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The Heart of Good Gifts

One of the things I really enjoy is getting together with other folks who are on the journey. I am astounded at how the central themes are all the same but the expression of those themes through individual lives is marvelously varied and unique. It reminds me that the God we serve is infinitely…

“Everything can be taken from a man but one thing; the last of the human freedoms—to choose one’s attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one’s own way.” - Dr. Viktor Frankl Viktor Frankl, the founder of Logo-therapy (aka Meaning Therapy) was interned in a Nazi concentration camp as a laborer. The living…

“Oh no... I don't believe in works at all” he said. “I just believe that the sin we do is on one side, and the good things we do are on the other, and we hope the good outweighs or at least reduces the bad side!” “ Hmm Sounds like works to me” as I…

In this instalment of 45 Things to Live Well we look at a few things which can bring some healthy balance to our lives. Balance is not always the easy way through but also some things that may cause us to stretch in healthy ways. The danger I think is when we get one-sided…

"Then you don't love me" she said defiantly. I asked "What do you mean?" She replied "If you loved me you would support me in this decision." To which I gently replied "It is because I love you that I don't agree with your decision." There is a trend in our society today that if we…

With tongue in cheek, the Rant begins… I think everyone ought to know plumbing. Really! No, not just know a little something but competent to do all things plumbing. Fathers should teach sons and daughters everything there is to know about plumbing. After all,there’s not much to it, lots of books available, the internet and don’t forget the code…

God will often offend the mind to reveal the heart, and the following is a short story I wrote as an adaptation of the familiar parable of the Good Samaritan. Set in the modern day, I have attempted to re-tell this powerful story in such a way that we can identify with each of the…

In this audio edition of Rhythms of the Heart we reflect on Mark 4:35-40 where Jesus and his disciples are crossing in a boat and meet a severe storm that threatens to sink the boat. Reflecting upon this story of Jesus' life, what is God saying to you in it? We listen first to glean the principles.…

There is a collision that occurs within a kingdom heart, often unseen beneath the surface; it occurs in the spaces between empty knowledge and honest experience, fusing the two into something useful. Life is born in this expanse. I believe Paul once referred to it as a “renewing of the mind”. It is a process…

Have you ever found yourself feeling really weighed down and anxious about a situation that seemingly you have no control over? It is an ugly feeling that seems to gnaw away, sometimes quietly and other times quite overtly, but all the while bringing a general sense of dis-ease. This is a very real form of…

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The Heart of Good Gifts

How Meaning Inspires Overcoming

Blind Faith or Faith Filled Living?

45 Things to Live Well (36-40)

The Yes Man

My Plumber Thinks I Should Pay Him

The Neighbor’s – Short Story

Rest in The Storm

Answers Amidst the Struggle

Shedding False Responsibility