Over the course of the month of October I have just made lists of ten where the order wasn’t set. Lists of ten to ponder over and contemplate. For the last list, however, I thought I’d stretch myself by considering what were my top ten life goals – in order. It’s certainly not an easy […]
Read More Top Ten Life GoalsWith friends like this … A group of us were looking at Psalm 3. It’s an interesting time in the life of King David. And calling him King David is at the time an interesting statement. His son that he loved, Absalom, has usurped his position and strategically pushed David from the throne. The king […]
Read More An Acknowledgement That Not Everyone Is My FriendI believe it’s rare to find anything as intimate as hearing someone speak to you. I am not talking about phone calls. Useful though they are. It’s being in the company of someone expressing their heart in the words they say. Some experts suggest the actual words used are not as memorable as other communication […]
Read More God In Creation: The God Who SpeaksThe scene is very familiar. The two children are disciplined again for being naughty. The parents together agreed that the suitable response to the indiscretion was to ban the television watching for the evening. If the children follow this carefully, they will be allowed television watching as usual the next evening. As evening approaches the […]
Read More What He Said To YouWhoever conceals their sins does not prosper, but the one who confesses and renounces them finds mercy. (Proverbs 28:13) Growing up, I was very accustomed to a culture of concealment. People showed what they wanted to show to keep up appearances. In church gatherings people had no problems doing the praises and hand waving and all that stuff. […]
Read More Confess Or ConcealIt wasn’t that long ago when the ways of communicating were fairly limited. Face to face, telephone call and a letter. Perhaps those were your options. Sure there was a telegram, but that was for the posh folks. There was also the fax which again was reserved for those considerably richer than me. Usually those […]
Read More Well I SayThis weekend a very dear friend of mine challenged me. There are a group of churches in a geographical region who are lacking in numbers. Meanwhile other churches have more numbers and could certainly do with giving some of their members the opportunity to serve elsewhere. My genius idea was to offer the opportunity to […]
Read More Are We Set Up To Be Fruitful?I really commend the importance of working in teams. As a loner – although that status is under growing scrutiny – I certainly still enjoy my own company. I get on well with me, and often find myself to be the most riveting of associates. (Did you know I am really funny, I never knew […]
Read More In Praise Of TeamsI acknowledge how important it is to do Bible Study carefully. It is very easy to get caught up with my personal agenda when looking at scripture and then using verses and sections to conform to my will and give me the answers I want to my issues. Indeed it is so easy to read […]
Read More He’s Talking To YouThe other day I sat in a church service and the one leading the service selected Revelation 3:14-22 as the scripture reading. The case is that we read the scripture, hear a little bit spoken about it and then carry on with whatever’s on the schedule. Indeed we can read it and never refer to […]
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