Reference text: Job 1:6-22 You may not have paid attention to this, but have you wondered why in all of the major misfortunes that befell job in the obening chapter of the book, there was always someone who lived to tell the tale? Their account of events was like a rehearsed song each time: destruction... Continue Reading →
GET READY FOR ANOTHER ATTEMPT
Mark 6:11 And if any place will not welcome you or listen to you, leave that place and shake the dust off your feet as a testimony against them.” Rejection is often characterized under 'failures'- which is defined as being unsuccessful at achieving a set goal. Across many endeavors therefore, there is always a case... Continue Reading →
A TEST OF RESILIENCE AND PATIENCE
Repitition brings mastery, however it can also bring boredom and trigger resistance. When tasked with doing the very same thing on every single occasion, one might lose interest and become demotivated. The main text in today's reading is as follows: 1 Kings 18:43 And Elijah said to his servant, Go up now, look toward the... Continue Reading →
A SECOND CHANCE
DAY 52/366 Jonah 3:1 The word of the Lord came to Jonah a second time... There are times we wonder why some things are recorded in scripture. We consider why certain accounts are available, why particular stories are documented the way they are with that amount of detail. The core of this reflection is Jonah's... Continue Reading →
ACHIEVING TRUE MASTERY
DAY 311 OF 365 IN 2021 ACHIEVING TRUE MASTERY When Jackie chan offered to tutor in the movies 'the karate kid', the first many days of training were simply 'jacket on, jacket off'. The student had to remove his jacket and put it back on countless times. At one point he became frustrated with the... Continue Reading →
REWIND THE YEAR?
LAST DAY OF THE YEAR: 31st December, 2019 Before you raise all arms in war and prepare to respond to today's text, I am certain that by all means your attention turned to the year "2019". You probably are also sure I made an error there, but that decision was intentional. I wanted to gauge... Continue Reading →