Jesus gathered them together and then sent them out in pairs. After He ascended and the Pentecost experience launched the collection of believers to a new phase of existence an episode took place. In it, a pair of the apostles encountered a beggar who was lame and they healed him in the name of Jesus […]
Read More Was Jesus Onto Something? The Partnership ApproachThis part of the journey, as you might have guessed, follows the first part and the second part and it’s worth clicking the links to see where the journey has come to this point. We celebrated our wedding anniversary recently. We used the time to reflect on God’s goodness to us in our life together. […]
Read More A Journey in Marriage: Detach and Attach Part 3Previously in this exploration of the journey, I reflected on the strong model of marriage I saw in my parents. As you might appreciate, the strength of that relationship was something that I grew to acknowledge with each passing year in retrospect. As I became aware of how other marriages existed and sadly ended, my […]
Read More A Journey in Marriage: Detach and Attach Part 2At the time of writing, my time on earth has been measured to put me in a category of the early forties. My first conscious memory is of an incident when I was maybe three or four years old. This means that I’ve got a recollection of being me for almost four decades. As God […]
Read More A Journey in Marriage: Detach and Attach Part 1They had grown very familiar with each other. They had been selected from different backgrounds, but it didn’t take them that long to establish a rapport. From there the bond developed. It was reinforced during the rocky first months after the launch. They didn’t let the setbacks deter them. There were enough to keep their […]
Read More Changing the Line-UpShe came highly recommended. It was just as well. The place looked a mess and there was no way it could be tended to as it was. It required an expert. So she came and did an excellent job. Far better than expected. So well in fact that an agreement was made for her to […]
Read More Dryden Shorts: Those ConnectionsHe just seemed to drop off the scene. We first saw him with that choir. He wasn’t the lead singer, or anything, but he always looked like he gave it his all. Others seemed to just be singing the words, but he appeared to mean every word that came out of his mouth. Then later […]
Read More He Went Missing: What Happened?The call of Jesus is to look at Him and do likewise. Once again, I was challenged to never take the teachings of Jesus lightly especially as He embodies them to give us a big hint as to what’s expected of us. So the story of the Good Samaritan. He loves his neighbour. His neighbour […]
Read More Go and Do Likewise: Mercy and the NeighbourAll he could see was how he was let down. When he needed him the most, he was let down and let down badly. That he was able to still get things done and progress with his plan was something he was happy for others to focus on at the time. Yet that feeling of […]
Read More Reconciliation: Can We Get Past The Hurt?He was not on his own. When the edict came down and their livelihood was in jeopardy, he knew exactly where to go. He got in touch with his three friends. And the four of them prayed. And God answered their prayer. As the four of them prayed together. The answer came and from a […]
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