61/365 THE COST OF THE WHOLE WORLD The poem which follows came to mind as I reflected on today's Gospel text in Luke 9:25 "For what profit is it to a man if he gains the whole world, and is himself destroyed or lost?" You have gained the whole world, Its silver and its gold,Its... Continue Reading →
WHOSE SCRIPT ARE YOU FOLLOWING?
DAY 258 OF 365 IN 2021 WHOSE SCRIPT ARE YOU FOLLOWING? Luke 7:32 You are like children sitting in the market and shouting to each other, “We played the flute, but you would not dance! We sang a funeral song, but you would not cry!” A random question came to mind as I read the... Continue Reading →
STAY POSITIVE ANYWAY
DAY 206 OF 365 IN 2021 STAY POSITIVE ANYWAY If there is something I realised today, it was the fact after two years of restrictions and lockdowns, I really missed church. I remain connected to the fellowship of believers, but the sense of actually walking into the place of worship personally brings a feeling that... Continue Reading →
ONE MORE GO
DAY 85 OF 365 IN 2021 John 10:31 Then the Jews took up stones again to stone him. In a game of chess, one alters their attacks in a manner that seeks to result in the ultimate trapping of the King: a checkmate. Regardless of the multiple successes an opposition chalks in thwarting carefully laid... Continue Reading →
WHAT COUNTS AS SUCCESS?
Tuesday: November 10, 2020 Plymouth athletics track In the same 100m race, criteria for success may differ from athlete to athlete. For an athlete with a personal best of 10.8 seconds, a 10.2s time would be success.For another whose best placed has been 5th, placing 3rd would be successFor another, increasing their foot speed from... Continue Reading →
NOTHING CAN THWART THE PLANS OF GOD
Saturday: October 3, 2020 Jobs 42:2 "I know, Lord, that You can do all things, And that no purpose of Yours can be thwarted. Video assistant referee or VAR in its early days was seen by many as the killer of soccer. Decisions took too long to arrive at and the spirit of the game... Continue Reading →
INTENTION VERSUS EXECUTION
Saturday: July 4, 2020 Reference: Matthew 9:14-17 Matthew 9:17 No one pours new wine into old wineskins. The wine would swell and burst the old skins. Then the wine would be lost, and the skins would be ruined. New wine must be put into new wineskins. Both the skins and the wine will then be... Continue Reading →