Athletics? Nah. I used to run a bit at school, but in my younger years. Then I got to the stage where I didn’t like running so much. I much prefer walking. As for watching athletics, it was one of the few things my Dad would watch on TV. So I watched races and was […]
Read More Run to Win but not be DisqualifiedI look at myself sometimes and think what a lethargic, lazy slob I am. I quickly shake myself from that and get to the meat of the matter of how I am to be. This week in particular, scriptures about training have come up big time. Like this one. I read this and in line […]
Read More In TrainingHis tone was deliberately provocative and accusatory. He was talking about wider issues, but he was still talking to me. “Can you not see?” People are there who are more than capable of helping in the situation. Opportunities are wide open for exploring and maximising. Relationships were there to be developed and invested in. The […]
Read More Can You Not See?When I come across videos like this it can be challenging at the best of times. When I watch a video like this in a time like this time of my life, it has great potential to make matters worse. So rather than go into it in any great detail, it is worth saying that […]
Read More Adopted Rather Than In An OrphanageUntil I come, devote yourself to the public reading of Scripture, to exhortation, to teaching. (1 Timothy 4:13) Not everyone can read out loud with confidence. Whether it’s because English is not their first language, or they were discouraged from reading out when they were younger, there’s something unusual about some opening the scripture and […]
Read More For Reading Out LoudAmong other things that have happened this year has been the growing appreciation for others who excel in the areas I love. I have come across some brilliant creative types who have helped me considerably by displaying their creative prowess. That has reminded me that I got into blogging and persisted in it because of […]
Read More Pilgrim’s EndThere was a time in my life when I did what I wanted to do in as much as resources allowed it. What makes the statement a little odd, is that I was doing that whilst making the claim to be a follower of Jesus. So I would verbally affirm Jesus doing the leading, but […]
Read More He Does The LeadingDear Ritson: Following the starter it’s time to get on with the main course. It has been nearly twenty years now, which means you have been a part of my life for the majority of my conscious life. One of the thoughts that comes to my mind reflecting on that is that in as much […]
Read More Blog To My Mentor: Encouraging An EncouragerI must confess that I have been guilty of taking some scriptures out of context. One is the glorious saying in scripture “Not by might, not by power, but by my Spirit says the Lord.” (Zechariah 4:6) It is worth checking that verse in its context for yourself. My misuse of the verse has seen […]
Read More Is It Fit To Fit?Sometimes I can have an extended season of interest in something. I’ll be all over it and fascinated to find out about it. Some of those things become a regular standby for me. I can venture there in my mind whilst waiting for a loved one to finish their engrossing conversation about something or other. […]
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