Here are six things God hates, and one more that he loathes with a passion: eyes that are arrogant, a tongue that lies, hands that murder the innocent, a heart that hatches evil plots, feet that race down a wicked track, a mouth that lies under oath, a troublemaker in the family. (Proverbs 6:16-19) MSG […]
Read More Daily Thoughts – God’s Deadly SevenHe will die for lack of discipline, led astray by his own great folly. (Proverbs 5:23) Folly can be described as doing something that will end in harm or some great deficit being experienced by the individual and others. Discipline isn’t popular yet the benefits are so attractive that it’s bemusing why we don’t live […]
Read More Daily Thoughts – Discipline – It’s For Your Own GoodIf you seek it like silver and search for it as for hidden treasures, (Proverbs 2:4) So we need wisdom for a peaceful life. It should be obvious that it’s worth pursuing wholeheartedly. Yet for all the advances in technology and the material wealth we’ve accumulated we’re no happier now than we’ve ever been. That’s […]
Read More Daily Thoughts – Wisdom: Worth The SearchThe proverbs of Solomon, son of David, king of Israel (Proverbs 1:1) Of all the verses in the first chapter of Proverbs to go for this may appear to be the least likely. Verses 2-4 are rich with verses about the purpose of the proverbs and how they would be valuable to us. Verses 5 […]
Read More Daily Thoughts: Wisdom – For A Peaceful LifeOn the last Saturday of 2006 my daughter Abigail was blessed that is to say we made a huge deal of her dedication back to God (after all He gave her to us in the first place). This also coincided with birthday celebrations for Deborah who turned two years old the day before. Now when […]
Read More Abigail Dryden’s BlessingSomeone I know asked me for some book recommendations and after reading what I sent him, I thought it would be useful to share it here. I’ve read a fair number of books in the last 10 years or so since I’ve taken my spiritual journey with Christ and to be honest it’s difficult to […]
Read More What Book?I’ve never been an incurable romantic, I was brought up to find those things kind of soppy and mushy and yucky and that kind of business – brought up properly! Yet as I got into the music of Stevie Wonder and as I engaged in the thing of … feelings (wow, I have those?) I […]
Read More Songs I Like – Send One Your LoveI still remember reading Charlie’s blog this time last year and using that as a spur to start my own one. I recall at the time I really wanted to make the most of the writing gig that I enjoy and the concept of a blog appealed to me. Since making that decision and putting […]
Read More Happy 1st Anniversary!!!So when I’m not being a spiritual development worker, how am I? Well if anything I’m very busy. Busy in my head, busy at work, busy at church and busy at home. I guess that’s how I’d love it to be, but being busy has to have its precautions. So it got to a point […]
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