Disclaimer: The following is not written by someone in the height of maturity. Here is the thing. Maturity is a remarkable thing. I recall people who have had a tremendous impact on my life through their maturity. What marked it out as mature was the measured way in which the person considered an issue, listened […]
Read More What Is Maturity?I enjoy my smartphone I recognise that I use it for quite a lot of things as it’s really useful for the apps. A friend remarked to me recently how dependent we in the privileged West have become on those apps. There must be an app for it somehow. App for shopping, app for banking, […]
Read More ApplicationFool. I remember first coming across that term when the character in The A-Team called B. A. Baracus used it usually to Murdock. It hardly sounded like a positive term of reference. (Neither did being called a ‘sucka’, which is knowledge I retained for use at school which met with mixed reactions. Some laughed at […]
Read More When God Calls Someone A FoolJoseph said to the people, “Now that I have bought you and your land today for Pharaoh, here is seed for you so you can plant the ground. But when the crop comes in, give a fifth of it to Pharaoh. The other four-fifths you may keep as seed for the fields and as food […]
Read More Genesis: 47 – Looking To The ProviderNow then, please let your servant remain here as my lord’s slave in place of the boy, and let the boy return with his brothers. How can I go back to my father if the boy is not with me? No! Do not let me see the misery that would come on my father. (Genesis 44:33-34) It’s […]
Read More Genesis: 44 – Judah’s JourneyAgain Abraham bowed down before the people of the land and he said to Ephron in their hearing, “Listen to me, if you will. I will pay the price of the field. Accept it from me so I can bury my dead there.” (Genesis 23:12, 13) it’s a moving picture we’re given at the start […]
Read More Genesis: 23 – It’s The Principle That MattersThe king of Sodom said to Abram, “Give me the people and keep the goods for yourself.” But Abram said to the king of Sodom, “With raised hand I have sworn an oath to the Lord, God Most High, Creator of heaven and earth, that I will accept nothing belonging to you, not even a thread […]
Read More Genesis: 14 – No One Else Taking The CreditI subscribe to a few things online that help with tidbits of information. A word for the day – not a scripture, literally a word and its definition and history. Among the things I subscribe to is a site called Wise Geek. It’s fascinating getting their emails every morning and reading odd bits and bobs […]
Read More Achieving Goals – Being Part of the 8%Paul answered: “I am now standing before Caesar’s court, where I ought to be tried. I have not done any wrong to the Jews, as you yourself know very well. If, however, I am guilty of doing anything deserving death, I do not refuse to die. But if the charges brought against me by these […]
Read More Acts Actually: 25 – Taking It To The TopAs they stretched him out to flog him, Paul said to the centurion standing there, “Is it legal for you to flog a Roman citizen who hasn’t even been found guilty?” When the centurion heard this, he went to the commander and reported it. “What are you going to do?” he asked. “This man is a […]
Read More Acts Actually: 22 – Making The Most Of Your Identity
