Tim Tebow. Apparently he plays what the poor cousins over the pond in the U.S. refer to as ‘football’ (whose actual use of the foot with the ball is so minimal … but anyway, God still loves them). Not only does he play, but apparently he’s a Christian as well. And apparently the two are […]
Read More Faith In The Real World: That Tebow Thing & Your LifeWilliam Becton & Friends. I don’t expect you to know who they are, and before 2000 I had no real idea who they were either. In my early months in Stoke-on-Trent I was exposed to some more black gospel artists than I was used to and among them was the aforementioned William Becton & Friends. […]
Read More Right In The Middle Of ItFeelings. Sometimes they come in for some criticism and other times they are somewhat overrated. It is fair to say that it is not easy to ignore them. They can also be a good indicator of how and where we are at a given moment. Just because we feel in such a way does not […]
Read More His Strength In My WeaknessIt really does take all-sorts. What you’re about to read is not an advert for the political/social philosophy of diversity. You might have a policy in your work place about diversity. I know my workplace does. As with a lot of employment policies it has good intentions, but because of the level of emotional and […]
Read More Appreciating DiversityDocumentaries, I love them. I love how decent documentaries are the very best in true life stories. By best I mean even the best of the worst of human characteristics. ESPN did a brilliant series of documentaries on various sports stories celebrating their 30 years in existence (30 For 30). One of them was on […]
Read More But That’s Cheating … And That’s RedemptionWhy I love Jesus. (Part 27 of 999,999,999 reasons) One of the first things I learnt about myself was just what a complex character I was. One minute in this mood, another minute in a completely different mood. At one point with the saintly affections that endear. Another point and my motives are not so […]
Read More Sorting Me Out“I would never do a thing like that!” I have said it before and God has brought me up on it. The best way He’s brought me up on it is to put me in a situation where I do the exact thing I said I would never do. I’m sure that’s not happened to […]
Read More Wisdom For This Moment: No Such Thing As Divorce-ProofSometimes I am informed by well meaning ‘super Christians’ that this following Jesus malarkey is really simple stuff. Read the Word – do what it says. What could be simpler? Take for example this beauty from James. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. (James 4:7b) Once I understand that it should be […]
Read More Resisting The Devil: Otherwise MagnetisedA highly valued and beloved work colleague shared this real life story of her children that sounded very familiar to me and my upbringing, but on this occasion really made me think about what that says about the human condition. The mother has three children. They are all brought up with the need to respect […]
Read More Human Condition In A Nutshell: The DishwasherBack in the day when I studied Religious Education and linked issues of morals and ethics we came across the fun debate of nature vs nurture. How much of the individual – her behaviour and thought-processes – are inherent in her being, and how much has she acquired through various means from her surroundings? If […]
Read More Considering and Confronting Conditioning
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