(Reflections and notes on Daniel 2 – click here for Part 1 and here for Part 2 of the series so far.) Nebuchadnezzar, to all intents and purposes is the most powerful man in the known world as far as Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah are concerned. He oversees a kingdom that spans a fair […]
Read More The Daniel Files: 03 – Who Rules? The Ridiculous and the RighteousFollow One Course Until Success (Part 2 of the FOCUS series. The first part to the series can be accessed by clicking here.) It’s about the course that you take. It has to be one. What frustrated his mother was his tendency to change from course to course and from job to job. He never […]
Read More OneSomething’s wrong? Is there something wrong? Yes, there’s something wrong? How do you know? Is it just a feeling? Where are you getting that sense of something being wrong from? Does that suggest that there is such a thing as right and wrong? Who determines that? OK, something’s wrong. What could happen? It’s serious? It’s […]
Read More Who Rules? Dealing With What’s WrongWe were used to the same old rule. Promises of something better. Promises of the much needed changes. Promises to get rid of everything that prevented progress. Promises to support everything the promoted growth. Promises, promises, promises. Hope that these promises would come about. Sincere intentions to bring about the changes. Slow realisation that just […]
Read More Who Rules? All Things NewWhy? He took me from slavery. He saw what I was addicted to and set me free. He did not set me free for me to go back into slavery. Yet – that has been the tendency. To get caught up with debilitating addictions, persuasive chains, enticing entanglements that leaves me sinking fast. All because […]
Read More Who Rules? The Daily OpportunityThe messaging is sometimes subtle and sometimes not so much. The messaging essentially says, when it comes to the crunch in making decisions, you’re better off just suiting yourself. What should you do with any money you earn? Sure meet the pressing obligations, but beyond that – suit yourself. What should you do with any […]
Read More Who Rules? When ‘Suit Yourself’ Is Not The Best AnswerThe procession along the streets were vastly different in nature to how they were mere months earlier. Then the people wore sombre looks. Some were seen crying uncontrollably. Men doffed their caps and bowed their heads. Women held their loved ones close to them. Then the carriage was transporting a very special container to the […]
Read More Who Rules? The Old or the NewIt is not accepted by everyone. It is vigorously resisted in some areas. It is benignly neglected in other areas. Aggression and apathy form twin attacks in the effort to diminish the opportunity to embrace the rule of God. These weapons are joined by efforts at misinformation, compromise and corruption. Efforts made as much from […]
Read More Who Rules? Renewed CommitmentOne of the things that is promised is the clean sweep. That last person left a right mess – is the assertion. You cannot trust that last person if they have a mess on their hands. You need someone who will make a clean sweep of things. Versions of that appeal are made, not just […]
Read More Who Rules? Clean SweepIt’s a wonderful position to be in when you don’t have to worry about certain things. As a child food was provided. Cleansing was provided. Shelter was provided. As well as that a semblance of order, structure and routine was provided. A lot of the time as it is the way of the world, there […]
Read More Who Rules? The Value of the Question
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