In my opinion it is by no means his best song and that it was so popular is still something of a mystery to me. For all that I don’t begrudge the fact that Stevie Wonder’s biggest single was called ‘I Just Called To Say I Love You’. The lyrics are interesting in as much […]
Read More Being In LoveSometimes I wonder … I wonder if I understand who Jesus is and what He meant by what He said. I wonder if my knowledge of the gospel is the truest sense of knowledge, by which I mean beyond intellect and wordplay and something evidenced in my approach to life. I wonder if sometimes the […]
Read More Sometimes I Wonder …I have the privilege of working for an Academy that helps young people access employment through the wonderful avenue of apprenticeships. The company for which I work seeks to provide opportunities for young people and to show the way we event employ apprentices. A job opportunity has come up to do an apprenticeship in admin […]
Read More Learning From Jephthah: Counting The CostThis might come as a major shock and surprise to some who know me as one who endeavours to follow Jesus, but follow me on this. I really do think Jesus was onto something. I know. It’s a shocker. You probably weren’t expecting that. It might have come like a bolt from the blue. There […]
Read More Children Still Live The DreamDavid Hayward aka The Naked Pastor is a rather thought provoking blogger. I find his blogs captivating for the thoughts they provoke and the journey to Jesus in which they lead me. Fellowship and enjoying each other’s company and contributions is not about conformity and agreement, but it is about that spirit of grace that […]
Read More And You Are?One of the biggest problems in my life has been to do with condemnation. Well into my late teens and twenties my sense of worth was constantly ebbing and flowing. Sometimes I would feel as though I was loved by Christ and that was all that mattered. Other times I would be very insecure, cut […]
Read More No Condemnation – Not GuiltyHow apt this picture is in the world in which we live. That is reflected in everyone’s favourite conversation starter ‘How are you?’ As you know you can answer in one of three ways ‘Oh I’m fine, thanks!’ Or ‘I’m not too bad, thanks.’ Or you could try the truth. Of course you don’t have […]
Read More MasksPart of my story is one of having my ignorance, pride and other ugly things that lurk within exposed to me on a regular basis. Another part of my story is how at the same time as its exposure there is redemption and restoration, almost as if having it exposed is not for my embarrassment, […]
Read More How You View ItOne of the things I appreciate about real talk, is that it can be just that – real talk. Sometimes in church company and certain settings certain language is used, certain phrases, certain gestures, certain protocol that keeps the status quo, but doesn’t necessarily reveal the real. As The Carpenters once put it, sometimes in […]
Read More Decisions, Deletions, Detox and DevotionSomething I’ve experienced, and can still be prone to experience, is that there can be a worship problem. (The beauty of blogging is that other people may or may not relate to what I’m saying, but that’s cool, I’m the one whose blogging, it’s my life, so there!) I might have mentioned it before, but […]
Read More So Who Is The Focus On?
