This is not my home. How do I cope? October 1996. To do the degree I needed to be stationed near the lecture facilities. That required relocating from everything that I knew into somethng very different. I had not considered what it was like to be in a strange place because home and church life […]
Read More The Daniel Files: 01 – IntroductionThank you Lord for your faithfulness on the journey so far. You are so great in allowing us on this journey, guiding us through this journey, providing for us in the journey and ensuring we reach the journey’s end as we rely on You. All we ever needed we find in travelling with You. So […]
Read More Journeyman Jottings: Journey’s End? Oh No …Jim had been a player in the lower leagues for years. He had moved from club to club from his apprenticeship years well into his twenties. He thought that this was his level. It took a scout from a major club to see Jim in action and approach him offering him the chance to join […]
Read More Journeyman Journal: Check the ContractAre we on the same page? Jesus had just finished answering those who questioned his authority when he was told that his mother and brothers were looking to get access to him. His response to this was somewhat startling. “Who is my mother, and who are my brothers?” And stretching out his hand toward his disciples, […]
Read More Journeyman Journal: Check the Family ConnectionIt’s worth checking the attitude on the journey. We have two options as to the attitude we’ll take. We can walk humbly, or we can walk in pride. There is something about pride. It’s alluring, it’s gratifying, it lifts the sense of self. There’s something about giving yourself a knowing nod that you did this. […]
Read More Journeyman Journal: Check the AttitudeThe question was why. Why did we do things the way we did them? Why were things the way they were? Why did we think the way that we did? Why? I was conversing with my brother and we were reflecting on the role television played in our upbringing. It played a big part. There […]
Read More Journeyman Journal: Check The ProgrammingThere were just half a dozen of them. Two married couples – Gary and Ruth along with John and Rachel and a young man called David and an elderly woman called Geraldine. They had professed to follow Jesus and were at various stages of their walk with Him. They had a love for Him and […]
Read More Journeyman Journal: The Light MovementOffice work is fascinating. There is the work to complete. There are the positions to be filled. There is the ladder of the organisation. There is office politics. There is the adaptation process required to understand and thrive in all of that. When I first worked in an office, I was blessed to have someone […]
Read More Journeyman Journal: How It Looks and How It IsIt doesn’t look as though things are working out as you hoped. You’re given the task to do and you apply yourself to it as much as you could. You resolved to depend on God totally to carry out the task. You did not get the support and you did not get the understanding. From […]
Read More Journeyman Journal: Persevere in the JourneyHere’s a trustworthy saying – libraries fulfil their function when they are full of books. Libraries used to be a location in which I took great delight and found great respite. The books in particular that caught my interest gave an outline and some insight into people, teams or organisations. I found those outlines fascinating. […]
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