One of the things that fascinated me about the Lennon and McCartney dynamic was that it was the first time I had heard of the concept of collaboration. (As it turned out this was a concept I should have been very familiar with because of my time at church, but that’s a different story.) Here […]
Read More Journeyman Journal – CollaborationBut love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing in return, and your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High, for he is kind to the ungrateful and the evil. Be merciful, even as your Father is merciful. (Luke 6:35-36 ESV) The teachings of Jesus are still […]
Read More A Look at Luke 6 – Godly LoveAgain, if two lie together, they keep warm, but how can one keep warm alone? (Ecclesiastes 4:11 ESV) One of the things I am reading is a book by Peter Doggett called You Never Give Me Your Money recounting the events that lead to the end of the Beatles and what happened afterwards. It’s a […]
Read More Journeyman Journal – TogetherThe command regarding not unlawfully taking another life is not just a prohibition. All human life is sacred and valuable as reflection of the image of God. That is not just something we acknowledge in stopping from illegally taking. It’s something we acknowledge in actively celebrating life. We have an idea about that when it […]
Read More Journeyman Journal – CelebrateAll human life has value. To unlawfully take human life is one of the worst things one human does to another. Indeed it is such a crime that it’s one of the first things God deals with after the flood – the consequence for the unlawful taking of a life. “Whoever sheds the blood of […]
Read More Journeyman Journal – PricelessLuke 1 is a very long chapter. Sometimes I get the impression there are books in the Bible shorter than this chapter! It may be long, but it’s not boring. On the contrary this is a gripping narrative providing the context of the arrival of the letter’s main character. It’s a brilliant prelude. So much […]
Read More A Look at Luke 1 – Zechariah’s JourneyThe first commandment with a promise of the positive kind refers to honouring parents. The promise attached refers to living long in the promised land. It’s interesting that the promise is about living long. The thought of living long for some leaves them petrified. The image of getting old, losing some sense and ending up […]
Read More Journeyman Journal – LongThe sayings of King Lemuel—an inspired utterance his mother taught him. (Proverbs 31:1 NIV) Proverbs 31 is usually highlighted for what it says about the virtuous wife from verse 10 to 31. What’s fascinating to me is the chapter as a whole – the final chapter of the book on wisdom is given to the […]
Read More 16MTP 31 – What The Royal Mum Says To Live WellIt is simple to some, but it remains fascinating to me how my Mum did it. The rudimentary ingredients were in the kitchen, it didn’t look like much, but somehow by the work of her hands and her heart before too long a filling, delicious and glorious meal was presented for the eating. I didn’t […]
Read More Journeyman Journal – NurtureAnswering the question ‘Who Am I?” usually leads to follow up questions like “Where do I come from?” Learning about where you come from can be a cultural exercise and a long jaunt through the history of peoples and places. It best starts, however, with a series of ongoing conversations with those that got you […]
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