(This is part of a series profiling the life of Joseph as conveyed in the book of Genesis. You can catch up on the rest of the series by clicking here. The following reflections cover Genesis 39:1-20) In an effort to offer glib words about life we’re often told that it has its “ups and […]
Read More Joseph’s Journey: 04 – Favour and Falsehood(This is part of a series profiling the life of Joseph as conveyed in the book of Genesis. You can catch up on the rest of the series by clicking here. The following reflections cover Genesis 37:1-11) The account of Joseph given in these verses is fascinating for a lot of reasons only some of […]
Read More Joseph’s Journey: 03 – Character, Dreams and Family(Part of the profile series on the life of Joseph which began here. The following reflections cover an overview of Genesis chapters 29-35.) Talk about family fortunes. Joseph was the son of Jacob. That should be straightforward until you recognise that Jacob did not have one wife and Joseph was not his first son … […]
Read More Joseph’s Journey: 02 – Joseph In The BackgroundThe start of this series kicked off with the admission that this is personal. Scripture was written for various reasons. The story of Ruth is written to give an insight into the heritage of royalty that was birthed in expressions of loyalty. This is a national story. It is not epic in scope but it […]
Read More Ruth Reflections: 06 – Learning From Ruth(Reflections and notes on Ruth 4. To find out more about the series of Ruth Reflections, read this.) It’s a family affair. The story began with a husband, a wife and two sons leaving a famine. The story ends with a grandmother cradling a baby that would grow to be the grandfather of the greatest king […]
Read More Ruth Reflections: 05 – Family FortunesThis is personal. My parents are no longer on this plane of existence. They meant a lot to me and I know they meant a lot to my siblings. Their departure led to a lot of reflections. It brought to sharp focus what their lives as a married couple and as parents were like and […]
Read More Ruth Reflections: 01 – IntroductionThis is another entry in the ongoing blog conversation with the better brother of our sisters, David. Here’s the premise. Previously in the conversation: What it is with David, you see, is that he knows that not everything is straightforward. There are a number of things in life that are complex and require wholesale changes […]
Read More ADBC: 14 – Law, Love and LiverpoolThis is another entry in the ongoing blog conversation with my parents’ better son, David. Here’s the premise. Previously in the conversation: It was a chance for David to get his writing into some lists as I asked him to give five things on this, that and the other. ‘This’ was a list of friendships […]
Read More ADBC: 13 – Education, The Law and Family MattersThis is another entry in the ongoing blog conversation with my admirable brother, David. Here’s the premise. Previously in the conversation: Way back in the old century, when I worked for the Civil Service, my line manager introduced me to working lunches. I say working lunches, I really mean, he was the first work colleague […]
Read More ADBC: 11 – DadA life. A relationship. A family. A project. A community. A business. These things and more are built. How they are built tends to determine whether they will succeed or collapse in abject failure. Success in building tends to come from knowing what success looks like and who can orchestrate andevelop it based on an […]
Read More Dryden Links: Who’s Doing The Building?
