In the last entry I shared a mock open letter from me to God on why I don’t pray. In it you’ll note there are some ‘lighter’ moments, and some more serious things that are said. I would like to tell you that I didn’t mean any of that. To be brutally honest, however, if […]
Read More Why Prayer Is Essential – An Open Letter To YouDear God: Thank you for allowing me the chance to write this letter. I was thinking about actually praying to you, but as you’ll see if I did that it would defeat the whole point of this letter, so I thought this would be more appropriate. And not a prayer. I would like to inform […]
Read More Why I Don’t Pray – An Open Letter To GodIn my brief time on planet earth there have been various ways I have come across to describe this thing called life. There are pretty metaphors used that can help make sense of it. It doesn’t explain everything, but it certainly helps with some areas of it. One of the helpful metaphors I’ve come across […]
Read More Check The ScriptIt came to me when I woke up this morning. First of all it was the tune. There have been quite a few versions of the song, but the one that was fresh in my mind because it was the one that I had listened to most often was the one by Michael McDonald and […]
Read More Stop, Look and Listen To God’s HeartEvery day I am in a place to realise there is so much more to learn about love. Sure, love is about giving, yet the whole thing about it is what to give and how to give it. When it comes to long term relationships, I cannot afford to rest on what was done in […]
Read More Living to Love and Learning to LovePermit me a football reference just at the beginning of this entry. Thank you. Rafa Benitez was appointed the new manager of Chelsea on Wednesday (if like me, you enjoy football, you can read more about it here). He had a press conference yesterday. I find press conferences fascinating. It is not an interview. A […]
Read More Thinking Things ThroughNo one knows how long they will live. The invincibility of youth is only pierced by the occasional reminders of mortality when the peers are cut off in their prime. Other than that it is a time for planning and achieving and being everything great without a hint that will ever end. But it will […]
Read More Reaching Half-WayThere was four of us seated round the table laughing about things like how you were considered a young man in the church until you reached 70 by which time you were sent to a home. Laughing stopped when we agaon considered the words of Jesus regarding aspects of the cost of discipleship. Anyone coming […]
Read More Creating the Culture for Cross CarriersChristianity can appear fairly grim, sombre and serious at times. Have you ever seen people’s faces while they are singing? If you get the chance, watch a video on YouTube or wherever of people singing and watch it on mute and see the facial gestures. They can be singing about a love so pure and […]
Read More In All Seriousness We Don’t Have To Be All SeriousLearning about teaching and different things, makes me aware that not everyone loves words. There are a variety of ways to communicate and take on board information – some people love the visual, some people love to listen to things, some prefer to learn on their own, some prefer to be in company. Most effective […]
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