LEARN TO KNOW YOURSELF

LEARN TO KNOW YOURSELF

By: Brian Harris A few weeks back I alerted you to my ‘proverbs project ‘– spring boarding from the thirty sayings that start in Proverbs 22:20. This weeks saying? “Know your name.” Some background… A few months ago I was fooled into attending a time share...
“I WILL BE SECOND”

“I WILL BE SECOND”

By: Brian Harris It’s an often overlooked statement that is strangely counter-cultural: “You will be king over Israel, and I will be second to you.”  You find it in 1 Samuel 23:17 and it is the words of Jonathan to his great friend David. Now it wouldn’t be too...
LIVING ON THE EDGE

LIVING ON THE EDGE

By: Brian Harris Many years back I read Paul Tournier’s A Place for You, and was struck by his story of a young man who said simply: “Basically I’ve always been looking for a place – a place to be.” Perhaps it was because I identified, and realised that most of my...
EFFORT, EXCELLENCE AND EXCLUSION

EFFORT, EXCELLENCE AND EXCLUSION

By: Brian Harris I’ve been fortunate enough to have pastored churches which grew, and I loved the challenge each brought: adding new buildings, enlarging the staff, seeing people grow in their love for Jesus and each other. But each time we came up against what I call...
THE MIRROR TEST

THE MIRROR TEST

I don’t know what your relationship with mirrors is, but mine is becoming a little hostile. Ageing is not flattering and the image my bathroom mirror reflects back is somewhat disappointing. For all that, mirrors can do some wonderful things. They aren’t always of the...