I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery. (Exodus 20:2 ESV) So there’s this journey that I’m on and in that journey I came across this familiar part of a familiar portion of scripture. I want to contemplate it for a few […]
Read More Journeyman Journal – IntroductionsThe message came though to follow Him in various stages. The journeyman had started out when he was told to leave the comfort of his home to pursue studies. At the time the studies were academic, but he didn’t know that the studies would incorporate his whole life. When he reached the age of 21 […]
Read More A Brief Overview of the JourneymanContinuing the appeal to choose wisdom, the father encourages his son with the benefits of pursuing wisdom. What’s particularly striking about the appeal is the reference to the pursuit of wisdom as an ongoing journey. Decision by decision, moment by moment leads us down a particular path to a certain outcome. The goal helps to define […]
Read More 16MTP 02 – Paths Of The RighteousWalking with Jesus is not always about walking in the clear. I say that as a man who has a high value on clarity. The reality is, however, there are times walking with Christ where it gets a bit foggy. Jesus is real and He cares and orders my steps. Yet I can’t always see […]
Read More As The Mist ClearsSwimming. I am not a swimmer. There have been occasions when I have been in a swimming pool. I know how not to drown. Beyond that, I am not a swimmer, really. I am, however, familiar with the concept and have particularly applauded those who have no problems swimming in large areas. That is something […]
Read More Staying In Depth Even When You’re Out Of Your DepthsCertain words used to be mentioned frequently, then went slightly out of fashion, then got a reboot before falling into some disarray and then going through the cycle again. One of those words in my brief sojourn on the planet so far is the word repentance. To remind/inform you, my context of upbringing was in […]
Read More About RepentanceGoing on long journeys as a child in a car appealed to me a lot. For whatever reason I derived great pleasure in spending hours getting to a specific location. Often I wasn’t too bothered about the location or the purpose of the trip. Indeed truth be told, the purpose of the trip was a […]
Read More YIR15 – 12 – Thanks and Long JourneysI am grateful for the variety of experiences that come in life. There are on the height of a mountain experiences. The sheer exhilaration of accomplishing a goal and looking at how vast the land of life looks from that perspective is brilliant. It’s a great position to get the degree of intimacy in the […]
Read More Mountains, Plains and ValleysSome people prefer my wife because she is straight talking. I can still recall a conversation I had with a friend where he asked me something innocuous and I just could not give him a simple straight answer. There was a story behind it. There was context to explain in it. There were concepts to […]
Read More Getting Straight To The PointNow then, please let your servant remain here as my lord’s slave in place of the boy, and let the boy return with his brothers. How can I go back to my father if the boy is not with me? No! Do not let me see the misery that would come on my father. (Genesis 44:33-34) It’s […]
Read More Genesis: 44 – Judah’s Journey
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