Dealing with Manipulation
How to deal with manipulation? In a previous blog I reflected on the experience of being manipulated; in this one I want to take a closer look at how to deal with manipulative people. Manipulation is a violation of our dignity, it cuts deep into our value as a person....
Asking Good Questions
I’ve joked for probably twenty years now that I collect good questions. Some collect stamps, some collect spoons, some collect books (actually I do that too – somewhere around university I switched from collecting music albums to good books). But I now collect good...
Definition of Teamwork
What’s the definition of teamwork? Here’s one that I’m enjoying using at the moment. Effective teamwork is: Helping people do something they love and are good at doing, With a group of people they enjoy being with, In the pursuit of a cause they believe in. If...
Billy Graham: Inspiring Quotes
To continue our inspiring quotes series, here are some great sentences of wisdom and challenge from Billy Graham: "A real Christian is a person who can give his pet parrot to the town gossip." "My one purpose in life is to help people find a relationship with God,...
Beware – Manipulators In This Area
You go about your life, and suddenly you realise – someone has entered your space, put a hand in your pocket or purse unnoticed, or you come home and find the door forced open and your possessions gone. How can this be? You have not realised it at all and now you...
Importance of Faith
Faith is the virtue that God seems to prize most in human beings. When I read through the bible it’s impossible to ignore the importance that’s placed on faith, on trusting in God. Without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must...
Two Consistent Calls
In all the wondering and discerning about God’s will for our lives, there are two consistent calls that always apply to all of us: “Come, follow me.” Jesus says this call regularly throughout the Gospels. It’s a call to all people; to fisherman and tax collectors,...
Seven Ideas for Team Meetings
Leaders need to have lots of ideas for team meetings. I spend a lot of my time in team meetings, and sadly I’ve sat through many more dull ones than energising ones. I’ve written in a previous post that I think the main purpose for every team meeting should be to...
Amy Carmichael: Discerning A Call
Amy Carmichael has some great advice for those of us who are discerning a call. She worked for 55 years as a missionary in southern India, rescuing children from domestic and sexual slavery to an immoral temple system. During this time she grew a team of people to...
Gratitude and Achievement
I find it very easy to get mixed up between gratitude and achievement, but I don’t think that leads to very healthy outcomes. Let me try to explain… Gratitude is about recognising all the good things you have in your life, often especially those that are unmerited or...
