It was a privilege to be invited to dinner, but the conversation, for all the wit and humour flying across the table, was very sobering. There was a father of several children. He was devoted, considerate and caring to his children and in his community. When his wife died, with his children fully grown with […]
Read More A Word On ExploitationOften I feel like I was born in the wrong era. My childhood was the peak solo Michael Jackson time when Thriller and Bad dominated the charts for a while. Madonna was also a big deal apparently and here in England we had a number of pop groups that were pouting and giving the impression […]
Read More You’ll Never Know That It’s True Until …June was not the first month of being relieved of certain burdens I had taken on unnecessarily. It was however a great month to return to the basics. Those basics are appreciating who I am as a man of God; recognising my responsibilities as a husband, father, brother and friend; then in addition to this […]
Read More YIR16 – 06 – Back to BasicsPoint of passion to connect. When it comes to following Jesus, there are no off-limits. He has access to every aspect of my life and everything I do is i His gaze. It’s good to have that in mind so that I am aware of when something will look to compete with Him for prime […]
Read More December Thanks #11: FootballOn some occasions, I have mentioned that it must be at times really hard to live with me. This often gets a vigorous nodding of the head from my daughters and an exaggerated look of not knowing what on earth I could possibly be talking about from my wife. These aside, I have a decent […]
Read More December Thanks #10: GraceI remember a time not all that long ago when tears were rarely in my eyes. That’s unusual for me because often in considering life in Christ, the intensity of His love and the beauty of encountering Him and engaging in His kindness tears are rarely far away. Yet there was a time where for […]
Read More When I Remember What The Lord Has Done …Seedbed seven minute sessions often leave rich food for thought. This one in particular, though, impacted me because of the role freedom has played in my appreciation of faith over the last decade or so. Thus this one is a video I commend for your consideration. For His Name’s Sake Shalom C. L. J. Dryden
Read More The Gospel is the Lifestyle of Freedom (Danielle Strickland)To Adam he said, “Because you listened to your wife and ate fruit from the tree about which I commanded you, ‘You must not eat from it,’ “Cursed is the ground because of you; through painful toil you will eat food from it all the days of your life. It will produce thorns and thistles […]
Read More Bad Fruit and A Thorny Situation (The Fruit Series 14)A group of us were doing some evangelism training. One of the best things about the training is the space to explore the concepts together. People make great inputs and our understanding of things is at least heightened. One issue on the matter of sin arose. I asked a question and that unleashed an on-rush […]
Read More I Love Philosophy and …There is a gentleman who I refer to as the Don. In fact, to be accurate, there are two gentlemen I refer to as the Don. Both of them top quality blokes who are actually as far from the stereotypical perceptions of mob bosses as you could get. They are not mob bosses, but I […]
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