Stumbling and fumbling and bumbling around. Not having a clue what to do, not having a clue where I’m going, not having a clue about anything except for the apparent need to do something or else I’m not really alive. For all that, though, it’s still just stumbling and fumbling and bumbling. Anything good or […]
Read More Focus On The Light To Lead The WayMovement, activity and events. These are important ways in which stories unfold. Important as they are, what makes a story compelling to me are the characters involved. I can understand how action set-pieces have captured the imagination of some. The level of them and their impact on a story can raise the expectation and excitement […]
Read More Character Drives The StoryOne of the encouraging things that came across in his speech on endurance, was how focusing on Jesus would help us to endure. It was particularly appropriate having heard about Jesus being the author and finisher of our faith. If we can focus on Him, He is sure to help us endure. He gives us […]
Read More What Did He Say?There is something about the first time you experience something. Take the story you were following. If you behave and follow the narrative progressively from beginning to end, there are some twists and turns in it that will trigger a reaction from you. Sometimes that reaction will be surprise, other times it will be amazement, […]
Read More Appreciating Things The Second TimeThe streets in his home city were packed. Tributes flooded in from around the world. He was such a great sportsman, his brilliance brought people to their feet in rapturous applause and adulation. He garnered a large following and people would share stories about just how amazing he was at what he did. Those who […]
Read More A Grace Insight: Look Beyond To SeeDeconstruction. I think overall I prefer to construct things. That’s a slight preference to be fair, because there’s something about deconstruction that I find to be a really useful part of life. Apparently I have a way of speaking that my wife doesn’t always understand. So I will give my spiel and afterwards she will […]
Read More Can You Break That Down?At least you knew where you stood. Even though it was not enjoyable and even though the routine was stifling at least you knew what was what. You knew what you could do and you knew what you couldn’t do. You adjusted yourself to the circumstances and that was just the way it was. You […]
Read More Security Out Of Your InsecuritiesGood news, I’ve got back into chess. My relationship with chess goes in peaks and troughs. There are times of avid interest and regular play and longer periods of inactivity. It’s no big deal because chess is not my life, but it is a good game to play on occasion. One of the reasons I […]
Read More Checking The SceneIt never fails to fascinate me. Two people are in the same situation but respond to it in such contrasting ways that it makes you wonder if they really are in the same situation. Then on closer inspection it is apparent that one has some light on the predicament that gives them an approach to […]
Read More In The Light Of The CircumstancesRecently I was reminded of the joy of tens. With the theme of this month, it made sense to celebrate the occasion by considering some benefits (around ten) of the Light. The Light is Bright – I love things that are brilliant and the Light is literally that in more than one sense of the […]
Read More One Or Two (Or Ten) Benefits of The Light
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