There is this wonderful concept in the world of work of the personal appraisal. Some might know it as a performance review, others may know it as that thing their boss should have done but didn’t get round to doing while they’ve been working for the company for five years. It is a wonderful concept. […]
Read More Appraising The SituationI read a brilliant tweet from Frank Viola (@FrankViola) this evening which was a quote from Ronald Reagan that said the following. “Status Quo is Latin for the mess we’re in!” Of course my small political comment would be that administrations such as his, Carter’s, Bush’s, Clinton’s and now Obama’s for all their nice words […]
Read More The Agitation And Irritation Of RighteousnessFollowing yesterday’s entry on self-control being more about God-control and its application in every stage of life, I had another thought. (“Uh oh”, I hear you sigh. It’s alright, I don’t get these thoughts all the time, sometimes I think about other stuff like when am I going to start on the Chicken & Vegetable […]
Read More Glory To God: The War CryEarlier on this month I had a short post on walking in the light. I want to spend some time exploring what I meant by what I wrote. Depression is real. I am aware of some well-meaning brothers and sisters who wish to think otherwise. I know some well meaning saints in Christ who are […]
Read More Community: Follow The Light Out Of The DarknessIt seems to be the way we operate. We ask who is the best and to decide that we set up measuring points of achievement and success. Implicit in that is the spirit of competition where I see if I am better than you. If I am, I can take the kudos and the perks […]
Read More What’s Wrong With A Bit Of Competition?God is light; in him there is no darkness at all. If we claim to have fellowship with him and yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not live out the truth. But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of […]
Read More Walking In The Light – Part OneI’m sure this is not how community works at all. I’m sure people freely decide to think things through carefully for themselves so they know why they are doing what they are doing. I’m sure people who have views, opinions and beliefs are in no way pressured to do so by their peers and contemporaries. […]
Read More I Wonder If This Is How Community Works?I really love this cartoon. When I saw it, I just chuckled to myself and said “Yes, yes I know the feeling.” Thankfully I believe He is finding community and loving to be a part of it and encouraging the brothers and sisters in it to keep on following Him and being His Body on […]
Read More Jesus Is Looking For CommunityIt really does take all-sorts. What you’re about to read is not an advert for the political/social philosophy of diversity. You might have a policy in your work place about diversity. I know my workplace does. As with a lot of employment policies it has good intentions, but because of the level of emotional and […]
Read More Appreciating DiversityOne of the things I love about the community of faith is that it gives you time to be superficial and fake whilst giving you time to realise that being way is going to profit you nothing. In as much as some centre their Christian expressions to the weekly service, there are those who centre […]
Read More Going Beyond The Superficial
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