339/365 Matthew 18:11 What do you think? If a man owns a hundred sheep, and one of them wanders away, will he not leave the ninety-nine on the hills and go to look for the one that wandered off? The parable of the hundred sheep is one that has often left me in two minds:... Continue Reading →
TARGET PRACTICE
251/365 To the random eye, a soccer game can be described as follows '22 people chase one ball for a defined period of time'. But when you understand the rules of the game, you realise the target of the game 'get the ball into your opponents net and prevent them from getting it into yours... Continue Reading →
RESULTS MATTER TOO
51/365 RESULTS MATTER TOO Mark 9:15 As soon as all the people saw Jesus, they were overwhelmed with wonder and ran to greet him. Many job roles come with goal setting at the start of the year; targets measurable by key performance indicators. At the time of appraisal then, it is this yardstick against which... Continue Reading →
DON’T JUST RUN
25/365 DON'T JUST RUN Acts 9:6 So he, trembling and astonished, said, “Lord, what do You want me to do?” Then the Lord said to him, “Arise and go into the city, and you will be told what you must do.” Before Paul went into the city of Damascus to await instruction on what he... Continue Reading →
CHRISTMAS DAY 2021
START PREPARING For many, this is a time to get together with others, an opportunity to reflect on the happenings of the past year. I think we all deserve that kind of catch up with the nature of Christmases we have had the last couple of years. Every passing one has been one filled with... Continue Reading →
BECOME THE TARGET
BECOME THE TARGET No one ever wants to stand in front of a target or become one because there is a real risk of being shot by the practice weapon. Using an arrow as an example, even if the end is blunt, there is still some pain to serve as a reminder that one has... Continue Reading →
MEN ARE NOT THE STANDARD
DAY 72 OF 365 IN 2021 Luke 18:11 The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, God, I thank thee, that I am not as other men are, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this publican. Jesus could not have chosen a more fitting pair of characters for comparison than the two presented in the... Continue Reading →