Take The Hit

Take the hit. Stevie Wonder produced a song he co-wrote over 45 years ago that depicts the breakdown of a relationship. The song is an account from the perspective of the person who wrecked the relationship. The song goes on to express how a number of things could be blamed for the breakdown, but at […]

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Release and Renewal

We make demands. We don’t want to feel this way anymore. We don’t want to feel the burden. We don’t want to feel the strain. We find it an overwhelming weight at times. Sometimes it even shows in those moments when we let slip the personal agony in a wince or yelp. We don’t want […]

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Repentance and Responsibility

It’s about time you owned that. Stop deflecting. Stop blaming others for the situation. Stop putting it down to apparent factors beyond control as though you have successfully deluded yourself into thinking there was nothing you could do. Stop that. Look at where it’s got you and consider carefully how it has not brought you […]

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It is a Relief 

There are different types of Columbo episodes. One I particularly admire goes along the following lines.  As you know, because like me, you love Columbo, the show is not about guessing who did it. It’s about seeing how Columbo can outwit them so they may be duly caught. There are murders that take place, however, […]

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Journeyman Journal – Hurt

Why did I do it? At first it was out of a sense of desperation. To me I felt that I needed it and as I couldn’t get it having gone through the proper channels, I felt it was the only way to get it. I have got to confess, sometimes I wouldn’t go through […]

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Bringing It To Light

Recently I wrote about how Jesus is looking for partakers, not just observers, spectators or contributors. What I considered at the time of writing was the importance that when Jesus invites us to be partakers, he invites us to be partakers in the divine life.  Through His broken body and shed blood, He allows us […]

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Confess Or Conceal

Whoever 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. […]

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