Eschew Manipulation

Manipulation is very closely associated with revenge (though we may not think so), for it’s based on the false premise that we are required to sort everything out in life for ourselves. People who manipulate like to be in control. They like to engineer situations and...

Fear, Focus and Faith

I have many misgivings about the edicts and behaviour being manifested at the present time. The most frequent thought I have as I listen to portentous pronouncements curtailing freedom and watch hysterical behaviour in shops is ‘the whole world’s gone...

Are You Effective?

Stephen spoke tonight on the question of effectiveness. God’s intention is for each one of us to be effective – an intention which goes back to the beginning of time (Gen 2:15). He gave Adam the task of caring for the world, but sin distorted that purpose...

Connections: Marriage & Family

Self-isolation may be the ‘hot topic’ at the moment as a fear of the corona virus spreads over the world, but in our series on ‘Connections’ today, we looked at the subject of marriage and the family – probably our closest horizontal...

Eschew Revenge

Revenge – the desire to get even, to make our own justice, to ensure that right is done – is often seen as a good way to live. Many films are based on this premise and are entertaining and often thought-provoking in how they portray this. It comes as a shock,...