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Dec 11, 2024 | 
96five.com | Brian Harris
Probably like you, I am struggling to believe that Christmas is almost upon us – but facts are facts, and December is galloping away. I have done some Christmas shopping and the family are soon due to see the Christmas lights – so it is definitely that time of the year. As I have been thinking about the significance of Christmas, I have been struck by my favourite name for Jesus, Emmanuel – which means, God is with us.
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Nov 23, 2024 | 
pulse941.com.au | Brian Harris
By: Brian Harris“So what virtues do you aspire towards?”If you want a conversation to take a turn to the serious, it’s a good question to ask. Some people will answer promptly – perhaps citing some of the more commonly listed virtues – courage, justice and integrity. Others might be more exotic in their choice. Perhaps they will leave you perplexed because they selected procrastination, doubt and detachment. Yet others will be rendered speechless.
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Nov 18, 2024 | 
96five.com | Brian Harris
By Brian HarrisTuesday 19 Nov 2024FaithReading Time: 4 minutesWhile I am by no means a Latin expert, there is a Latin phrase I love. Given you’ve seen the title of the post, it won’t come as a surprise that it’s “coram Deo”, which essentially claims that all of life takes place in the sight of God. We live and move and have our being before God’s face. Nothing is unknown to God, nothing a surprise to God.
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Nov 16, 2024 | 
wayfm.org.au | Brian Harris
By: Brian Harris While I am by no means a Latin expert, there is a Latin phrase I love. Given you’ve seen the title of the post, it won’t come as a surprise that it’s “coram Deo”, which essentially claims that all of life takes place in the sight of God. We live and move and have our being before God’s face. Nothing is unknown to God, nothing a surprise to God.
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Nov 5, 2024 | 
96five.com | Brian Harris
It was a mentoring conversation, and while obviously with a specific person, I had the feeling I had heard it many times before. We were starting with the important Steven Covey insight, “begin with the end in mind”. If you know Covey’s work you will remember that he suggests we imagine we are at our funeral and are listening in to the eulogies. Covey asks what we hope to hear.
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Oct 28, 2024 | 
ultra106five.com | Brian Harris
By: Brian Harris It was a mentoring conversation, and while obviously with a specific person, I had the feeling I had heard it many times before. We were starting with the important Steven Covey insight, “begin with the end in mind”. If you know Covey’s work you will remember that he suggests we imagine we are at our funeral, and are listening in to the eulogies. Covey asks what we hope to hear.
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Oct 9, 2024 | 
96five.com | Brian Harris
Perhaps you’ve heard the old quip, “When all is said and done, far more is said than done.”A lot of my world revolves around words, making sure that ideas are well tested before being put into action and that the language around their implementation is likely to give them wings, rather than relegating them to the “never in a thousand years” basket. In that journey I hear so many words, and often long that instead of another talk fest we would have an action fest.
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Sep 29, 2024 | 
vision.org.au | Brian Harris
By: Brian HarrisProverbs 22:20 reads, “I have written thirty sayings for you, filled with advice and knowledge.”What follows are a wide range of helpful insights from the noble. “Do not rob the poor… for the Lord is their defender” (V22) to the controversial “Don’t fail to correct your children. They won’t die if you spank them” (Prov 23:13) And the pragmatic “If you are a big eater, put a knife to your throat, and don’t desire all the delicacies” (Prov 23:2). Each generation formulates its wisdom.
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Sep 24, 2024 | 
pulse941.com.au | Brian Harris
By: Brian Harris I’m a big picture person. Perhaps it goes back to my days in the chess team at school, but as any chess player will tell you, you’ve got to play the game forward. You are always asking, “If I do this and they do that, then what. But what if they don’t, and do that instead…” and so it goes on. Before every move you brainstorm in dozens of different directions before you commit and move your queen three spaces to the right.
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Sep 14, 2024 | 
pulse941.com.au | Brian Harris
By: Brian Harris It’s an incredibly bold claim that Paul makes at the end of what is one of the most beautiful passages of Scripture. In it Paul confidently asserts: “These three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love” (1 Cor 13:13). In many ways it’s a surprising statement, especially given the wider context of his first letter to the Corinthians.
