Fuss is made over titles and positions. Sad and inevitable as we consider the human condition. This is why my life has been impacted by a man who wasn’t that bothered about those things. He cared about the spiritual wellbeing of a much younger brother. At the time the younger dude was very much naïve […]
Read More MentorApparently the British are not all that patriotic, My resident expert pointed out that when he was in Canada, he could tell quite clearly that these people were passionate about their country through the flags displayed virtually everywhere. Journeying south to the USA, my expert knew immediately from again the flags and other material that […]
Read More AllegianceAmericans. You have to love them. God says. Recently I watched a video that showed how just using the word buffalo can in itself make a perfectly legitimate sentence. This baffled me, until I was informed in said video that the word buffalo isn’t just a noun and an adjective, but it is also a […]
Read More BuffaloApparently the word excel refers to being superior or surpassing someone or something. Although I have done the competitive thing in sport from time to time, I am not big on being competitive. Yet if there is someone I compete against often, it is myself. Recently I recognised that I have been tremendously blessed in […]
Read More ExcelYesterday 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. […]
Read More GrowingThe majority of my time awake in a week is not spent with my family. The majority of my time awake in a week is not spent in church. The majority of my time awake in a week is spent at work. I make a profession of faith to follow Jesus and follow His lead […]
Read More At Work For HimThe Problem With Sin Sin has a lot to answer for. I was reminded today of the corrosive effect sin has on people. Especially Christians. The story was that a man wanted to be the man he should be in his relationship with his wife. Unfortunately on one occasion he was unfaithful to his wife […]
Read More Looking For Real MenThe offer that Jesus made to the fishermen who formed a significant part of his apostolic team, remains an interesting one. My church background is one which has historically struggled in producing fishers of men. The typical progression route of males in the organisation is they’ll be in the children’s activities, and some will stick […]
Read More Fishers of MenA saying suggests there are only two things guaranteed in life – death and taxes. Reflecting on the experiences I’ve had and witnessed as a Christian, I’d suggest certain other things are as close to inevitable as you can get without dying of taxation. It’s Inevitable: You will be misunderstood when sharing your faith with […]
Read More It’s InevitableA few years ago I was interested in reading a few books on leadership in church. Not primarily because I saw myself as a leader, more because I’m interested in that kind of thing for insight. In what I read there was often the verse “Without a vision, the people perish.” This was used to […]
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