The frown reflects your burdens. Any smile you offer is hollow. You frown wherever you go because of those burdens. You talk, but the burdens are not eased. There is someone who wants you to leave those burdens with Him. He is a good listener and more than that He is able to take those […]
Read More Dryden Shorts: You Can Leave Them HereWhenever Elisha was in the neighbourhood, she noticed. After a while from noticing, she’d invite him in to have something eat. Then eventually she persuaded her husband to make some renovations to ensure that whenever Elisha was around there was a place for him to rest and be refreshed. She really looked after him. When […]
Read More The Marks: 08 About HospitalityI love podcasts. I just love the convenience of having such glorious listening material at hand in a manner that not even radio can provide. The wide variety of podcasts available from such a range of sources. From the professional outfits who have their studios souped up to the max, to the one man operation […]
Read More You Are Not Filling InKathy had just the right approach to Paige. Paige had shared the news about her Mum’s passing with the team. She was subdued as she made the short announcement. It instantly seemed to take the air out of the room. Any joviality that was in the room evaporated to be replaced with the distinctly sombre […]
Read More Just The Right ApproachYou spend the time listening to me and the issues I bring up. You don’t look bored at all, in fact your level of interest inspires me to continue sharing. Thank you for sharing your life as well and making me feel like sharing your life matters to you just as much as hearing me […]
Read More You CareI didn’t make it to the gathering. If I told you how tired I was, it still wouldn’t do justice to how tired I was. After a season of pushing myself the body simply refused to be abused that way again. So I didn’t make it. In another setting at another time that would have […]
Read More The Value of RelationshipsIt creeps up on those who are not vigilant. First there was the burst of fresh interest and a great desire to be available and flexible. Often it’s mutual. Yet over time some habits sneak in. The little that you knew becomes much to you, enough for you to make small assumptions. The habits and […]
Read More Solid September Sale: No Longer Taking Relationships For GrantedPain serms inevitable in life. It doesn’t matter whether it’s a scratch or a bruise on a child when they fall over, or thd hurt of loss of a loved one. It is prevalent. This week two people I care about considerably both shared something of the pain they were enduring. One spoke of the […]
Read More For The HurtingI think some people are called to be misfits. Reading about some of the characters in the Bible and their popularity with the status quo (or lack of), and their ability to bring grief to the authorities of the day, the role of a misfit seems somewhat inevitable. It is sad, however, when people feel […]
Read More When You Know You Don’t BelongI thank God for peacemakers and I think they take on shapes, forms and professions. I was thinking about the point of doctors and nurses (representing the entirety of the medical profession). I think it’s a natural off-shoot of placing business concerns on the medical profession that the ethos of professions like being a doctor […]
Read More Blessed Are The Peacemakers: Doctors and Nurses
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