Seeing the shoots of life in plants is something promising. Though I am not a gardener, I knocked around with my Dad enough in his allotment to see the stages of growth from planting to fruition. Those shoots would always be a sign that I saw favourably. October was a month where on careful viewing […]
Read More YIR15 – 10 – Shoots of HopeOK from the get go I am not one of those that subscribe to the view that life would be boring if we didn’t have failure, or mistakes or missteps. I am looking forward to perfection. I long for it. I have seen and experienced the consequences of failing. The hurt and devastation caused by […]
Read More Thank God for … FailureIssues and hassles in life can be seen to choke the hope out of people. Bad stuff happens and keeps happening. Bad people seem to get away with badness and some decent folks appear to be struggling and facing hardships. Those who you expect to relieve the pressure only appear to pile more on. Organisations […]
Read More Can I Cope?Paul encourages the church in Corinth something rather interesting. In 1 Corinthians 15:51 Paul says that not everyone will sleep but they shall all be changed. Of course that promise doesn’t mean much until we appreciate what we’re being changed from and we’re being changed to. The contrasts given are stunning – death to imperishable […]
Read More We Will All Be ChangedWhen I was a lot younger, I used to hear a lot that to be a hypocrite was one of the worst things ever to be called. Let’s be clear. By hypocrite the thinking is usually of someone who presents one face and then in another setting presents a different face, maybe the opposite. So […]
Read More HypocriteThere is this book I was reading and I came across a bit where the writer was saying how a person had ‘sadly died’. Usually such statements don’t bother me. I know what they mean. I get it. No big deal, I move on. On this occasion, however, I got upset. What riled me was […]
Read More Not A Case Of Sadly He DiedHope. Today I discovered a bit more how people can keep going when bad news hits. I saw someone who had received news that a loved one had died and be able to begin processing it through God with joy. That essentially came through hope. That hope was based on Jesus Christ being the Resurrection […]
Read More Grateful For … (8)I got some sad news today and it made me wonder. Sad news is a part of life. I realise that and certain sad news is scheduled to come our way as long as we are in a relationship with others. However much you consider the issue that brings sad news, the impact of the […]
Read More Weeping TimeYou ever get a lot of people raving about a particular product? They give you the big sell. They say it is worth the money, they virtually guarantee it will do the business and more. Sold on the idea you save the money, spare the time and make the effort only to find it was […]
Read More Dealing With Disappointment: Maintain ExpectationsWith what anguish and loss Jesus went to the cross And He carried my sins with Him there I am a fan of the sci-fi programme Dr. Who, which his been in existence for over fifty years. An important key to its longevity is the concept of regeneration. Here the lead actor goes through a […]
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