“Rejoice and be glad, for your reward is great in heaven, for so they persecuted the prophets who were before you.”— Matthew 5:12 (ESV) “Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness.”— James 1:2-3 (ESV) The words of Jesus […]
Read More OTKC 04: Rejoice in PersecutionHere’s the premise of the conversation. Previously in the conversation: When we were growing up, my brother was seen as the pessimist of the family. I reflect on that as a comparative statement, although I’m not sure if he regards himself to be much of a speaker of hope. His responses in the conversation reinforce his […]
Read More ADBC: 47 – How The Good, Right And True Could Matter To YouHere’s the premise of the conversation. Previously in the conversation: I honour and cherish those who take time to consider a question I ask and process it carefully and answer accordingly. I often find the considered response of greater worth than a glib throwaway response that happens to sound right. Hesediah cannot disrespect a question however […]
Read More ADBC: 46 – Wisdom, Abortion & That Wide-Screen IdolHere’s the premise of the conversation. Previously in the conversation: Learning is not automatic all the time. My brother shows the aptitude and diligence in addressing what he’s learnt in addressing the question of what is meant by the creation mandate to subdue the earth. It is the sort of outline that I wholeheartedly encourage you […]
Read More ADBC: 45 – Getting Old, Getting What You Deserve & Getting JusticeHere’s the premise of the conversation. Previously in the conversation: Whether you’ve given consumerism and materialism any thought, it will do you the world of good to tuck into my brother’s explanation of it and the moral dimension concerning them both. It is such a majestic piece of work, that really he owes us to write […]
Read More ADBC: 44 – Deluded Frontiers and The Delusion of InterventionHere’s the premise of the conversation. Previously in the conversation: Hesediah is not obliged to please anyone, he is only concerned with what he can discern to be true in a given situation. This is abundantly apparent in his consideration of the gym and health issue that I put to him. He wasn’t primarily concerned about […]
Read More ADBC: 43 – Hate Crimes, Husbands, And Have JoyPillars of wisdom on the foundation of faith in the ultimate real one. Ushering in living stones of mercy and grace cultivating environments of peace. Filled with all love and understanding, granting opportunity for vulnerability for humility as the basis for cooperation and service to provide healing and restoration. Set up so it cannot be […]
Read More Home: Lighthouse of HopeYou are not meant to stay here. Your time here is done. Take a walk with me. A walk away from this built up area with its high-rising monuments of the pathertic expressions of the power of men. A walk away from the cathedrals of consumerism that demand more than the wallets of its worshippers. […]
Read More Journeyman Journal: Take A Walk With MeThe two of us were reading a part of the Bible. It wasn’t a large part at all. A couple of small paragraphs. It launched a conversation that took well over an hour. Why it took so long was the desire to enjoy the riches in those short paragraphs. T was such a stimulating conversation […]
Read More Journeyman Journal: Good Basis To Move FromNobody told me that the road would be easy, I don’t believe He brought me this far to leave me. (James Cleveland) In my childhood days I heard a gospel group’s recording of this song and the lead singer had a great vocal howl and screech. They would repeat that last line and I can […]
Read More Journeyman Journal: For the Trouble Ahead and the Joy Beyond
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