Can you see me? Can I see you? The term intimacy is rightly used in the context of the marital relationship. That relationship is in a real way to be the peak of that term: when true oneness is experienced to a degree that cannot be experienced elsewhere. Intimacy, however, is not exclusive to that […]
Read More Intimacy in RelationshipsSo many issues. With them. With me. Makes it so difficult to forge deep relationships. Some are cool with that. Some are happy to live with the partial and superficial. At least I can talk to you. I am not perfect, I have my issues. I am not open at the best of times and […]
Read More Dryden Shorts: At Least I Can Talk To YouWe didn’t go away for long. We were back within a week. Yet when we got back, it felt like we had been out of the loop for ages. I personally appreciated coming across the new friends we made when we were away. It is good to visit new places and connect and appreciate new […]
Read More Keep In Touch: Longing For That FamilyWho are you talking to? Helping out people who are doing their English exams, one of the questions will ask them to compose a piece of writing, maybe a letter or an article. One of the key questions they answer to assist them in excelling is that question: Who are you talking to? The audience […]
Read More Praying In the Secret Life Of SaintsAhhhhhhh knowledge. Good things said about it. Bad things said about it. It’s worth knowing what kind of knowledge Peter is talking about here. Thankfully, Peter starts and finishes this letter with exactly the kind of knowledge he’s talking about. I loved the accumulation of information back in the day. In fact to be fair, […]
Read More Add To Your Goodness – KnowledgeAs the sun sets and the last embers of its warmth fades, so is ushered in a chill breeze. It goes from a breeze to an unrelenting battering against the body. The shudders makes it clear that this is not welcoming weather. Yet there is a welcome ally. The blanket. Wrapped up tight around you, […]
Read More The Blanket: Comfort from the ColdOne word of great importance that was jeopardised was the word intimacy. So precious and meaningful is that word that it is open to misinterpretation and abuse. Thus I am particularly thankful that this concept has been emphasised in the last year. The type of relationship God has always desired with me is an intimate […]
Read More December Thanks #22: IntimacyMy friend would not feel comfortable sitting in on a church gathering that I’ve attended from time to time. It can come across as formulaic, the programme and structure appears to demand a certain formality. The way people dress doesn’t look too relaxed and being talked at for half an hour to 45 minutes is […]
Read More Intentional Investments in IntimacyA greater desire for intimacy is a great motor in the relationships that matter. The great challenge in relationship is to renew and refresh the desire for intimacy. Familiarity and routine can sometimes wear down the desire. Complacency sets in and before long the love grows cold and other interests take precedence. One way to […]
Read More Journeyman Journal – IntimacyA people enslaved, a man who has experienced the palace and life as an outsider is chosen. God, against the power of Pharaoh, proves to be the ultimate power in ten distinctive ways. A people released, a man who knows God deeply leads them across the Red Sea and leads them through wilderness challenges. Despite […]
Read More Exodus Extracts – A Review
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