I read this article and I was angered. The news surrounds the sentencing of a ‘drugs lord’ who had been trafficking drugs and being a menace to some in an area of Jamaica. I was not angered by the sentencing. I was angered by the levels of corruption and injustice that can be seen at […]
Read More Injustice from the Bottom UpWilliam Becton & Friends. I don’t expect you to know who they are, and before 2000 I had no real idea who they were either. In my early months in Stoke-on-Trent I was exposed to some more black gospel artists than I was used to and among them was the aforementioned William Becton & Friends. […]
Read More Right In The Middle Of ItSo a while ago the video game Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 came out. I get a bit uneasy when it comes to videogames that promote violence. Let me be clear. I’m not perfect saint in this area. Back in the day I’d love nothing better than a good ol’ shoot ’em up. There […]
Read More Call Of Duty: Peacemaker EditionIt is really intriguing how we can let things eat away at us. The fret, the worry, the anxiety, the not knowing, the needing to know, the possibilities, the what if’s, the if only’s. We can become slaves to these and a great deal of time and energy is wasted on things that resolve nothing. […]
Read More Wisdom To Know The DifferenceHe didn’t turn up for work. They said he was suffering from the day before and so it was expected that he wouldn’t turn up. He had been expressing his concerns about how viable the workplace was. It had not been thought out clearly and goalposts seemed to change on an almost daily basis. What […]
Read More Anxiety AttacksI consider what people say and it’s interesting how it matches up to their lifestyles. Take John Lennon’s Imagine, for example. He invites us to imagine scenarios that appear to depict his concept of the ideal. Among other things he asks us to imagine there’s no possessions, despite the fact that he would be singing […]
Read More Words Of Wisdom From Interesting SourcesSometimes I can despair because of so many different things, from the world around me to the world inside me and my inability to deal with the issues that keep plaguing me. A source of constant reassurance that I don’t expect the world to understand, and I don’t fully comprehend it but nevertheless rest in […]
Read More There Is No Failure In GodOne of the things I have tended to avoid is conflict. I am not a confrontational type of person. The immense irony of this predicament is that to meet God where He is requires conflict. War must be fought to gain peace. I can’t afford to live off the mantra of anything for a quiet life, […]
Read More Quest For The Rest vs. Anything For A Quiet LifeWhat’s this? Another blog entry on the same day for the second day in a row? Is there some sort of escape hatch through which there is greater flexibility for blogging? No. I’m just inspired and so take the opportunity to share while it’s fresh. When I lived in Stoke-on-Trent I came across a gentleman […]
Read More Good Times With DMCDSlightly later PP edition, but still on course with when the week ends in any case. There have been a number of national, international, personal and social issues this week that could be used for PP, but here are the ones that I’d like you to pray about. Looking After All In The Community Recently […]
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