Like a box of chocolates, friend comes in all shapes and sizes and tastes. Lately I have been considering some of the different things friends offer in their variety. One of the things I appreciate about true friends is the initiative they take to make contact. I appreciate that life can be busy and it […]
Read More Something About FriendsThey were married for 27 years. He thought he knew her very well. They had two children together. The youngest son was leaving home to go on his first tour with a band after the success of their latest hit. For the first time in virtually all their marriage they would have the home to […]
Read More Even After So Long … There Is More To It Than ThatIt’s interesting listening to what different people say about their experiences of it. I remember being in a small gathering (small in the number of physical occupants, but significantly bigger in other aspects). Someone started singing the hymn, I Stand Amazed. I had heard the hymn a number of times before and was fairly well […]
Read More A Story of Grace – Where It BeginsThere is a Stevie Wonder song I love a lot. I love it a lot and it’s on an album I love a lot as well. The song and the album came to mind while I was sitting and hearing a conversation taking place. The content of the conversation was very sad. It was the […]
Read More Finally, the Right Place For BlameDeconstruction. I think overall I prefer to construct things. That’s a slight preference to be fair, because there’s something about deconstruction that I find to be a really useful part of life. Apparently I have a way of speaking that my wife doesn’t always understand. So I will give my spiel and afterwards she will […]
Read More Can You Break That Down?At least you knew where you stood. Even though it was not enjoyable and even though the routine was stifling at least you knew what was what. You knew what you could do and you knew what you couldn’t do. You adjusted yourself to the circumstances and that was just the way it was. You […]
Read More Security Out Of Your InsecuritiesGood news, I’ve got back into chess. My relationship with chess goes in peaks and troughs. There are times of avid interest and regular play and longer periods of inactivity. It’s no big deal because chess is not my life, but it is a good game to play on occasion. One of the reasons I […]
Read More Checking The SceneOne of the things we were encouraged to share with others, was our dining area for meals. It was very new to me, because my idea of meals with others was either going to a restaurant or going to their crib. And I wasn’t bothered at all with how the meal was presented at their […]
Read More Dish It Out Or Already Dished Out?The story often begins with the phrase, ‘Once upon a time’. That’s how it begins, but if we pay attention there was something before that point. It’s where we started the story, but that’s not always where the story starts. Sometimes in digging around, there’s a fascinating lead up to the story we know. For […]
Read More Before We BeginThe journey. Sometimes it feels fresh and revitalised. You might have come across something about Jesus that has a profound impact on your life. That initial approach to life is almost wide-eyed and bushy-tailed. What can you do applying this new insight into Jesus? How will it go when you do so? All those marvelled […]
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