Mercy. This is a quality that people are aware of. This is a quality that people are at least momentarily grateful to be a recipient of. Is it a quality that people are bred to exercise? Mercy is not a natural quality of human beings. The tendency in reaction to a grievance is towards retribution […]
Read More Time for MercyWhen you fast, do not look gloomy like the hypocrites, for they disfigure their faces that their fasting may be seen by others. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward. Matthew 6:16 They did it to show others that no one could do religious rituals like they could. They did it to show […]
Read More King Jesus Says – Fast for the Father to SeeCelebrating in relationships widens the smile so that it spreads across wider than one face could ever reach. It’s the smile that does it. The human face is not the sun, but when the smile spreads across the face it is like the sun shining to change any grim situation into something so much better. […]
Read More Celebration in RelationshipsIt might be worth making a note of that. This was the thought that nudged me when someone went out shopping. There was quite a lot I wanted, so I told my dear wife to make a note of it. She duly made the note of the various items I wanted. She went to the […]
Read More A Moses Profile: 13 – The Covenant ScribeWhy? He took me from slavery. He saw what I was addicted to and set me free. He did not set me free for me to go back into slavery. Yet – that has been the tendency. To get caught up with debilitating addictions, persuasive chains, enticing entanglements that leaves me sinking fast. All because […]
Read More Who Rules? The Daily OpportunityJust checking. The people were very active. In fact they had been active for a long time. They were given the orders of what they should be doing. Indeed they were following what their parents had received. And their parents were following what their own parents had been doing in following instructions. This was something […]
Read More Within Reach: Check ThisIt’s fascinating looking back on what happened on this day in history. Events of significance in sport, politics, music, etc. Events that shaped the world in which we live. Good times to learn from the positive and negative. Also, good times to be about the business in the here and now of doing things that […]
Read More Dryden Shorts: On This DaySome have it in their mind. Some have a physical location. Some use it on a regular routine basis. Some only get to access the place infrequently. There is value in having a place. That place. A place for recuperation and restoration. A place for reflection and rejuvenation. Life can be relentless. That is not […]
Read More That PlaceIn announcing His edicts on Kingdom living, the King contrasts what passes for the social and religious norm for the revised norm that expresses Kingdom Life. His social commentary holds nothing back in displaying the flaws of the religious norm. This is particularly evident when it comes to prayer. His critique is not just about […]
Read More King Jesus Says – Practice the Secret Life of PrayerIt’s good being in his company. It’s not because he’s clever – that’s a useful bonus from time to time, but it’s not his brains that makes him such good company. It’s not because he’s generous – that’s wonderful to know and very touching from time to time. There’s more to it than that. It’s […]
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