Category: followers of Jesus
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Bearing up
Don’t try to analyse what’s going on in my head – that’s dangerous territory – but this morning I was reminiscing about the teddy bear I had as a child. His name was ‘Teddy’ (I was as original then as I am now). He was given to me when I was born and I had…
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pointing out the obvious
I am fascinated by these arrows. I came across this image long ago, when I was in my first church, and it has remained with me ever since as a powerful image with a significant message for churches. When you look at them, what do you see? Red arrows pointing outwards? Is that all that…
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Getting needled
On Saturday I performed some magic at a local village fayre. I was delighted that it was indoors as just as we were about to leave the house the heavens opened and there was a deluge of hail and rain. I was also quite pleased to be on the stage in the village hall, as…
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be bald, be strong, for the Lord your God is with you…
Yesterday I posted this picture on Facebook with the caption ‘Nick was wondering whether God had misheard his prayers for boldness’. The pun was intentional. It was inspired (?) by the preparation I had been doing for Sunday evening, looking at Acts 4 and noticing that the Christians prayed for boldness. It was in the…
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borrowers?
We have Borrowers in our house. Or, to be more precise, Borrowers are targeting my study. In case you don’t know, Borrowers are tiny little people who live an almost parasitic life in our houses, ‘borrowing’ items that they find and adapting them for their own life. Several films and TV series have been made…
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cynicism
Is it just me, or are scams getting more elaborate? Are criminal minds getting more intelligent? Look at how many super-villains have PhD qualifications: Dr Evil, Dr No, Dr Octopus, Dr Doofenshmirtz and even Professor Moriarty! Where are they getting these qualifications? Yesterday I heard of an elaborate scam where someone contacts the victim and…
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a new catchphrase
I have a new catchphrase. No, not ‘Nice to see you, to see you… nice’ or ‘Just like that’. It sits alongside a phrase I tend to use a lot, which I coined back in 2010. Regular bloggites will already know what it is: We are called to be ‘free samples of Jesus’. If we…
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a fun bloggage
My bloggerel seems to be influenced by breakfast cereal at the moment. This morning as I was munching on my non-brand wheat-based biscuits I glanced at a box of crispy rice cereal that was left on the table. On the front was an advert for a ‘fun colour me in activity’ on the back of…
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the real thing?
In an effort to start the day with a healthy and filling breakfast I have been eating wheat-based, biscuit-shaped cereal. Not the branded ones that have a name that blends the content with the shape, but supermarket own-brand ones. And I can tell the difference. These fall apart rather easily, are not as densely packed…
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coin-cidentally speaking
Regular bloggites may have gathered that I like gadgets. I love to see and experience changes in technology, marvel at innovation and see how these change the way I carry out tasks. One of my favourite gadgets is very simple in concept, clever in the way it carries out the task and effective in achieving…
