It saddens me that church life and being a Christian can be perceived as being preoccupied with a weekly meeting. It saddens me because I think this preoccupation misses the point by a significant margin. I sit in such weekly gatherings with decent people who are well meaning folks, polite and friendly enough, but who […]
Read More More That What We Make OutThere was a chorus regularly sung in the church group in which my formative years were played out. The chorus suggested that the saints should press along in God’s own way, with pressing being vital in the light of persecution, trials and crosses we must face. The chorus concluded with the encouragement that the hotter […]
Read More Pressing OnI was thinking about my wife today. Yeah, I know it makes a change, but I was. As I thought about her, I thought about how much of a big deal she is to me and compared her to other things that I’m likely to be passionate about. I love me football, I love reading […]
Read More Big DealThe scripture reading from a service I attended recently got me thinking about what is arguably one of the biggest killers in life. It continues to turn everything upside down as far as life is concerned. To live, you have to die. There is no other way to live, than to die. When Jesus is […]
Read More With Jesus The Way To Live Is To DieRemind me to tell you of the remarkable story of my wife, her son and my surname. Fascinating stuff, and it’s a true story too. In the meantime all you need to know is that my beloved wife has an equally precious and highly valued son. Indeed to date he is the only son from […]
Read More Appreciating Family In Ever Changing TimesI just cannot tell you how often being a parent, I feel like I’m parenting myself! I see my attitudes towards my parents in the way my children behave. Though it’s a completely different context and they are genuinely very different people to me (for starters I was never the daughter!) it is amazing how […]
Read More Child Of God, You Will LearnLife in Christ is never dull or boring. Those who find it boring are … boring. I know what I’m talking about. When I look back on the times I’ve been bored there is a direct connection with the lack of interest in godly things and Jesus Himself. I cannot be bored when I think […]
Read More Change of DirectionThis is the final part of a short series of lessons I’ve come across whilst I’ve been on a walk. (Part One and Part Two can be found in clicking the links.) 1. Follow The Man Who Knows: Of course by ‘man’ that can refer to ‘woman’ as well. By this I am referring to […]
Read More Lessons Learnt On A Walk – Part ThreeOver the next few entries, I’ll be sharing some lessons I’ve learnt from a walk I’ve been on with a friend. 1. Walking the journey with Christ with others. Of course I have my responsibility to look at and I won’t be able to blame anyone else if I don’t do what I’m called to […]
Read More Lessons Learnt On A Walk – Part OneThere is something about life with Christ that should be revelatory. By that I mean, just as a child we grew to become aware of things we were never aware of before and that changed us, so in Christ we become aware of things we were never aware of before and that should change us. […]
Read More Going Back To The Old
