It’s a bit like dusting off the old books on the bookshelf that haven’t been referred to for a long time. I’m referring to this here entry on the blog. Almost three whole months since the last entry. It’s been quite the season for activity. One that hasn’t seen intentional time for entries of the […]
Read More JJ 24 #01: Dusting Off the Dust To ReturnYou gotta be careful, they advised him. You gotta know what you’re going to do before you do it. You gotta make sure that everything is covered and sorted so that you don’t get messed up because you didn’t do your due diligence. He nodded his head. He understood what they were saying and the […]
Read More Journeyman Journal: Check the Next StepJim had been a player in the lower leagues for years. He had moved from club to club from his apprenticeship years well into his twenties. He thought that this was his level. It took a scout from a major club to see Jim in action and approach him offering him the chance to join […]
Read More Journeyman Journal: Check the ContractAre we on the same page? Jesus had just finished answering those who questioned his authority when he was told that his mother and brothers were looking to get access to him. His response to this was somewhat startling. “Who is my mother, and who are my brothers?” And stretching out his hand toward his disciples, […]
Read More Journeyman Journal: Check the Family ConnectionIt’s worth checking the attitude on the journey. We have two options as to the attitude we’ll take. We can walk humbly, or we can walk in pride. There is something about pride. It’s alluring, it’s gratifying, it lifts the sense of self. There’s something about giving yourself a knowing nod that you did this. […]
Read More Journeyman Journal: Check the AttitudeA good wisdom nugget someone dropped in my lap a while back was this: Not all help is helpful. There was a narrative of history that made things simple to understand in the formative stages of learning history. That narrative went as follows: a few hundred years ago the monarch received requests from intrepid explorers […]
Read More Journeyman Journal: Check the HelpThe question was why. Why did we do things the way we did them? Why were things the way they were? Why did we think the way that we did? Why? I was conversing with my brother and we were reflecting on the role television played in our upbringing. It played a big part. There […]
Read More Journeyman Journal: Check The ProgrammingThere were just half a dozen of them. Two married couples – Gary and Ruth along with John and Rachel and a young man called David and an elderly woman called Geraldine. They had professed to follow Jesus and were at various stages of their walk with Him. They had a love for Him and […]
Read More Journeyman Journal: The Light MovementDo you remember those first days at work? As in first days that you ever did work? Not the paper rounds, or helping your parents out with their stuff, I mean the first days at work. I watched my parents come from work tired. It was fascinating doing that for the first time myself. I […]
Read More Journeyman Journal: Get With The ProgrammeIt doesn’t look as though things are working out as you hoped. You’re given the task to do and you apply yourself to it as much as you could. You resolved to depend on God totally to carry out the task. You did not get the support and you did not get the understanding. From […]
Read More Journeyman Journal: Persevere in the Journey
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