Tendons throb To awaken sleeping hands Aching, dull, yet ceaseless There shall be no object The tasks must be completed And then? Ice, ice sounds good
Reading: The Last Champions by Dave Simpson
Following the intensity of the last 2 books I read I almost took a break, but I decided that rather than take a break from reading I would move onto a completely different subject from Jesus & read The Last Champions by Dave Simpson. The book is a look at the 1991-92 Football League championship... Continue Reading →
Burned Out
Forlorn empty shell Society’s reflection Burned out soul .
Destiny – Alpha
And now for something completely different; This last weekend I was fortunate enough to take part in the PS4 public alpha testing for the forthcoming sci-fi FPS game Destiny. This was a pretty bold / confident step by the producers, usually Alpha tests are private, only occasionally are the later Beta tests made public. This... Continue Reading →
Healing, Your Story & The Journey – The JIBTYI Notes; part 7
The original plan was not to do a chapter by chapter break down of Jesus Is Better Than You Imagined (by Jonathan Merritt), although thus far I kind of have, as such I am going to stop and wrap this thing up today. There are so many great thought provoking pieces in the book from... Continue Reading →
Waiting and Bartering – The JIBTYI Notes; part 6
Hopefully you’ve been reading all week and know what is going on here. If this is your first visit this week, welcome and thank you! I recently read a book, twice, the experience I had reading that book was profound to say the least, the conversations I had with Jesus throughout will stay with me... Continue Reading →
Bullying and Masks – The JIBTYI Notes; part 5
Sometimes something comes along that just rocks your world and removes any question of the status quo that was threatening to creep into your life. Something that prompts you to keep pressing and pushing for a deeper richer experience in life than you have ever had before. Sometimes someone shares a story with you the... Continue Reading →
Happy Fathers Day
They say that over 60% of your identity comes from your father
Which leave the fatherless generation in quite the quandary
What if your father is not there, or no good?
Where does that leave your identity?
A bad father skews your image of God
A bad father will leave you believing lies about yourself for years to come
If you were taught wrong, turn from that
Choose to remember the good
Focus on what was done, not what was wrong
Now it is your turn, now you are the Dad
Responsibility – it is central to being a good Dad
Taking care of your family
Breathing life, truth & teaching into your children
You won’t be perfect, nobody is
You will mess up, you will miss things
But if the love is there, and the effort
Your child will know it, even if it takes a while to realize…
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Getting Mugged and Believing the Impossible – The JIBTYI Notes; part 4
The book “Jesus is Better Than You Imagined” by Jonathan Merritt was quite the read for me. It stirred my mind and soul like none other. I wrote page after page of notes and as I have a blog, the expanded notes are finding their way here in what I am calling the JIBTYI... Continue Reading →
Limiting the Limitless – The JIBTYI Notes; part 3
The last few days (and the next few) are the result of my notes from reading the book “Jesus is Better Than You Imagined” by Jonathan Merritt. These posts are my way of processing those thoughts and notes and also to tell the story of my experience with reading the book. Chapter two begins with an encounter... Continue Reading →
Slow Down – The JIBTYI Notes; part 2
I read a book “Jesus is Better Than You Imagined” by Jonathan Merritt and it made me think, a lot. I had ten pages of notes after the first read, notes that I had no intention of taking when I started to read the book. The JIBTYI notes series is my efforts to process... Continue Reading →
Good Gifts – The JIBTYI Notes; part 1
The JIBTYI notes – part 1 – Good Gifts It’s a funny old thing this Christian life, sometimes when you are muddled about what you are to do; if you are to try and keep pressing, or to try and find a way of balancing a “normal” life with this life of pursuing God that... Continue Reading →
Beyond Repair
You took what was completely broken Completely off track Completely empty You took that, and made this new being that is here today You took the seemingly beyond repair And put it back together again You redirected, onto a new path, the right path You took this empty vessel and filled it You... Continue Reading →
The Feelings of a Victim
Fear of confrontation You have no right You have no worth This is what you deserve Emasculated through neglect Fear driven to the core through punishment Don’t respond, don’t be angry, turn the other cheek You don’t deserve your anger, your pain Don’t defend, it will only provoke Make things worse, you are... Continue Reading →
He walks the streets at night
He walks the streets at night Simply to get to his destination No one knows the fear that grips him At every corner or shadowy gateway He grips his house keys in his fist The latch key protrudes Tonight will be different he thinks Tonight he will make a stand As he rounds the... Continue Reading →
Victim
Vicious words Or just a joke? Harmless fun Or soul destroying abuse? Man sized fists Punish a child sized spine If this is friendship What is hatred? Bruises hidden Inside and out Is it all your fault? Are you really that worthless? Enough is enough, no more pain The coping mechanisms are... Continue Reading →
Summer Threatens
Summer slowly threatens to move in However, not just yet Mother Nature grants as a brief reprieve For now we enjoy the end of another glorious spring Comfort can still be found in the shade The breeze is still somewhat refreshing The sky maintains the presence of small clouds Laughter can still be heard as... Continue Reading →
The Best You That You Can Be
The world can be so distracting Nudging you gently off track From the path you are called to follow Good, bad, weird, indifferent It can all distract if you allow it The ultimate purpose is not to fit in The purpose, is not to be like others Not matter how awesome, or not, those... Continue Reading →
Reading: Jesus is Better Than You Imagined
As I’ve confessed many times on here, I don’t read much; at least I didn’t read much. The reason there is a reading section on my blog is not because I feel I have some literary review talents, but that I need to almost guilt myself into reading more. There is nothing necessarily wrong with... Continue Reading →
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