Both sides of the fence, eh? Nothing quite like it. I have clear recollections of being a boy growing up in the family home in Wellingborough. I would get upset about something and feel aggrieved at the injustice of it all and my voice would raise and I’d overstep the mark and my Dad in […]
Read More Do You Know Who You’re Talking To?This doesn’t just apply to ‘loving couples’, I find it applies to family and the extended family of faith. Almost as though God intended life to be lived together. (HT: The Meta Picture) For His Name’s Sake Shalom dmcd
Read More TogetherI remember a time when the child would be counselled by the parent on the ‘birds and the bees’. This picture would give you the impression that it’s only recently that things have changed. I’d argue though, that the whole peer pressure and influence of other forces have rendered the concept of that talk all […]
Read More The TalkI realise as I type this that there is a very real risk that I’ll come across like a pompous buffoon who has something against ‘practical’ people. Yet I write as I’m given utterance and we’ll take it from there. Today’s entry is inspired by a conversation I had with one of the learners in […]
Read More The Cosy Relationship of Theory and PracticeI saw this today and I had a chuckle … then after the chuckle I thought about it a bit more … One thing that puzzled me all the way through me life in church was the attraction to special outfits and garbs. In the specific church in which I grew up that was particularly […]
Read More The Lord Is With You … But Not That LordIn my opinion it is by no means his best song and that it was so popular is still something of a mystery to me. For all that I don’t begrudge the fact that Stevie Wonder’s biggest single was called ‘I Just Called To Say I Love You’. The lyrics are interesting in as much […]
Read More Being In LoveMaybe this post would have been better off being called the ‘P’ words and Marriage, (purity and patience are other ‘p’ words that would fit this article nicely) but I’m not too fussed. Pornography. There I’ve said it. One of the things I cannot account for is the age of the reader, so I endeavour […]
Read More The ‘P’ Word and MarriageOne of the biggest problems in my life has been to do with condemnation. Well into my late teens and twenties my sense of worth was constantly ebbing and flowing. Sometimes I would feel as though I was loved by Christ and that was all that mattered. Other times I would be very insecure, cut […]
Read More No Condemnation – Not GuiltyHe 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 AttacksWould that my marriage have a similar tale of longevity and faithfulness. Would that my relationship with God similarly be long and faithful. Would that friendships and the development of Christian friendships be marked by such longevity and faithfulness. (HT: The Meta Picture) For His Name’s Sake Shalom dmcd
Read More A Picture of Faithfulness
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