There is something a little annoying about the focus on the individual. If human existence was just about the individual why on earth were we made as relational beings whose greatest expression is found in individuals getting together, working together, connecting together? Anyway, recently I was reflecting on the great experiences I have had at […]
Read More More Than A Group of IndividualsThere are certain things that matter. There are also certain things that matter more than those first things. Sometimes we don’t know which things matter more than the others. Sometimes what we believe matters to us is something we passionately and vociferously look to defend. That defence can antagonise others. It is good, however, to […]
Read More Thrashing It OutIt will come as little surprise to discover, I am not the most sociable of people. Some people thrive on social settings. They love nothing better than being in the middle of all the hub of activities. They feed off the buzz of interactions. It works for them. Fine. My make up is not that […]
Read More Gatherings: The Joy Of Sharing Quality TimeRecently I watched a documentary called The Most Dangerous Man in America. This gave an insight into what Daniel Ellsberg did to release what is known as the Pentagon Papers, a top secret government document that gave startling revelations of the relations America had with Vietnam. The scandal arose around the significant discrepancies between public […]
Read More Dare To Be A Daniel Ellsberg?The set-up is straight forward. I give one extreme, I give the opposite extreme, you agree that they are extreme and we agree that we should shift from them both and find the middle ground. That is applied to a number of arguments. In a lot of cases, it makes sense. It works. It’s applicable. […]
Read More It Is Not Always About Finding The Middle GroundI was reading Proverbs 8 – of course I was or else I wouldn’t be able to put this post together – in any case I read it, then I read it again, then I left it for about an hour or nine and read it again for me wife. Sometimes when you read something […]
Read More MTP08 Remix – Wisdom: What A LadyIt’s not just the newspapers, Malcolm, it’s not just the newspapers! (HT: The Meta Picture) For His Name’s Sake Shalom dmcd
Read More Be Careful What You Read …A small tale of patience. I work in a place designed to help young people between 16 and 18 into an apprenticeship. From the time they join the programme they have two to three months to find an apprenticeship with our help. Those who are keen and job ready, however, will more or less get […]
Read More All Good Things Come To Those Who …It is coming to the close of another week and thanks for your prayers concerning last week’s points. Here are the ones for this week – keep on praying. Danny Flynn It is a year since I left my job as Christian Spiritual Development Worker (CSDW) at the North Staffordshire YMCA based in Stoke-on-Trent. I […]
Read More Prayer Points (WE-110122)(Please check this week’s Prayer Points) Paper Talk Inspiration The Guardian, as ever objective and in no way leaning to a liberal, humanist and secular agenda, asks the question should schools require Christian worship? This comes at an intriguing time as I just read about the Anabaptist movement which was all for the separation of church […]
Read More The Church And The State – Educating Christopher’s Children
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