A small oak sapling grew on the hill and at first the tall weeds tried to choke it out but being so high up, the rain could give it the water needed to grow taller. The wind buffeted it and there was no protection from its onslaught but the sapling’s roots grew deeper and clung [...]

In the quiet of the early morning hours I find peace. The traffic hasn’t jammed me up, the phones haven’t started ringing with needs and wants. Others haven’t brought their life situations to be heard yet. This time is all mine, so it’s important I recognize this opportunity and not waste it.
I come here to [...]

Toby Mac soundbite…..watch
Somebody’s watching me! Paranoid sounding don’t you think? It’s true though and with today’s digital age whatever you do has a multiplied chance factor to also be caught on someone’s memory chip.
Let’s go beyond the digital though. Let’s talk about how the “Big Guy” watches over us. We know for sure our actions [...]

Pink Floyd’s “The Trial”
Good morning, The Worm, Your Honour,
The Crown will plainly show,
The prisoner who now stands before you,
Was caught red-handed showing feelings.
Showing feelings of an almost human nature.
This will not do.
We are always on trial! Doing the right thing means going against the current of what’s acceptable in today’s society. I know for fact [...]

“Every religious idea, every idea of God, even flirting with the idea of God, is unutterable vileness….of the most dangerous kind….Millions of sins, filthy deeds, acts of violence and physical contagions…are far less dangerous than the subtle, spiritual idea of God.” Vladimir Lenin, Communist dictator of Russia
I like [...]

“What is behind us and what is before us are small matters compared to what is with in us” –Quote from a Friend

A couple we had never met was sitting in the small chairs and initially we smiled inwardly, thinking they had been encouraged by one of the flyers handed out for this emerging church plant. In our hearts we were pleased with every new brother or sister who found their way into these growing service meetings.
Shortly [...]

Laughter is the best of gifts. Lifting our spirits high. May we all laugh in this life with frequency.
By John Betjeman…
The Last Laugh
I made hay while the sun shone.
My work sold.
Now, if the harvest is over
And the world cold,
Give me the bonus of laughter
As I lose hold.

The work we do in our lives should matter to more than our bank account. I like my job but let’s face it, it’s not my life, matter of fact I call it my day job and merely something I do to pay the bills. The other useful thing about my job is interacting with [...]

Dreams can be confusing and I have had a few that left me wondering at their meaning. Last night I dreamed of men in trench coats in a cold environment, I could also hear cold running water beneath the streets of their feet. Odd for sure but it’s not something I will linger over to [...]