People can be characterised by their delights. Spend enough time with someone and you can find what buttons to push to get them excited. Mundane existing is suddenly transformed to bright energising engaging living. Some of these passions, though, have a short life span and their ability to truly change life for the better is […]
Read More What A DelightThe bright side is not about avoiding harsh realities, but it is about not getting sucked into believing that it is all there is to life. The bright side is not about delusional thinking of utopia to escape life as we live it. Rather the bright side can see life even in dead situations. It […]
Read More Better Look On The Bright SideYeah I’ve posted quite a lot on Mr. Piper recently. I don’t want to give the impression that I idolise the dude – I trust I don’t. I admire him a lot, but appreciate that he is not at all the Messiah but a fallible vessel just like me. One of the things I love […]
Read More John Piper – Christ Above All Else?Hear the brother’s heart to call out the faithful young men to the standard of Christ at any cost. This is powerful stuff with the backing of a lengthy commitment and passion to Desiring God above all else. For His Name’s Sake Shalom dmcd
Read More John Piper – Where are the Faithful Young Men?Piper again hits home with some concerns about the tendency to go with the next big thing and not match it to the reality of how that affects our day to day life. It’s something that I am challenged with constantly in ensuring my faith is connected to my daily walk and my daily walk […]
Read More John Piper – The Achillies’ Heel of the Next GenerationKeeping things simple is appealing. Dazzling with technical lingo may impress initially, but it is worthless if we end up none the wiser. Better to make the complex simple. Knowing God may be complex but some aspects are simple. He knows the way of those who do right – He knows because He sets it […]
Read More Keeping It Simple: Two PathsDon’t know if I’ve mentioned it before, but I was brought up by two loving parents and one loving television. OK there were a number of televisions in the time of being brought up at home, but we never had multiple televisions in the home, only one in the living room that was the focal […]
Read More Psalm 1 From A Personal ContextSo God has only gone and done it again. You may recall my whole bit on Balamory where God taught some valuable lessons by getting me engrossed in the weird aspects of the television my daughters watch. (You got to remember PC Plum, Suzie Sweet, Josie Jump and the rest, don’t forget that wonderful opening.) […]
Read More Thomas Teaches Me Lessons for LifeOne of the key points in developing on the theme of the previous post is listening. I appreciate coming across material that makes me listen and think and respond in one way or another and the work of Jim McClarty definitely does that. It’s not about agreeing with him on everything, it’s about enjoying hearing […]
Read More Faith Is A Gift – Pastor Jim McClartyThis is a statement of intent. Perhaps it is perceived as a foolhardy statement. Perhaps it is perceived as a statement of arrogance or pride. Perhaps it is perceived with scepticism and suspicion. Perhaps it is dismissed as the mere ramblings of a wannabe. Perhaps, nevertheless it’s time to draw a line in the stand […]
Read More Statement of Intent: Christopher Dryden
