Tag: Reflection

  • Struggle to Satisfy

    Struggle to Satisfy

    Does anyone ever struggle to make all of their passions compatible? Perhaps, as if each of your interests or desires are buckets of water filling and about to overflow. You dash to one just in time, to pour it down the sink but suddenly realise another is about to go, reaching it just in time.…

  • Purpose? Are we created for a single calling in life?

    Purpose? Are we created for a single calling in life?

    We all have a purpose in life. Yes, it’s a single, clearly defined purpose fit to us as unique individuals. However, it manifests itself in different ways in each season of our lives. Purposefully Rejoicing For example, I would say that my one true purpose is to rejoice. I live to worship God. By this…

  • Community Culture Vision Challenges Western Churches

    Community Culture Vision Challenges Western Churches

    The other day we were asked a challenging question, which lead to a community culture conversation: What was most responsible for the growth that you experienced overseas in Guinea? Plot Twist We had never thought about defining an overruling factor before. Of course, there have been umpteen challenges, growth points and stretching factors that we…

  • Why “Down Periods” Really Should Be Labelled “Up.”

    Why “Down Periods” Really Should Be Labelled “Up.”

    Sometimes, life simply slumps, and takes a pause; whether you want to or not, things just seam to go slowly. Perhaps you discover yourself amongst a challenging situation, end up in unplanned rest, or simply just struggle to process things. Often, at this stage it’s easy to label it as a “down period,” but why…

  • How Can God Be Good?

    How Can God Be Good?

    Last weekend, I took a road trip and in the car on the way home, I read my readings for the day. As I rode down country lanes in the dark, God opened my heart to something often found to be challenging. Why is it that people don’t always get the ‘good stuff’ that they…

  • Embracing the F Word

    Recently, I found myself in the company of a friend who simply wanted to talk; I listened. Perhaps at first, I worried, doubting whether I had the wisdom or not to pursue any thoughts… As we sat, under the stars (quite literally within the borders of a camp site), fireworks shot into the sky, and…