Waking up each morning. Wondering why. Why wake up? What’s the point? Why not just pull the covers over again? In fact, why bother carrying on at all? In as much as I love my family and am grateful to God for them, primarily living for them as a purpose to keep going is relatively […]
Read More Journeyman Journal: Willing to Go OnWhat does it mean to acknowledge God in all of my ways? Earlier I was challenged about whether my life would really be that different without the presence and power of the Holy Spirit. How would my approach to work be different? How would the way I engage in family life be different? How would […]
Read More Journeyman Journal: Worth AcknowledgingWe got used to the pattern. When he came into the classroom, he’d have his satchel casually on his shoulder. He would place it on the desk and get only that which he needed for the session. Then he would never refer to his satchel again. Bearing in mind it was for the best part […]
Read More Journeyman Journal: Pick Up The SatchelWe sat around the table and heard the state of affairs and it made me think. Honestly, the first thought was, ‘What on earth am I doing here? What have I got myself into?’ That was soon followed by the thought, ‘What is the quickest and best way to get out of this mess?’ After […]
Read More Journeyman Journal: What Stage?When I was a lot younger than today, I did some volunteering. I had the great honour and privilege of volunteering for a gentleman who wrote books and did talks on a wide range of issues including archaeology and history. He treated me very well. He gave me a lot of opportunities to help out […]
Read More Journeyman Journal: No Hard FeelingsIn his final address that is recorded in scripture, Joshua presented God’s account of the journey that His people had made to that point. It’s fascinating hearing God go through a history lesson of His ongoing faithfulness and a track record that saw His people reach the position where the land promised to their ancestors […]
Read More Journeyman Journal: Past and ProgressShe said, ‘alignment’. I knew what she meant at the time. What she described was very familiar to me. She wanted to do something but felt a restraint on doing it because she wasn’t in line with what was right for the time. It would be more about he impulses and desires, rather than genuinely […]
Read More Journeyman Journal: In StepJohn Barnes was a footballer. To say he was a very good footballer would be an understatement. At his peak, he would rightly be acclaimed as one of the best in the world in his position. He delighted fans with an array of skills and a display of technique that captured the interest of those […]
Read More Journeyman Journal: With A Goal In MindIt could be heard in her voice. From one stage to another. The great unknown. It was all well and good other people telling her about what it would be like, but she had never been there before. She didn’t know what it would be like. Anxiety filled her voice as she listed issue after […]
Read More The Trauma in TransitionDear Heavenly Father: You are so wonderful, so good and so kind. Awesome and majestic in all that you are, it is still incredible that you should engage with your creature. Especially one that actively chose to wander away from your precepts, your principles, your leading and your care. Here I am though. A recipient […]
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