Category: prayer
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proverbial tension
“The Lord will provide.” How many times have you heard that or said that? Let me say that I do not doubt the truth of it. But there have been times when I have heard it said and it has been (in my opinion) a little bit of a cop out. It has been said…
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you cannot be serious!
Yesterday morning I was preaching at our church from what, at first glance, looked like a pretty mundane part of the Bible: Luke 6:12-19. Not a lot happens. It might even be considered boring. Yet (and at this point I can almost hear members of our congregation saying this over their lunches) there was still…
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provocative powerlessness
Several different strands have come together in the thinking space in my brain this morning. There’s the Kony 2012 campaign, Baptist Union Council and Paul Daniels’ show last night in Colchester. I am sure you have already seen the link, but in case you haven’t perhaps I had better be more specific. The link between…
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prayerpome
I wish I could pray like Teresa: I wish it just came to me quick she’s so calm and serene and so godly and I only pray like, erm, Nick. When Teresa prays we all listen: with ears pricked and mouths open wide in awe at the depth of the insight that comes from her…
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intermittent praying
I am sorry to say that this week’s bloggages have been somewhat intermittent. I have been very busy this week, including fitting in an extra day off today (Thursday) to coincide with Sally taking a day’s leave in order to use up her annual allocation. She’s out at housegroup now so it’s okay for me…
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talking with technology
One of my Christmas presents this year has been transforming the way that I interact with my computer. Dragon NaturallySpeaking is allowing me to dictate directly into e-mails, documents and even my blog. I have been very impressed with the accuracy of the program and as well as saving wear until my fingers is also…
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surprise!
Yesterday was a day with several surprises. One was something I should have been expecting and the other was an invitation to do something, which came out of the blue. (More about this after it has happened next year.) The thing I should have been expecting was the arrival of a book I had ordered…
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beware the thoughts that sneak up on you…
Tonight at our church we are holding our monthly prayer meeting. If you are a regular bloggite here you will know that we have been exploring different aspects of prayer in our morning services at the moment. I have been trying to encourage people to pray together (see last Sunday morning’s sermon – or rather…
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bloggerel from a silent inner monologue
I feel a certain amount of loyalty to the regular readers of this blog: both of you! You take the time a trouble to log on and read my bloggerel, so it’s only fair that I try to provide you with something meaningful or funnyful to read, reflect on and regret. That loyalty is one…
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God’s megaphone
This morning I have been considering some aspects of listening to God, in preparation for Sunday morning at CBC. One of the passages I have considered, and will probably mention on Sunday, is that of Samuel’s call. The narrative is lovely – of a naive young boy who hears God speaking in the night but…
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