God looks out for me. 2016 has been a fascinating year for a number of reasons. Yet recently I have been able to briefly stop and be grateful for the fact that God looks out for me. The tag of laziness has long been one never to be placed on me. Of late, however, I […]
Read More December Thanks #08: RestThe very thought of living without words is weird to me. That which I visualise and capture aurally I only know to express through the method of words. Spoken and written, read and heard, rich though the textures of life are beyond words, there is something powerful about the exercising of words. I was sitting […]
Read More December Thanks #05: WordsRescue There’s a relatively popular old gospel singer called Shirley Caesar. Among her many appearances I recall her cameo vocal on a John P Kee video. In it she gave an example of what it was to be rescued. Her story was of how if you saw your child wander into the road when a […]
Read More December Thanks #02: SalvationIt’s one thing for Joshua to get his call from God to go forward and possess the promise. It calls for something else for the people to go with him. Hearing the East Jordan tribes suggest that they would commit to the cause they were called to and encouraging Joshua to do what he needed […]
Read More Confronting the Challenge of the Community Commitment to ChangeThere is a look of exasperation that appears on your face as you become the recipient of the umpteenth act of misfortune. You know, you drag all the bags of shopping into the room and discover that you forgot the flour that you were told quite clearly you had to buy. It was a tough day anyway and the store […]
Read More Not Just CopingThere is a treasure greater than any other. There are chores that I am given to do as part of my life. Whether it’s washing the clothes or washing up the plates or vacuum cleaning or whatever, these chores are done and I can do them almost on automatic pilot. Yet sometimes I am able […]
Read More Treasure Greater Than Any OtherIt’s not a hopeless quest. Among other terms I enjoy, there’s the term ‘ideal’. Whenever anyone starts a statement with the phrase ‘in the ideal world’, I buckle up and get ready for a lesson in the real world ain’t like we like it and we just have to lump it. ‘In the ideal world, […]
Read More It’s Not Always That StraightforwardUndercover Christians are an interesting breed. There are certain areas where Christianity faces severe persecution. I am not referring to those. That is a different case. I am talking about those who work in offices, factory floors, schools and universities who attend services on the weekend but never really let it be known that they […]
Read More He Must EmergePrayer. I find it fascinating. I learn something about it and there’s more to learn about it. Jesus models it in such a way that His disciples look to learn from it. There was something about His prayers that made that sort of impact. What’s clear to me at the moment is that sometimes our […]
Read More Prayer – He Invites Us To Kingdom ConversationsI 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 […]
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