They told me I was living in a fantasy. They told me I needed to wake up from my dreaming and face reality. What was that reality? Who defined that reality? What made it so real? Perhaps it was explained by science, maybe that had all the answers. But appeared to operate on theories and […]
Read More Accept RealityDo not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect. (Romans 12:2) My experience of that period of my life was not so much about being a rebel to my parents. I […]
Read More Acceptable To Who?You can trust Him – He will lead us. He is not obliged to lead in a way for our convenience. He is not under contractual duties to lead in a way that makes those that follow comfortable and always content. He is not even morally compelled to lead in a way that we would […]
Read More Trust Him – He Will Lead UsAmong other things that makes grace amazing is how it works in two ways. First it helps us when we fall and secondly it helps us to give us what we need to not fall in the first place. One of the expressions of this grace is to give us heartfelt experiences of others who […]
Read More When You Recover Help Others Recover“I tell you the truth,” Jesus said, “this poor widow has given more than all the rest of them. For they have given a tiny part of their surplus, but she, poor as she is, has given everything she has.” (Luke 21:3-4) It doesn’t take much to realise what Jesus wants from those that follow Him. People are […]
Read More Give All You GotAs the boss, he got the worst of it. Not that it bothered him that much, because as the boss, it also meant he got the most money from the gig. He may not have been popular, but he didn’t mind as the money rolled in. He worked for it, he played the game and […]
Read More What A ChangeAs Jesus approached Jericho, a blind beggar was sitting beside the road. When he heard the noise of a crowd going past, he asked what was happening. They told him that Jesus the Nazarene was going by. So he began shouting, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!” (Luke 18:35-38) It’s one of the highlights of my week […]
Read More The Only One To SeeWhat I’m saying is that He could be making a point that’s part of a bigger point. Jesus gives a parable about a shrewd manager. It has a message to it that Jesus highlights afterwards. We can take it as it is just as that and leave it. It’s just that right after that parable […]
Read More More To Life Than …Tax collectors and other notorious sinners often came to listen to Jesus teach. This made the Pharisees and teachers of religious law complain that he was associating with such sinful people—even eating with them! (Luke 15:1-2) Aren’t we making our way home? The setting sees certain religious observers critiquing Jesus for the people that He hung […]
Read More Are All Sons Lost?Where am I sitting? Are you kidding me, I’ve known him for years. He and I go way back. I was expecting this invite from the time I read the news on Facebook. Sure I haven’t spoken to him for a little bit, but look at that seat on that table with all the sparkling […]
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