Then Barnabas went to Tarsus to look for Saul, and when he found him, he brought him to Antioch. So for a whole year Barnabas and Saul met with the church and taught great numbers of people. The disciples were called Christians first at Antioch. (Acts 11:25, 26) The gospel spreads and Jerusalem catches up […]
Read More Acts Actually: 11 – Partnership Teaching; Community SharingTrials. God is incredibly patient. I consider the patience my parents had with me. I look at the patience I evidently need to have with my children. That is great patience. It is understandable because the parents as adults should have better quality character than the burgeoning developing talents of the impulsive children I consider, […]
Read More Grateful For … (10)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 GoalsIt’s a great pity people don’t invest in relationships without looking for something in return. Recently a friend and I were ‘encouraged’ to offer our manpower to a cause. (At this point feel free to laugh at the thought of me lending ‘manpower’ to anything other than opening a pack of Bakewell Tarts where I […]
Read More A Richer Life Truly Comes From Richer RelationshipsRecently I considered what it looks like to grow in the grace and knowledge of Jesus Christ. It got me thinking of what that looks like on a personal and corporate level. Of course it does assume that I’ve seen it and know of it. Something I am very aware of is reading scripture and […]
Read More Growing Pains Introduction: On Developing In DiscomfortYou know what it is for plant life to grow in its environment. You can find documentaries on it. You know what it is for animal life to grow in its environment. You can find documentaries on it. You even know what it is for humans to grow in their environment. They even have documentaries […]
Read More Growing Carefully in the Grace and KnowledgeStudy to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth. (2 Timothy 2:15) This is a verse I have heard used as the banner for academic pursuits. When it’s not being used to get young people to pass exams at school, it’s used as […]
Read More Say What You See: Educational ExcellenceI don’t know who holds tomorrow, but I know who holds my hand. It’s the line in a song that offers comfort of one unchangeable in an ever changing world. It’s a great word to hold onto and it has brought some people a great deal of joy. Today it’s reminded of something seemingly completely […]
Read More Knowing That Greater Is AheadThere’s a difference between asking God to search you and introspection. I am very used to introspection. It tends to end up being a long and winding road that leads to nowhere but the very self you’ve always been. The self you’re aware of, the self that keeps things going. It might seem very relieving […]
Read More Search Me O GodYesterday my first born child celebrated her ninth birthday. Deborah is very important to me because she’s my first born. At nine, she is no longer a fragile little baby needing to be fed and changed. In considering her development, I see someone who is more advanced than I was at her age, especially intellectualy. […]
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