It gained a grip when you were told of the cost. It’s grip tightened every time you thought of what would happen if you ever let go. It took a stranglehold and refused to let go. It must lose its grip when the love of God breaks through. The basis of lies on which it’s […]
Read More Fear Must Lose Its GripRecently I was reminded of the importance of being before doing. That is to say always remember that from my identity in Christ flows what I do, what I say and what I think. I am not to be hung up on looking to fix spiritual problems with physical solutions. That reminder was necessary because […]
Read More Who You Were Is Not Always Who You AreThe thing about reading scripture in the morning is that it can set you up for the rest of the day. Lately what I have tended to do is have the chapter on audio and repeated while I develop what I write about it. That can take as long as an hour at times, so […]
Read More There Must Be Something In The WaterThere are some situations in life which are simply unacceptable. Our capacity for acts of evil to each other is not something to be happy about and when we commit such acts there is no need to excuse it, overlook it or neglect it. Even forgiveness is an active response to it that suggests that […]
Read More Taking the GoodI suppose different things appeal to people in different ways. I have had the privilege of being in different church environments. Some prefer a very rigid structure and order. Some are more flexible. Some make a big deal of monologue preaching as the central point of the gathering. Some make a big deal of the […]
Read More When A Teacher Lays A FoundationA group of us were doing some evangelism training. One of the best things about the training is the space to explore the concepts together. People make great inputs and our understanding of things is at least heightened. One issue on the matter of sin arose. I asked a question and that unleashed an on-rush […]
Read More I Love Philosophy and …It must be genetic, but all my daughters ask probing questions. The eldest in particular can be insistent on a line of enquiry when the mood takes her. Recently, on one of the numerous walks we take together, she asked me a series of questions about what I would do if she did certain things. […]
Read More Life After RejectionRecently the family supported the first two girls as they represented their school football team in a tournament with a few other schools. The team that my daughters played in won the tournament. The feeling of exhilaration and euphoria was significant for me. Seeing my girls do so well in their effort and then help […]
Read More All That Thrills My Soul …There are lots of things exciting to witness in my life. In the past I was excited about going to secondary school for the first time. Hitting the sixth form was an exciting opportunity to experience. Going on a plane for the first time was exciting. Starting University and as a result leaving home was […]
Read More About Exciting ExperiencesThere is a gentleman who I refer to as the Don. In fact, to be accurate, there are two gentlemen I refer to as the Don. Both of them top quality blokes who are actually as far from the stereotypical perceptions of mob bosses as you could get. They are not mob bosses, but I […]
Read More Coming Across Good Stuff
