Letter To My Soul

Letter To My Soul

From Joseph: This post originally featured on my blog in 2011. I am reposting it, with some changes, to encourage you to ‘preach’ to your soul in your season of loneliness, uncertainties and troubles. There will be a great calm. Remain blessed.   “My Dear Soul, this is a letter from me to you…   [...]

God or Nothing!

God or Nothing

In Mark 9:2-8, some (not all) of Christ’s disciples had the spiritual experience of their lives: they saw Christ transfigured before their eyes in His glory. We already know too much theology, so I won’t delve into the account details. But consider for a moment; Jesus had 12 disciples, but only 3 had this experience. [...]

3 Questions That Will Change Your Life

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“Only one life, t’will soon be past, only what’s done for Christ will last”   I first heard those words some years ago from John Piper speaking about his father’s legacy; how as a young man, those lines would eventually shape his life and calling. Today, I pondered over those words again, remembering how it [...]

Lines of Impact 006

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“Thank God it’s Friday! Yes, thank God it’s Lines of Impact day!” - Click here to tweet this.   One Sunday evening in June, I had an idea: blog quotes and bold statements I’ve made over the years from my speaking, teaching and coaching engagements. That idea led to the Lines of Impact weekly series. And [...]

How I Prayed On My Birthday

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“Lord, I am thankful for every friend that reminded me today on social media that I’m getting old. Lord, you know they mean well. So I pray you don’t hold it ‘against’ them I am thankful for my wife – the woman of my dream now become my daily reality. Lord, you match people like [...]

Whether By Life

“…as it is my eager expectation and hope that I will not be at all ashamed, but that with full courage now as always Christ will be honored in my body, whether by life or by death.” Philippians 1:20 ESV What does ‘Whether By Life’ mean? What does it mean to have Christ honoured in [...]

I Bid You Trust

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It’s been an extremely long week in Broadway, Worcestershire: energy commodity trading is a combination of massive headache, confusion, common sense, lots of fun and millions (easily billions) of dollars at stake. And the gorgeous, 15th-century, haunted-like, Victorian Barcelo Lygon Arms Hotel, with all original features and royal-like service and menus has been spot on [...]