There is a posture you take when you receive something good without earning it or deserving it. There is a posture. That posture is not indifference. That would suggest that what you have received is not good. It could also suggest that maybe there was an element in which you felt it should have come […]
Read More It Is A PrivilegeJon had a problem. His problem was that he had never thought about freedom that way before. He didn’t even realise control would also be seen that way as well. For someone so bright, articulate and considered it even surprised him. There it was though, the problem was laid bare. What really was freedom? Who […]
Read More A Resolution to the Problem of Control and FreedomIt makes some scratch their heads in bewilderment. It was clear, as long as he didn’t tell anyone where his strength came from, he’d be fine. He got into a relationship and his girl wanted to know and after he teased her for a while and she wore him down with nagging, he gave up […]
Read More What Did You Expect?You over-think things. It’s one thing to take into account the various factors and make a considered decision – but you over-think things. It’s like you keep second-guessing yourself even after you’ve reached what should be the conclusion. What is it? Fear? Anxiety? A desire to control all the factors and make sure your way […]
Read More A Simple ChoiceThe streets in his home city were packed. Tributes flooded in from around the world. He was such a great sportsman, his brilliance brought people to their feet in rapturous applause and adulation. He garnered a large following and people would share stories about just how amazing he was at what he did. Those who […]
Read More A Grace Insight: Look Beyond To SeeIt’s interesting listening to what different people say about their experiences of it. I remember being in a small gathering (small in the number of physical occupants, but significantly bigger in other aspects). Someone started singing the hymn, I Stand Amazed. I had heard the hymn a number of times before and was fairly well […]
Read More A Story of Grace – Where It BeginsHe really knows what He’s doing. No one person has the complete picture of Him, but we all have access to Him in His fullness. If each of us looks to the other to listen and understand. If we seek to listen and not have to give the benefit of our opinion. If we listen […]
Read More About Grace in the Gathering: For His GloryIf my life is better now than it was before, it is down to the grace of God. By that I mean, there’s a great kindness of God that I have experienced in life. A kindness that I still recognise to this has absolutely nothing to do with me in terms of anything I’ve done […]
Read More Here I Am, Send MeThe story goes on. The story of your life that is. It is not always good news if you’re going through a season of intense suffering. When you wake up and the pain you felt yesterday is even worse today, it does not sound like good news. When the space that was filled by a […]
Read More Grace & Hope: The End of the Episode is not the Last in the SeriesThere are some days. The truth of the matter is, it’s all about God. It is really all Him. Yet there are some days and indeed some weeks where there is a greater appreciation that it is not in my own strength that I can make it. The pressures can get a bit much and […]
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