You can spend time discerning the intentions of others, you may get it spot on or miss it entirely. The latter can often come at a steep cost. But we have an example today that appears to skip the whole introspection and goes straight for the jugular with the question "what do you want?" John... Continue Reading →
RECEIVING GOOD THINGS
Mary's visit to the home of Zechariah, where Elizabeth lived, gave us privy to hear these words Elizabeth spoke to her: "But why is this honour done me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?"(Luke 1:43) Let us paint another version where Mary enters this home and Elizabeth starts with " what... Continue Reading →
DON’T GET CARRIED AWAY
Reference text: Phillipians 3:3-8 Until and unless you are speaking from a place of well established results, you really cannot make certain claims. Paul in writing to the church in Philippi, used his life as a reference point to highlight what it meant to have confidence in the flesh. He highlights this at three levels:... Continue Reading →
Minibites
1. "If you're walking through the dessert and you see the carcass of a great man, don't take a selfie, what killed them is not too far"Ap. F. L We live in an age where men are more concerned about comments and remarks. An age where the causes of events, alongside is consequences are often... Continue Reading →
CONSCIENCES SEARED WITH HOT IRON
Even though the Pharisees were waiting to pounce on Jesus' action in the temple to make a case against him, they found themselves in a moral dilemma when Jesus stood the man with a withered hand in the temple and asked a question that took them by surprise. He asked them: “I will ask you... Continue Reading →
WHAT DO YOU LACK?
Reference text: Matthew 19:16-22Jesus encounters a rather determined young man in today's Gospel, one who was interested in things that matter hence his question 'good teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?' After Jesus responds with a list of the commandments, the young man responds 'these I have kept since my youth'. Yet,... Continue Reading →
GETTING TO THE TOP
Getting to the top is not the problem, it is staying there that poses a real challenge". Everyone running moves forward, aiming for what lies ahead of them. So what happens when one appears to have arrived at the top, their ultimate goal? While they can lose their motivation because there may be nothing else... Continue Reading →
GETTING MEANINGS RIGHT
DAY 37/366 Mark 7:5 So the Pharisees and scribes questioned Jesus: “Why do Your disciples not walk according to the tradition of the elders? Instead, they eat with defiled hands.” Actions are simply actions if they occur without context, it is the meanings that are attached to them which determine our responses. In other words,... Continue Reading →
THE BATTLE FOR OUR TIME
DAY 29/366 'The unit of destiny is time': this was the first statement that came to mind when I read today's Gospel. Those words were part of a message listened to a while back. Time is the foundation and the building block for many things because of 'the law of process'. Growth and maturity are... Continue Reading →