Who I am flows from where I come from. My heritage shapes me. There are character traits that can be traced to the source of my being. This is why it’s important for me to know where I come from and what has shaped the context of the story that I find myself in. It’s […]
Read More Dryden Shorts: Which Heritage Matters?It can happen at a random moment. It can be a significant event that triggers it. Yet you can reach a stage where you look back on the progress that you made in life. At one point you were in the home, waiting to be fed, looking to others for your daily needs and taking […]
Read More It’s A Long Way From …One of the worst parts of a failed relationship is when it’s down to trust being broken. It might look cool to appear non-committal and wait for others to make a move before you think of making one, but actually beyond that hard surface there is something that finds being free to make steps and […]
Read More Relationships You Can Put Your Trust InThe passing of my father reminded me again that life is fleeting. One of the things I remember my Dad for is his distinct careful choosing of times to talk. Others would talk a lot. He would talk a little. Not because he had didn’t have an opinion or because he found the conversation dull, […]
Read More What Our Prayers Say About UsIt’s quite something to recognise the size of the issue of sin. Recognising the loving heavenly Father and knowing we are made in His image and then seeing how we rebel against that with the dire consequences that we see now as well as what it is to come. Seeing that rebellion in the small […]
Read More Whose Terms and Conditions?Are you good at making others feel welcome? There’s a song that is sung in churches that talks about welcoming God. I think there probably quite a few songs that talk about welcoming God. It’s interesting hearing this song because it’s sung in a corporate setting and the sentiment is no doubt often sincere and […]
Read More Is He Welcome?There are few things worse in life than feeling like a spare part. Spare parts have their place of course, because if something goes wrong with one of the main parts then you’ll need a … spare part. Until then, however, to all intents and purposes your role as a spare part is to lie […]
Read More Do We Need Everyone In The Team?It’s amazing that the Bible in itself is a library. It’s even more amazing to discover that in the library there’s another smaller library known as Psalms. Taking a stroll through the Psalms should take you a while and in that stroll you discover a variety of different lyrics not just from David either. There’s […]
Read More Learning About Yet PraiseWhen I told him what I did, he took a few moments to let it sink in. Then he smiled. And he let his smile broaden so wide that filled the room. As well as that grin he nodded his head as though he was agreeing to something truly deep and profound that someone had […]
Read More Power of the Father’s AffirmationIt is a significant blessing to be the father of my three daughters. I am tremendously blessed. The three of them have their own defining characteristics that I admire a lot and in as much as I do from time to time look to see which characteristics they share with either their Mum or me, […]
Read More Faith, Diligence and The Priority
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