The fisherman, the disciple, the one who denied three times, the apostle who preached at Pentecost, the man who left fatherly letters for followers to continue in the faith. As mentioned in the first post in this series, the life of who we refer to as Peter is a fascinating one to explore. Not to […]
Read More A Peter Profile: 02 Simon Who?Previously in this exploration of the journey, I reflected on the strong model of marriage I saw in my parents. As you might appreciate, the strength of that relationship was something that I grew to acknowledge with each passing year in retrospect. As I became aware of how other marriages existed and sadly ended, my […]
Read More A Journey in Marriage: Detach and Attach Part 2An effort was made recently to look at some of the good points of the first man, Adam. (Worth having a read.) It’s worth remembering, that we all come from that first guy. There are things to applaud, especially considering where he came from, who created him, how he created him, what he did initially […]
Read More Adam: What Went WrongWe offer words from our lips, but our hearts are far from the matter. Paying lip service to something is one of the saddest activities that plagues the human condition. What it highlights is the clash of claims. Our lips give the impression of serving one master. Our actions informs that a different master is […]
Read More Who Rules? Clash of ClaimsThey put you in a box. This is how you’re supposed to be. This is what you’re supposed do. This is how you’re supposed to feel. This is where you belong. They put you in a box. Yet the box does not fit. And as it does not fit it hammers in. It squeezes in. […]
Read More Lost and BrokenWhere were you? Of all the people who neglected me, I didn’t expect you to be one. When I needed you the most, you weren’t there. Where were you? When you needed someone, I was right there. Weeping with you, sobbing with you, standing by you, understanding you, supporting you, encouraging you. Where were you? […]
Read More Dryden Shorts: Unexpected Neglect“What’s that, Dad?” “What’s what, son?” “What’s that in your hand?” “Haven’t you seen a pen before?” “Sure I have, but I’ve never seen you with one before. You’re usually on the laptop or on your phone. What’s with this new fangled device you’re using with this piece of paper.” “Ha, ha ha. Very funny, […]
Read More About A PenThere is something so fascinating about exploring someone’s life. When I read a good biography, the writer engages me to a really deep degree in terms of trekking the life of the subject in question. The ups and downs, the influences and the detractors, the successes and the failures, what others would not know or […]
Read More A Peter Profile: 01 Why Peter?At the time of writing, my time on earth has been measured to put me in a category of the early forties. My first conscious memory is of an incident when I was maybe three or four years old. This means that I’ve got a recollection of being me for almost four decades. As God […]
Read More A Journey in Marriage: Detach and Attach Part 1People are fascinating. It’s no surprise, then, that the stories of people are fascinating. However full and packed a series of biographies on an individual can be, we won’t know truly everything about that individual. It’s still nevertheless fascinating to explore what we can discover about the person. One of those people who are fascinating […]
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