Some parts of the Bible are engrained in my thinking. Behold what manner of love the Father has given to us that we should be called the sons of God! I don’t forget that verse in a hurry. Statements like that are why I am a follower of Jesus because it’s an invitation to see […]
Read More That Kinda LoveRecently I came across two episodes that highlighted both the reality of change and the value of things enduring. A major reason why I started blogging almost 10 years ago was because of my best friend at university. Funnily enough it’s almost 20 years ago since I first met him. I found out that he […]
Read More Good Friends LastWhen I needed help you were right there. Sometimes I don’t even know how you knew, but you did and you were there. You made no demands of me. You saw I was burdened and told me to rest. You patiently waited as my stubborn way bucked against the wise counsel. Your rebuke was not […]
Read More Appreciating AssistanceI didn’t make it to the gathering. If I told you how tired I was, it still wouldn’t do justice to how tired I was. After a season of pushing myself the body simply refused to be abused that way again. So I didn’t make it. In another setting at another time that would have […]
Read More The Value of RelationshipsBeing exposed repeatedly to music can reside in the system for years after the first encounter. The music of Keith Green has been in my system for around 20 years. I would not be so presumptuous to say I am an expert on all his material, but his music is still heavily influential to this […]
Read More When There’s LoveSome things are meant to be. Lovely cliché. It fits nothing better than marriage. It still makes me sad hearing of and witnessing the end of marriages. Two people, two different lifestyles, two cultures, two worlds merging as one. Today my wife and I celebrate 12 years of marriage. I took it for granted because […]
Read More Grateful For 12This human experience is filled with ups and downs. People have such pleasant sides to them. Lovely smiles, warm welcomes, gestures of concern and interest, suitable arrangements and services if there’s a problem. It can look so well. Look what happens when there’s a massive disaster, consider the overflow of generosity in seeking to help. […]
Read More Why We Need His LoveIt should be straightforward. The whole law hangs on two things – love God, love your neighbour. That’s pretty clear. Who’s your neighbour? Anyone you see who has a need. That first person is usually the person you live with and extends from there in your everyday life. The love from above helps the love […]
Read More Relationships BasicallyI spent the evening with a tremendously humble and insightful man of God. This man is someone I truly admire and of late I have been able to spend some more time with him. As I have done this I find myself being the recipient to great blessing from a variety of angles. Some of […]
Read More Blessed To Be A BlessingWhat kind of Messiah is that? He’s knocking about with those tax collectors and sinners – eating and drinking with them. I think I just saw him laugh at one of their jokes. Does this man not know who he’s dealing with? What’s that? Zacchaeus??? He’s going to have a meal with that fraud? At his […]
Read More Getting His Hands Mucky: Doesn’t He Know Who He’s Dealing With?
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