Can you see me? Can I see you? The term intimacy is rightly used in the context of the marital relationship. That relationship is in a real way to be the peak of that term: when true oneness is experienced to a degree that cannot be experienced elsewhere. Intimacy, however, is not exclusive to that […]
Read More Intimacy in RelationshipsGod had a plan and His plan involved a man. That man was told about aspects of the plan, but to see it to its fruition, this man had to learn persistence. This man’s persistence highlighted the awesome works of God in fulfilling His plan. Moses suffered an initial setback when the people of Israel […]
Read More A Moses Profile: 7 – Persistence for DeliveranceThe sales pitch is based on people talking about the difference that has been made in their lives thanks to the ruler. You see the advert – the swooping shots of beautiful landscapes and scenery, the orchestral music sweeping your emotions as the voiceover from Regular Person talks with emotion about just how great their […]
Read More Who Rules? The Power of a Life TransformedRealisation. What a wonderful word. It’s scary as well. But there’s more about being full of wonder than the scary thing. It’s scary though. Scary in the sense of that dawning realisation of the condition that you’re in that you did not recognise until you … realised. I mean when you realise it’s scary because […]
Read More Within Reach: When You Realise …Much of what is seen came from someone who saw it before anyone else did. They saw it because of the vision they were given. Not just the vision, but the perseverance to realise what they saw, even when others did not see it. That perseverance was key because others not only could not see […]
Read More Dryden Shorts: Who Sees ItWhat is this gnawing away at him? He could just carry on like everyone else. It clearly doesn’t bother anyone else. People either don’t say anything or even laugh at the thought of being bothered by it. He should just be among them and not let it affect him. But it gnaws away at him. […]
Read More A Point Is Reached When …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?
