Have you ever been distracted? Simon Peter knows just the feeling. There was that one time when of all the disciples that saw Jesus walk on the water, it was Peter who had the boldness to call out to get Jesus to prove Himself. It was Peter who took the invitation and took those tentative […]
Read More A Peter Profile: 06 – Then He Got DistractedMaybe he needed to find out more about this guy he was following. Simon thought he knew who he was following. From the time that he responded to Jesus calling him, Simon had been fascinated by this man. The way He healed, the way He taught, the way He treated people. His brother, Andrew, had […]
Read More A Peter Profile: 05 – Who Is He Following?Jesus, I will never deny you. These others might, but I won’t. You can count on me. I have been with you through so much. I was the one who believed who you were and was happy to declare your identity when others kept quiet. I took the steps on water to you, when you […]
Read More A Peter Profile: 04 – The Man Who Wept Bitterly“Why are you here?” “She’s gone.” “Yes. I know she’s gone.” “I miss her.” “I appreciate that you miss her.” “I don’t know how I’ll carry on. She meant so much to me, she did so much for me. How am I supposed to keep going?” “Did she give you the impression to see her […]
Read More Now Carry OnThere is something so fascinating about exploring someone’s life. When I read a good biography, the writer engages me to a really deep degree in terms of trekking the life of the subject in question. The ups and downs, the influences and the detractors, the successes and the failures, what others would not know or […]
Read More A Peter Profile: 01 Why Peter?The pain is excruciating. Coursing through every part of the body. Wracked in agony and convulsing with the reverberations that appear to be unending. If that’s not bad enough, there’s the emotional and psychological trauma of it. This is unrelenting. Sleep is so scarce that it becomes more desired than great wealth. Every effort to […]
Read More The Hope Is Greater Than The PainWho does that? I had the great privilege on sitting in on a bible study. The person leading the study was exploring the episode of the man who was paralysed at the pool of Bethesda for 38 years. Now that particular episode has a great deal of significance for me because of the challenge in […]
Read More What Does That Say About That Guy?Following Jesus is not designed to be a popular choice. The affiliation with Jesus is in itself something that makes some distinctions. Those distinctions might have expressions regarding taste in social and cultural norms. Yet the real area of distinction is on who is the main authority in life. That authority makes all the difference. […]
Read More Not The Popular Choice“Read it,” he said, “remind yourself of where you’re coming from and what you agreed to do.” That piece of advice was essential. So much had happened for Gavin over the last seven years. His star had rocketed. The success came in at a rate he had not bargained for. It was exhilarating at first, […]
Read More A Reminder To Get On TrackGrowing in knowing does mean starting from a place of not knowing. This is a reassuring truth. It’s a truth that should keep us humble. It should keep us humble because we are not in charge of the knowing or even the growing. All we’re ever really in charge of is our attitude to the […]
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