The young brother meant well. He was sharing about how his two friends, who were not yet believers, were going through their issues, and he was encouraging them to have faith and just come to church and see how God was real and could help them. I get that. I understand that. I am sure […]
Read More Why The Answer To The Problem Is Not Always ‘Come To Church’A friend said that good people are hard to find. Once they’re found it’s important to nourish that relationship. It’s not as though adversity was unusual before Bletchley, or that adversity in Bletchley was that much more overwhelming than on previous occasions. It’s just that the importance of good friends emerged even greater than before […]
Read More Bletchley Lessons: Adversity Helps You Know Your Real FriendsToday my wife and I celebrate our 9th wedding anniversary. Birthdays and anniversaries are good times to celebrate what it based on what was in the hope for what will be. Something recently made me think of the significance of the day. I had the privilege of having three good men accept becoming my groomsmen […]
Read More Still Crazy After All These YearsThis one is for HoneyLil, a regular reader and more importantly a sister who for years I’ve long admired and looked up to as a good example of faithfulness. It’s inspired by words she gave to me recently. One of the reasons why this blog is NOT a straightforward ‘bible devotional’ or ‘discipleship journal’ brimming […]
Read More Realities Of Following The MasterI don’t have many friends, so the friends I have I tend to treasure. There is one amazing friend I developed in my time in Stoke-on-Trent who walked with me a lot in my last three years in the city, and I’ve deliberately not maintained contact with him in the last year and what that […]
Read More Good Times With Andy KindThere is always a time for a clean out. I was looking at the contacts on my mobile phone and deleting those that it was clear had surpassed their usefulness. You know the ones. They’ve taken up space in there and you contact only once in a while and even there the contact isn’t that […]
Read More Not Everyone Will Go With You …I relate to the words of this song so much and I know there are friends who prayed a similar prayer on my behalf when I was making certain ill-advised decisions. I thank God for in His mercy answering their prayers and as I extend the same prayer for those who fit the category as […]
Read More DMCD Songs: Prayer For A FriendSongs say so much. But first, back to television. The BBC broadcast a BAFTA tribute to comedian Ronnie Barker some six years ago and in the run-up to the seasonal period where people would mention the Two Ronnies, they showed the tribute again. Hopefully you know how these deals go on. Lots of showbiz types […]
Read More My Friend, JesusNo longer do I call you servants, for the servant does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you friends, for all that I have heard from my Father I have made known to you. (John 15:15) You may not feel comfortable approaching Him as Lord. It may not be that […]
Read More Jesus Is … A FriendI am surrounded by amazing people. Just when I get all introspective and think that I’m going through this life thing on my own, God reminds me of some crucial people in my circle of influence without whom I wouldn’t even be in the privileged position of being able to mope around being all introspective. […]
Read More A Tribute To A Wonderful Princess
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