Unhindered Praise, Unhindered Worship. There’s something about having that Audience of One mentality that can lead to a worship and praise lifestyle free from being inhibited by the thoughts of others and the issues going on within you. It is something particularly experienced in those intimate times on your own with God where the full […]
Read More UnhinderedThis week through many different encounters and experiences I’ve been reminded about how essential and difficult it is to follow Jesus and Jesus only. There are so many competing issues and factors that can demand so much of us. Some of them normal and understandable factors, others less so, but the similarity between them is […]
Read More And The Rest …Here’s an indication of how things have been in 2009. The first quarter has been crazy. I don’t type straight onto a blog. I tend to do a Word document with the … words … that I’ll put in the blog. So I’ve kept the files of most of the entries I’ve done this year […]
Read More So Where Was I?With seven days to go before my wife and I celebrate six years of marital bliss (?) my brother only goes and celebrates his marriage publicly thus raising the bar for anything I have to offer. No pressure there then. For His Name’s Sake Shalom dmcd
Read More Precious Memories – David and Nicola’s 4 Year AnniversaryIt’s worth providing a personal update before getting into the beef of the thought that inspired a return to this type of blogging for the better part of a month. Well since last I blogged I’ve had to deal with a number of traumatic issues in settling into the new place that we’re in. I […]
Read More All You Need To Know About Everything In Seven MinutesYeah, April wasn’t the most prolific month for blog posting and this is hardly counted for some of the earlier output and material, but this post is down to beat the deadline to get in there just before midnight and state quite clearly that I’m coming back to proper dedicated writing. More info on that […]
Read More CD Songs: Gentle Shepherd by Gaither Vocal BandFew things are in season all year round. As we enjoy the Springtime blossoming of trees and bask in their Summertime bloom we’re only too aware that Autumn sees leaves turn brown and Winter witnesses the full become sparse. This sparseness is no bad thing because it is necessary to replenish and refresh that which […]
Read More In SeasonEver considered your roots? Not just family and cultural heritage, but where you are planted? What are you sunk into and as a result where do you feel in the place of greatest belonging? Sometimes we go through life rootless and wander searching for places to plug in. Social groups and cultural settings like the […]
Read More RootedLife can really be brilliant. Oxygen is just one of a number of other chemicals and resources required for the body to function. Similarly we can get fed by different streams of influence – what we watch or listen, the friends we knock about with, interests and hobbies. It’s good to reflect sometimes on what […]
Read More Nourishing StreamsYou think about it day and night. It captures every waking moment in whatever your doing. When you are doing something boring you will focus on it to give you hope. When it’s coming, your anticipation levels are tangible to all around you. It feeds your enthusiasm for life and makes everything else bearable. In […]
Read More All Consuming Passion
