Chronicles of a Journeyman

Category: Charge

  • Being in the Way

    Being in the Way

    More importantly, being in the way is figurative of honoring God with our lives, through our thoughts, words, and actions. If we disobey or dishonor God in the areas we know, it is not likely that He will direct us or show us new things that we desire to know.

  • Idols

    Idols

    You shall make no molded gods for yourselves (Exod. 34:17, NKJV) Hello! It’s been almost a month since my last blog post and it feels like forever. The interesting thing is that I’ve been writing every day. I have been working on a project that will take me at least one year to complete. So, […]

  • Saved by Faith

    Saved by Faith

    Jesus rose from the dead. He is Lord. To believe and confess these two statements means that you have been confronted with the truth of the gospel – that you have accepted your need for a Saviour and accepted the Saviour who was offered. It means that you have embraced the sacrifice of Jesus and […]

  • Eyes on the Prize: Persevering to do God’s Will

    Eyes on the Prize: Persevering to do God’s Will

    You need to persevere so that when you have done the will of God, you will receive what He has promised. (Heb. 10:36, NIV) Welcome to the third and final part of this series on fulfilling your purpose! If you have not read the first two posts in this series, you can read them here: […]

  • Follow the Leader: Keeping Your Eyes on Jesus

    Follow the Leader: Keeping Your Eyes on Jesus

    Hello, friend! Welcome to part two of this series on fulfilling purpose. If you have not, you can read part one here. What I intend to emphasize here is simple – the only way to surely fulfill purpose is to follow the leader, Jesus Christ. The Bible variously commends the Lord Jesus as the “author […]

  • The Big Picture: Your Purpose through God’s Eyes

    The Big Picture: Your Purpose through God’s Eyes

    Hello there! Thanks for coming by. This write- up is part one of a three-part series discussing practical issues around our purpose as children of God. Purpose is a big theme within the Christian faith, and rightfully so. Understanding that each one of us was created by God for a specific reason is an important […]

  • Enter In

    Enter In

    Enter in Into the presence of your heavenly Father – your Lord and Maker Even though you know you’re not good enough And are fully convinced you’re terribly short of the mark Your memory is your judge – kept accurate records of all your wrongs Your guilt crushes your soul beneath its heavy weight But […]

  • Ecclesiastes: how the world really works

    Ecclesiastes: how the world really works

    We all have a dainty picture of how our lives should pan out, of how all of life should operate. We expect to do good and experience good, to love and be loved, work hard and prosper, build up wealth and enjoy it. We expect that good things should happen to good people, and evil […]

  • Jonah – the prophet who rebelled

    Jonah – the prophet who rebelled

    The Bible is full of the stories of many prophets, many of them with eponymous books in the Bible, full of the messages God sent them to deliver to various recipients. While a few of them had some of their personal stories told, majority are known mostly for the messages they delivered. But one man […]

  • The Home Stretch

    The Home Stretch

    Last Sunday, I observed my toddler drifting off to sleep on our way back from church. He’s always determined, it seems, to stay awake through the journey home, a journey of about 30 to 40 minutes depending on the traffic condition. On the drive home, I glance back a few times to check if he’s […]