DAY 114 OF 365 IN 2021 Whenever we hear of athletes setting world record times in events, our minds should just not be turned towards the ten or twenty second record, but the entire journey that could have taken years of dedication and training. Cutting down their initial time by a few milliseconds at a... Continue Reading →
ARE YOU RUNNING THE RIGHT RACE?
DAY 113 OF 365 IN 2021 Acts 9:6 Now get up and go into the city, and you will be told what you must do.” In football, as manager, you should really not allow your emotions to dictate your selection choices and substitutions for a game, not that this is always the case. There have... Continue Reading →
A PROMISE REMEMBERED
Whether as a solid, liquid or gas, the chemical formulation of water remains the same: two molecules of hydrogen and one of oxygen. Thus, whether heated, frozen, melted or condensed, water remains the very same substance. The same cannot be said of many other substances which have their internal structures permanently altered when subjected to... Continue Reading →
A PERSON OF THE CROWD
DAY 111 OF 365 IN 2021 Acts 8:6 The crowds gave their undivided attention to Philip’s message and to the signs they saw him perform. There are pros and cons to being purely 'a person of the crowd' - someone who depends on the position or opinions of a larger group of individuals than consideration... Continue Reading →
MAINTAIN YOUR FOCUS ON HIM
Acts 7:54, 55 When they heard these things, they were cut to the heart, and they gnashed on him with their teeth. But he, being full of the Holy Ghost, looked up steadfastly into heaven, and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing on the right hand of God, When 'zoned-in' to something, a... Continue Reading →
THE POWER OF INFLUENCE
DAY 109 of 365 IN 2021 Acts 6:11 Then they secretly instigated some men to say, "We have heard this man speaking blasphemous words against Moses and God." We live in the days of 'influencers' - not just in social media, but also key opinion leaders in the media, industry, government and even academia. Thus,... Continue Reading →
COOKING REASONS
DAY 108 OF 365 IN 2021 John 6:17-18 But as darkness fell and Jesus still hadn’t come back, they got into the boat and headed across the lake toward Capernaum. The sea became rough because a strong wind was blowing. In accounting, there is a phrase 'to cook the books'. This refers to the use... Continue Reading →
WHAT KIND OF RACE WOULD YOU HAVE YOU RUN?
DAY 107 OF 365 IN 2021 I wrote a reflection on the Gospel today earlier but when the clock struck three and the funeral procession for the HRH, the Prince Phillip, Duke of Edinburgh began, there was an unusual feeling of sadness which I couldn't shake off.I found myself reflecting a bit - not on... Continue Reading →
WHAT DO YOU HAVE IN YOUR HANDS?
DAY 106 OF 365 IN 2021 John 6:7-9 Philip answered him, “It would take more than half a year’s wages to buy enough bread for each one to have a bite!” Another of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, spoke up, “Here is a boy with five small barley loaves and two small fish, but... Continue Reading →