I suppose most of those reading this would have known people, some of whom were close to them, and even among their family and friends, who have taken their own lives.
Continue readingThe death of Pope Francis and a spiritual awakening – EVERYWHERE
My season of not blogging all that much continues despite there being so much blog worthy material around and my not letting up observing what is happening around me along with a deepening sense of foreboding because it is at an alarming rate. I sense huge change is in the air, especially in the spiritual realm and, while a lot of that is positive, I also recognise the danger of over pontificating, noting many voices around offering conflicting perspectives, while the one that truly matters is God’s. Yet as the good book reminds us: there is a time to blog and a time to refrain from blogging. Wisdom and truth is needed and knowing when to blog and when not to.
Continue readingA nation at a crossroads, how things can be turned around, where our hope should lie
Incredibly for me, it has been two weeks since I last blogged. It is not that there is a shortage of blog worthy material, nor that I have stopped watching on my wall, but rather that I hadn’t quite figured out how to tackle the subject I wanted to write about (ref. the title) that goes to the heart of what are my own present preoccupations.
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Sometimes in my blogging I come across a subject (whether in my “political” or in my “religious” blogs) that cries out for a deeper understanding than one I possess, yet is so important and relevant to today’s situation that it is something worth discussing despite gaps in my knowledge. In this case, it is to do with a word that often crops up in the Old Testament that is also one rich in meaning.
Continue readingRemembering the cars I owned
One of my observations concerning people who are growing old is how often they would be able to remember things going back 50 years yet could forget something that took place 5 minutes earlier. I have now joined that club yet I can remember every single car I ever owned. I should add that I have little interest in what are the subtle differences between the different models of car, I don’t like spending much money on cars and I tend to drive cars to the point when a change becomes somewhere between desirable and necessary.
Continue readingI had a dream
I often have dreams and many are weird and forgettable, despite in most cases not remembering what it was that I had dreamed about.
Continue readingMoney, money, money
Most of my blogging is to do with two, in polite circles, taboo subjects – religion and politics. Sometimes the two overlap, and sometimes they overlap a lot, as in this one concerning money.
Continue readingChrist in Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy
One of my latest Bible study projects is to go through all of the Old Testament and reflect on those texts that have something to do with Jesus Christ. I am leading Bible studies on the subject at my local church, under the title of “Christ in the Old Testament” and last night we concentrated our attentions on Christ in Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy. The marvellous truth is that Christ is found in every book of the Hebrew scriptures, for example:
Continue readingCan Andrew Bridgen, Ben Habib and Rupert Lowe HELP Us?
One of my regular daily routines is to check out links on YouTube (along with other outlets) for stuff that may be of personal interest, especially if it does throw further light on a subject that I consider is important. Today, I came across one such video (see here), which has the same title as that of this blog, along with other videos that stirred me up sufficiently to share the thoughts that follow.
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