Movies or a TV series. More often than not, I prefer a good TV series. Or a decent series of movies. What gives the series the edge is the ability to follow the development of the story and the key character(s). What’s also applause-worthy is how good writers will set up a thread in a […]
Read More Threads in the StoryThere was a conversation I was having with a friend and they were talking about collaboration. The conversation reminded me of aspects of a background that I used to know. In this environment, there was a greater concern for retaining information than for collaboration. I could understand the concern to not allow things to be […]
Read More Another Word on CollaborationSome of us have been reading what Paul wrote to Titus about setting things straight in the church in Crete. Recently we came across this clear instruction to Titus. In the same way, encourage the young men to live wisely. And you yourself must be an example to them by doing good works of every kind. […]
Read More Platforms and PedestalsWho are we? Where do we come from? Why are we here? What happens when we die? Why does it all matter? These questions tend to be individual ones, but that’s not always been the case. For tribes and other gathering of people groups, those questions would be asked on a communal level. The answers […]
Read More For Sharing Out LoudThis is good and pleases God our Savior, who wants everyone to be saved and to understand the truth. For, There is one God and one Mediator who can reconcile God and humanity—the man Christ Jesus. He gave his life to purchase freedom for everyone. (1 Timothy 2:3-6) It would be one of the biggest lies of my […]
Read More This Is What He WantsRecently I took out an A5 sheet of lined paper and started writing. What I wrote on it was an outline of the journey I have taken in life thus far. It was just broad-strokes from season to season. One particular aspect of that which proved to be very interesting was looking at the setbacks. […]
Read More The Journey to ThereThe skyscraper is a fascinating concept. A bit like the whole thing with the church buildings and their steeples. There was something about them reaching the skies that literally got people looking up. As they looked at these architectural constructs of magnitude, however grand in nature, one thing they all had in common was a […]
Read More From The Ground LevelThe story goes on. The story of your life that is. It is not always good news if you’re going through a season of intense suffering. When you wake up and the pain you felt yesterday is even worse today, it does not sound like good news. When the space that was filled by a […]
Read More Grace & Hope: The End of the Episode is not the Last in the SeriesBut despite Jesus’ instructions, the report of his power spread even faster, and vast crowds came to hear him preach and to be healed of their diseases. But Jesus often withdrew to the wilderness for prayer. (Luke 5:15-16) Rhythms of life. So important to be aware of them. Rhythm was evident from creation in terms of […]
Read More WithdrawnMy firstborn has a main speaking part in a school production. She gets that from her dear paternal influence. As I observe my dear Firstborn get to grips with her role in the context of the overall plot line, I applaud her commitment. She is grappling with that capacity to remember her lines. It has […]
Read More Reading the Scripture like It’s a Script
