“But I have pleaded in prayer for you, Simon, that your faith should not fail.””Luke 22:32 NLT If Jesus’ example is anything to go by, and I possibly think it should be, then prayer should be one of the most important activities of our day. We read throughout the Gospels how Jesus set aside timeContinueContinue reading “The Purest Form of Love”
Tag Archives: Marriage
Nurturing the Weeds of Success
Weeds are generally seen in a negative light. But what if success can grow like weeds? What if our success, in whatever direction our life takes, could choke out our failures like weeds take over a garden bed? But what about what the bible says about weeds? “One day I walked by the field ofContinueContinue reading “Nurturing the Weeds of Success”
Moving On From Deep Pain and Hurt (Part 2)
In this, the second of this brief, two-part look at moving on from deep pain & hurt, I want to consider the difficulty of re-entering ‘normal’ life. Even after the huge decision and difficult action to ‘turn northward’ (read Part 1 first if you’re confused) as our God begins leading us on out of ourContinueContinue reading “Moving On From Deep Pain and Hurt (Part 2)”
3 keys To Rediscovering The Wonder
All jokes aside, we can lose our sense of wonder. The WOW factor of life. The ability to be fascinated by things and learn from them, or simply appreciate them and give thanks.
The Middle Years
As our journey through life continues, we have experiences of joy and of pain. Both of which can affect the way we move forward in Christ.
5 Things Worth Procrastinating About (answered by scripture)
I wanted to let scripture do the talking on some very down-to-earth issues…
Only The Lonely – Dealing With Loneliness
Loneliness. Such a massive word in so many ways. To me, the word loneliness expresses so much more than just simply, ‘being alone’.
The Reality of Divorce Among Christians
As a proud-to-be (over) committed, evangelical, Pentecostal Christian, I ignorantly believed my marriage was ‘bulletproof’, because we were both Christians and committed to God and each other (as far as I knew). The one thing I hadn’t accounted for, was that we were both also very human.
How busy are you?
I have been the King of busy. I never thought of myself as the workaholic type. I was way too sociable for that! Yet, lo & behold, I found myself as a 22 year old single male, neck deep in 17 hour days, 6 days a week (thanks to my solid conviction that ChristiansContinueContinue reading “How busy are you?”