Communication with God is very important. It is essential to the breathing rhythm of the follower of Jesus that as they work out the will of the Lord in their serving and living, they likewise take in what God says to them with the Spirit that inspires insight. There are a number of different prayers […]
Read More Ten Important PrayersSure I could write for a long time about the issues of making peace, but I was intrigued to find ten ways to make peace. Ways that I’ve experienced that has really helped to bring about real peace. Here are ten, though there are many others. This is done without further explanation and is in […]
Read More Ten Ways To Make PeaceSilence. I know some who are frightened of silence. The stillness. The lack of activity. The absence of noise. It freaks some people out. They don’t feel of any use to anyone unless they are doing something, saying something! Some church gatherings appear dubious of being quiet. (With good reason in some cases.) They are […]
Read More A Comfort To Know: He Whispers Sweet PeaceWith friends like this … A group of us were looking at Psalm 3. It’s an interesting time in the life of King David. And calling him King David is at the time an interesting statement. His son that he loved, Absalom, has usurped his position and strategically pushed David from the throne. The king […]
Read More An Acknowledgement That Not Everyone Is My FriendOne of the things that keeps me blogging is the blogging of others. True story. I started blogging because I noticed a friend of mine blogging. Then as I got to know the blogosphere better I came across writers and sites from people around the world. Some faith related, others connected to other interests. Their […]
Read More A Reminder Of The Grace To Forgive And ReconcileSkills are great to have, but it’s the personal qualities that make all the difference in any walk of life. In my time working in training employability, the areas I loved was looking at those working qualities businesses love. It’s great to reflect on them, because although it can often be taken for granted, it […]
Read More An Ability To Grow And Thrive Under PressureThe movement for positive thinking sometimes misses the point. It’s healthy to acknowledge that sometimes there is no positivity to consider. Sometimes a sad song is called for. I recall hurting myself and my natural reaction was to give a yelp of anguish. I know that some people would want to suppress that or limit […]
Read More A Word For When We Sing Sad SongsDone. It’s one of my favourite words. Of late I’ve come across a humorous use where someone will say the word to state the end of their engagement in a situation. It works too. I chuckle when the person clearly closes the conversation with the word. It’s a pity then that so many lives appear […]
Read More God In Creation: The God Who CompletesWhat if you could only say what you saw? What keeps me going? There is a promise that I get glimpses of in aspects of life. That promise is that the same Jesus who rescued me from sin, will return. This beautiful Saviour who makes it possible for me to relate to my heavenly Father […]
Read More Say What You See: Kingdom ComeThere is something about those who seek peace that makes them very uneasy with injustice. Anything that brings injustice upsets any shalom or wholeness that looks to take place. It’s not so much a theory about the need for balance in the universe. It is more about the cry for harmony, and where there is […]
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