Swimming. 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 DepthsSo that’s the first month of the year done already. I suspect the best intentions of people at the beginning of the year are already being … stretched. That’s understandable, that’s the thing about life getting in the way of our best intentions. As for me, January has been an interesting month. I have the […]
Read More January Review – February PreviewNow these are the rules that you shall set before them. (Exodus 21:1 ESV) How shall we now live? Social arrangements as far as the law are concerned are often taken for granted. Why we do not kill and refer to it being against the law is something that is assumed and hardly questioned. Yet at […]
Read More Exodus Extracts 21 – These Are The Rules Part 1I don’t think there’s much wrong in being honest about motivation. Why do you stay married? Why do you go to that church? Why are working in that job? Why do you support that football team? Not much wrong in being honest and saying you don’t know why you’re still married, you think it’s love […]
Read More Not Much Wrong In Being Honest About MotivationsAs with a lot of things in life, there is nothing wrong with standards in and of itself. Our idea of right and wrong, good and bad are based on standards. However those standards come about and whoever maintains, monitors or modifies them, they are there and usually there for good reason. Therein, however, lies […]
Read More StandardsThere are a few problems. There is no doubt about that. It’s well worth making it clear that there are problems. No point in hiding them. It’s also good to know a little about how those problems have come about and how we perpetuate them. That can be very useful. For all that though, something […]
Read More It’s Not Just About Showing The BadThere’s this way of thinking that I notice a few Christians have. How it operates is that whenever something horrific happens to them, they justify it in their minds in the same way that Joseph got over the betrayal of his brothers when he was sold to Egypt. When his brothers later on were a […]
Read More God With Us In Our Suffering: What If That’s All There Is?If it was up to me, I would choose to spend most of the day indoors. In fact the work I do and the gift I exercise legitimately gets me to spend most of my time indoors. So that’s sweet for me. Better still, though, I love spending time indoors on my own. Reading, watching […]
Read More Open The Door And Take A WalkI spent a lot of my childhood reading. Yeah I spent a lot of it watching television as well. Probably too much television as I get the impression every time I am in a tight situation and suddenly recall the theme tune to Thundercats or the opening monologue of Adam, Prince of Eternia from He-Man. […]
Read More Perils Of Forgetting HistoryLife is precious. Life is particularly so because of the connections we make. From the beginning that connection between the mother and the child in the womb. It’s more than a physical connection. The connection is also there as the father notes the child that is a product of him and what has come from […]
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