What Jesus Christ has done makes a significant change in how we live from day to day. There are things that I have done that I am not pleased with at all. It’s one thing to make a mistake, it’s another to actively operate in a sinful and hurtful way. Likewise I have expereinced things […]
Read More Past But Not PresentOf course it’s odd without my Dad. There was a thought, that I might have shared before, however, and that thought is this My Dad was dead before I was born. No, I’m not saying that my Dad was a shell of a man who lived like he was a zombie. I am referring to […]
Read More Death, Life and HopeOne of the worst parts of a failed relationship is when it’s down to trust being broken. It might look cool to appear non-committal and wait for others to make a move before you think of making one, but actually beyond that hard surface there is something that finds being free to make steps and […]
Read More Relationships You Can Put Your Trust InThere’s the story told of a sick man who was brought into the presence of Jesus. He has four friends who can carry him up to the roof and tear off what needs to be torn and then they can lower their friend so he’s in the prime position to get the attention of the […]
Read More Corners CoveredThere were these two phrases that buzzed around my head, Let the dead bury the dead and Why do you seek the living among the dead? It still sounds like a very harsh statement from Jesus – let the dead bury the dead. He had called someone to follow Him and they had reasonably said […]
Read More Looking to the LivingWe make demands. We don’t want to feel this way anymore. We don’t want to feel the burden. We don’t want to feel the strain. We find it an overwhelming weight at times. Sometimes it even shows in those moments when we let slip the personal agony in a wince or yelp. We don’t want […]
Read More Release and RenewalThere is this thing that you do. You enjoy it. There is another thing that you do. You enjoy that too. What do you do? Can you do both of them? Sounds like a silly question, but it’s worth taking a step back and acknowledge that in some way you connect with what you enjoy […]
Read More Connect and ComplementJesus took some of His disciples with Him and told them to pray while He went off to pray. He went away and agonised in prayer. When He returned to check on His friends, He found them sleeping. In fact the account recorded by Luke has a fascinating phrase that they were ‘sleeping for sorrow’. […]
Read More Burdens Are LiftedThe human body is so fascinating. I applaud those who have made it their passion in life to discover all the intricacies about how the body operates. How different parts are connected and the role of the brain in everything is something that comes across as so complex. Yet it’s something that I function in […]
Read More Infrastructure MattersThere’s how we think and how we feel, but if the truth be known … If the truth be known, would we feel so entitled to give the benefit of our opinion? If the truth be known, would we be so comfortable maintaining the status quo. If the truth be known, would we invest so […]
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