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Category: encouragement

  • ouch

    “God won’t let you suffer beyond what you can endure.” Has anyone ever said that to you? I have said it in sermons occasionally, but I am wondering about it. It’s not the most sensitive thing for someone to hear who is experiencing extremely difficult circumstances. To the person who feels that they are at…

  • grace?

    I realise that the way the media works is to give us soundbites and edited highlights in order to whet our appetite and get us interested in and raise publicity for their article, so I am trying to read this article (http://www.christiantoday.com/article/mark.driscoll.takes.aim.at.the.cowards.in.the.british.church/29159.htm) in the light of that. But… honestly? Really? Why? I suggest you read…

  • Upson Downs Baptist Church

    Last night I was invited by a friend in the church to attend a football match. Free of charge. With free parking. In an executive box. It was a prize that he had won for himself and nine friends. It was a Colchester United match. We were excited and animated as we entered the box…

  • reminiscing

    When I was little we lived in North Devon. My Dad was Headmaster of a nearby village school in Highampton and we lived in a (rented) thatched cottage on the outskirts of a village called Sheepwash. No, it’s not a made up name. It’s a lovely picturesque village that has often been used as the…

  • the thlot pickens

    Today I am mostly writing my novel. As mentioned last week I am taking a couple of days’ leave in order to crack on with writing my magnum opusthat will propel me to the top of the bestseller’s list. So far today I have written 2,000 words and re-written some of the previous 12,000. The…

  • behind your back

    A couple of days ago I mentioned the cross stitch in my office at church. Today I want to reflect on a painting that hangs in my study at home. This (I think) is a painting of the Romanian town of Timisoara. It is certainly where it was bought for me. It was a gift…

  • superpowers

    On the notice board in the office I share at the church with my fellow Minister, Lynsey, I have a cross-stitch that was made for me by one of our members. On it is a verse from Philippians 4:13 “I can do all things through Him who strengthens me.” *picture used with permission from http://www.sxc.hu/profile/bizior That…

  • the hills are alive with…

    I have a confession. I really don’t like The Sound of Music. That’s the musical / film, not the sound of music in general. It all seems just a bit too sickly sweet for me. But there is one song that I like in the film: Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens  Bright copper kettles…