It was not just about proclaiming the coming Kingdom. It was about teaching about it as well. What underpinned that rule of God to be experienced by His followers. Having established Kingdom character in his teaching on the Mount, Jesus uttered something that still has radical consequences today: You are the light of the world. […]
Read More King Jesus Says – ShineCentripetal and centrifugal. One draws in to the centre. One gives out from the centre. One wants to be the focus. One sees the focus beyond self. The phone rings. It’s Kevin. He asks how I am. He takes the time to hear me out. I ask about him and he offers a decent response, […]
Read More Generosity in RelationshipsMoses has three different audiences – God, Israel and Egypt. This is all new to him. He has previously understood about the people that he belonged to and the people who adopted him. He was in a position of privilege, but as he discovered he was not in a position of desired influence. Years away […]
Read More A Moses Profile: 6 – Stuck In The MiddleThe idea is to start with the understanding that you have immense ability. For that understanding to be embedded you have to appreciate the power of your thoughts. If you concentrate enough on a thought, what you can do with it can be instructive. It’s not to say that the power of thought achieves anything […]
Read More Who Rules? What To Do With Thought?Models. Structures. Rhythms. Routines. It’s not always obvious, but people like these. They find some sense of existence in a pattern. You establish a routine for how you eat. You get a rhythm for when you eat. You develop a structure for what you do when it’s time to eat. You set up a model […]
Read More Within Reach: It Is Not Beyond UsIt’s really great to be there for someone else. When they feel lonely or lost motivation to keep going, it’s good to be there as a presence. A presence for peace. A presence for hope. A presence for a degree of consolation. It is one of those privileges in life to know that as someone […]
Read More Dryden Shorts: So Glad You’re HereThis did not start out with me at my best. I was so miserable. I stopped looking after myself. I rarely went out and when I did I avoided people as much as possible. If I didn’t have to talk to anyone all day, that would be a good day. I ignored phone calls, emails […]
Read More The Breaking of DayIt’s remarkable that a command can be an invitation and yet that’s exactly what is going on in the good news being declared. It’s not just good news that should bring a smile to the face and cheery feeling in the soul. It’s not the good news that should make us feel better for a […]
Read More King Jesus Says – RepentIt wasn’t the sympathy that did it. It wasn’t the sentiments in words that did it. It’s when he sat next to me, put his arm around my shoulder and sobbed with me. In that moment it was like he didn’t feel for me – he felt with me. Not just that, but the degree […]
Read More Compassion in RelationshipsIt had been so long since he had seen his brother. Now, due to his efforts at putting off the call of God on his life, Moses had been offered a great support in his efforts. The dynamic of the relationship would take on great value for Moses in accomplishing the task laid out for […]
Read More A Moses Profile: 5 – Resolving Family Affairs
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