It’s an acronym I learnt this week from All is Grace, Brennan Manning’s memoir. He was describing his time in a rehab facility for his alcoholism when he received feedback from his fellow alcoholics in a peer review worksheet. I SEE YOU USING THE FOLLOWING DIVERSIONS TO KEEP FROM DEALING […]
A Wellness Path
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There are some people that just push my buttons! Something about them sets off a chain reaction of thoughts and feelings. Perhaps they remind me of someone else or something that has happened in the past. A memory echo bounces around my soul. If I am going to be a […]
For the apostle Paul, he knew what a dark place was like. But he found an antidote for thoughts of suicide. To him, darkness was a close friend. Always present, never leaving, clinging on like a wet shirt. Life sucked. No joy, no hope. As he sat with me I […]
Who Knows you? I know Raj down at the petrol station, I know his face, I see him regularly, and he possibly knows me at the same level. If I was to see him at the Mall, without his uniform, I might wonder where I know him from. Then there […]
2011 has been a year of dramatic change for many. World news has been dominated with natural disasters, dictatorships being toppled, and economic crisis. For an interesting review check out Google’s Zeitgeist 2011: Year In Review. In New Zealand 2011 has also been a year of roller coaster emotions. Winning […]
Back and forth, side to side, oscillating with mindless repetition, Charlie and Billy had spent a lifetime of having their mouths open, and little white balls pushed into the cavity. Heads rotating left to right, right to left with constant repeating action. Forever looking out and never in. Charlie: Hey, […]
Tis the season to be jolly, so a few brief thoughts about Angels in this Christmas season. I was reading the Christmas story the other day and I was struck by how Angels affected the people they came into contact with. So with a little creativity, here are 14 reasons […]
So why did you have me born? I wish no one had ever laid eyes on me! I wish I had never been born I wish I had never been born I wish I’d never lived—a stillborn, buried without ever having breathed. Isn’t it time to call it quits on […]
Paul’s thorn in the flesh could have meaning for you. The greater the thorn, the greater the wound and scar. A “thorn in the flesh” can disable your walk physically and spiritually, but it can also be a place of growth as it keeps you in humility. Could your thorn […]
Guest Blog: Last year I invited a number of people to write sermons on the Beatitudes. Bill Gray wrote about Peacemaking within the battleground of an addiction to gambling. Here is a condensed version. My life is anything but peaceful. I have a continuous, on-going, relentless, battle with an addiction […]