She was right. The way she was treated was disrespectful. No consideration was given for who she is and what was requested of her. It was as if she should just be on hand like a disposable piece of material. Unsurprisingly, the response was not forthcoming. You have got to treat people right. (Photo by […]
Read More Journeyman Jottings: Treat People RightFor a while she had a problem. Her problem was that in as much as we were married, it felt like something that was real in name only. She lived with him. They slept in the same bed together. Occasionally they even talked. For all of that, though, she felt like he was still looking […]
Read More Journeyman Journal: She Is With Me On The JourneyRecently the journey explored the tragedy of Israel’s failings in keeping a faithful covenant relationship with God. That failing expressed throughout their history from their wilderness experiences, to their early years in the Promised Land even to the age of the kings and the return of the people from exile. It was not relayed to […]
Read More Journeyman Journal: Cut the Ties to Progress Pt. 2Treaties and Alliances: Solomon was said to be the wisest man. His wisdom was known throughout a wide region in his day and the legacy impacted people for generations afterwards and still influences people today. For all that wisdom, however, he sowed the seeds to his own demise with his collection of wives. Those wives […]
Read More Journeyman Journal: Cut the Ties to Progress Pt. 1How did that detachment happen? Did He really say that you will die? You won’t die. You’ll be like Him. You won’t need Him. You’ll be able to do it on your own. From that has come the offer of other sips of deception. Sip One: Why listen to them? What do they know? They […]
Read More Never Detached“You wouldn’t know. You haven’t gone through what I’ve gone through.” When that’s said, it’s usually shutting the door on a conversation and probably a relationship. Empathy is a powerful tool to be able to employ. If you know what it’s like, because you’ve been through the same thing or something very similar, it’s a […]
Read More The Marks 10: Rejoice and Weep AlongsideThere is something good in taking the credit for a job well done. It is good to be recognised and acknolwedged. As well as that though, there’s something in the ego that feels really good about being the centre of attention just for a moment. Sure there are those self-effacing types who find it hard […]
Read More The Marks: 04 Take Delight in Giving HonourFellowship is a Christian-ese kind of word that is banded about and applied to all types of gatherings from quiz nights to youth meetings to formal worship services but all too often the true essence of fellowship is missed. The fellowship of believers gives us a picture of God. We are all unique, yet made […]
Read More Eden Weekly #05: The Joy of FellowshipFollow One Course Until Success (Part 2 of the FOCUS series. The first part to the series can be accessed by clicking here.) It’s about the course that you take. It has to be one. What frustrated his mother was his tendency to change from course to course and from job to job. He never […]
Read More OneHe had interceded for his people. He already enjoyed the privilege of engaging with God as friend to a friend. Now, however, Moses sought something more. Please show me your glory. Exodus 33:18 The relationship between God and Moses was already special. The first encounter had seen Moses given an insight into who God was that […]
Read More A Moses Profile: 17 – Not Just The Regular (Part Two)
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