The Kings Instructions Advent 2021 Jesus was a man of his time. Many of his sayings are based on things that not only people would be familiar with, but were seasonal. Fruit picking has always been seasonal work, the fruit is picked when it is ready to be picked. Jesus and his disciples are on …
Continue reading Jesus and the rich young man, part 4 — Matthew 19:30–20:7
Let's work together There are two attitudes many Christians have about work: One is to work so hard that you wear yourself out. You may make the excuse that you are doing this for your family, but what good is that if that family is grown up and gone before you get time to spend …
Faith and Work Holy Trinity Church, Huddersfield, Sunday 3rd November 2019 I got to church good and early today, on a bright but cool autumnal morning in a good mood despite the cold and damp penetrating the arthritis of my right foot. Once inside the building the warmth and dryness caused the pain to recede …
New Year, New Job My old blog balaam.wibsite.com can no longer be accessed. Using the Wayback Machine I am trying to save whatever can be saved, There are no images available for these old blogs. This blog is from 28 December 2012 It’s Over For now. I have a new job. The unemployment period is …
Sacked My old blog balaam.wibsite.com can no longer be accessed. Using the Wayback Machine I am trying to save whatever can be saved, There are no images available for these old blogs. This blog is from 31 May 2012 Yesterday I got the news I was dreading, I have been dismissed from where I work. …
10 days on. It is ten days since I decided I was giving up working, and I am now working a month's notice. I am also on much lighter duties for this period, but despite this I am still exhausted. This last week I have attended the doctor's surgery and the hospital for a blood test …
I am stopping working. I am too tired . Far too tired. All I do is eat, sleep, work and come home too tired to do anything. I am exhausted. Quality of work is being affected as well as quality of life. I am putting quality of life first. The right foot is still arthritic, …
Making an ass of myself 