explanation. Of course not all parables are worth an explanation but this one certainly was. It came to me one morning – one of those things you get when you’re waking up giving the impression […]
Read More The Hair Experience: An ExplanationShe had never been more excited. Here she was a few days away from the greatest day of her life. It had all seemed to fit so right. He wasn’t like others. He was more interested in her than his own pursuits. Their relationship was built on a solid friendship of trust and mutual transparency. […]
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