In our world, wealth is measured by the monetary value of your possessions, real-estate, investments, money in the bank and available cash. that is the currency of our world, and the more you are ‘worth’ the higher up the food chain you will find yourself. but what is God’s currency? what does God value most? … Continue reading worth
reflections
bigger life lesser lives no lives
I live a first world life. an abundance of everything at my fingertips. I have never known abject hunger, homelessness, war, lack of access to health agencies, extreme cold and sweltering heat without adequate clothing or shelter, bottomless rejection and emptiness. yet, I am always craving more. my needs never satisfied. even when I have … Continue reading bigger life lesser lives no lives
books
How many religious books does it take to build a wall? and no matter how old and how beautiful and inspired they may be, how many lives will it take to break down that wall? is the value of what the words say more precious than the spirit they convey? is the value of the … Continue reading books
home
i went walking today, out in endless fields of green, through forests and alongside creeks and my soul was somehow restored. when it was time to leave, i grieved. why can't this be forever? why can't this be enough? and then i realised, everyone needs a home. a home is not only a place to … Continue reading home
right
What will you do to prove you are right? what will it take, when you are right, to make your point. and is being right the most important? has, being right, doing right, being on the side of right, knowing what is right, ensuring others follow what is right ever been able to cure our … Continue reading right
grafted
There I lay, among so many others like me, in my death unknowing. the debris of other lives and of time around us. in our own darkness where we witnessed second hand light not knowing that it was second hand, not knowing what living was because our lives were shrouded in death and we thought … Continue reading grafted
fool’s gold
only a fool believes that love will win out in the end. only a fool hopes that people really do have hearts of flesh and that they will care enough to care beyond themselves. only a fool longs for forgiveness and graciousness that wash out all trace of hurt and pain. only a fool attempts … Continue reading fool’s gold
recycle
there is nothing in nature that it does not bring to life and take back. everything natural is recyclable. everything is born, lives its life, dies and is reborn again and again new life out of old. only what humanity produces defies the process ... only what humanity produces upsets the balance ... only humanity … Continue reading recycle
reality
‘God’s not real’ they said. there is nothing to see, to touch to hold. so, where is the proof of him? but then what makes your reality? is it simply the tangible world that exists outside of you? or is your reality made up more of your thoughts, your feelings, your responses, your beliefs and … Continue reading reality
input
‘What we put in is what we get out’ I told my young son. “so why does everyone put so much rubbish into the world?” he replied. ‘that’s not what I meant’ I laughed back and he looked at me with serious eyes and said “well maybe you should have” and as he went out … Continue reading input
cracked not broken 