In pursuit of moral excellence. I have come across either in reading or in conversation the issue of virtues and vices. I hear it mentioned casually that everyone needs to have their vice. Their little bit of naughtiness as a release. Their own little foible or flaw that they indulge in. They know they shouldn’t, […]
Read More Add To Your Faith – GoodnessWelcome to Oxymoron Of The Day (OOTD). There are a combination of words that are patently contradictory, it is sometimes good to expose these for the oxymorons they are. Privatised Faith: Is What? I remember an incident, when I was in my early teens. A friend of the family was visiting and we talked about […]
Read More OOTD: Privatised FaithWhen things are tough, it’s more than understandable that the pressure will either bring you down or challenge you to persevere more. What happens, however, when things turn massively in your favour? What if things really appear to be working out for you? Asa made a very good start to his reign as far as […]
Read More The Rise and Fall of Asa: 3 – What To Do When Things Go WellWhat’s with this On The Run series of posts, Christopher? Are you dodging someone? Have the authorities caught up with you? There was a bit of what the Apostle Paul said to his son in the faith, Timothy, that made me stop and pay close attention to it and myself. There is something about this […]
Read More On The Run: Running For Your LifeIt’s funny how I remember some things. The other day I was reflecting on the account of creation in Genesis. I love contemplating on that beautiful account of God and the world we live in. I was thinking of lessons to learn from the account, like things starting in a mess but ending up very […]
Read More Looking Back, Going ForwardLanguage. Letters forming words. Words forming sentences. Sentences forming paragraphs. Paragraphs forming statements for your consideration. In many ways it’s fairly simple, yet sometimes it can be made so complex and challenging. When you talk so much, you can get lost in the multitude of words and indeed lose all sense of what it is […]
Read More First LetterProcrastination. It has been a safety mechanism for me for years. Not only that but over time I have developed a reliable set of explanations to assist with it. After all, I do have responsibilities. I don’t have the money. Time is not on my side. Someone else can do it better. I have never […]
Read More It’s About Time…The last time I gave an update on things was back in the beginning of April. That feels like a long time ago. It’s just two months, but that has been a packed two months. You may have gathered that the vast majority of that time on this blog has been dedicated to continuing and […]
Read More June Check Up: A Dryden UpdateThe fool says in his heart there is no God. I like how the KJV italicised ‘there is’ suggesting some manuscripts had the quote as: The fool says in his heart, No God. In this Psalm, David is obviously aggrieved at the No God crew who look to do their own thing. In complete rebellion […]
Read More Psalm 14 – No God or Know GodSomething I appreciate about the Psalms is the way writers talk from the heart. Here is David on the run from his son. The once highly regarded King is now reverting to his fugitive days before the crown. This is worse, though. It’s not only a family affair, it’s a matter of people who used […]
Read More Psalm 3 – Faith in the Face of Opposition
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