Communication

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How well do you communicate? I'm not so hot face to face but on paper, I'm in my element. However, we need to communicate well verbally in order to have relationships with anyone. There are so many forms of communication these days, that…

All-seeing God

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How we like to hide and wear a mask before others. Can we do this with God? He is the All-seeing God and nothing escapes his gaze (see Psalm 139 in the Bible). Hence, our need as humans to fear God  and be in awe of him, continually. I sometimes…

Out of Order

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Have you been this way? Is your home like this? Does your life feel frenzidly (I think that's a new word as from now!) out of control? I've certainly been there! It doesn't feel good and is not at all honouring to God either. The book of…

How Do I Get Help?

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Where does my help come from? What is it like? How does it feel? Over Christmas, I have needed help. Old patterns of living emerged and then moods at times spiralled out of control. What did I do? I cried out to God. On one occasion immediately…

The Greatest Story Ever Retold

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So read the cover of the Daily Mail Christmas TV guide in the UK. They've certainly got that right! The animation of this happens on Christmas Eve on BBC 1 at 4 15pm for all the family. I read yesterday in the Bible that when the angel addressed…

Christmas Buildup

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Christmas hype can start in August (in the UK) but the real problems begin when shops target their wares subtly. All the advertising with billboards, TV advertisements, leaflets and folk showing their products can be in one's face but at least…

The Autumn Statement

We can each trust God for all our needs that come from the past, the now or into the future. "Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today and forever." (Hebrews 13:8)  That's all we need to know. He doesn't lie and is utterly faithful.  What…

God’s Love is Massive!

While studying the life of Jonah in the Bible, I'm really challenged by the way God loved, not only the Israelites, but also the Assyrians who were enemies of God's people. It's so easy to love those who are pleasant and kind and do lovely things…

Heart Matters

Just visited a surgery to check my Mum's heart on a scan. It was fascinating to see the shape of Mum's heart (just like on the chocolate boxes) pumping away and then parts of it being filmed and data collected. What an amazing organ we have…

What to do when we can’t get our own way!

Welcome to the human race! How we all have the capacity to insist on our own way. Some of us, myself included, struggle daily with keeping a good attitude in the midst of making choices when it involves my own will and way. How amazing that…