So often we think big assignments are for big people and we wait to plan and achieve big for such a time when we think we are well resourced to achieve great things. We delay the edge to accomplish that assignment because we feel we do not have adequate energy, teams, or resources for it. […]
A year ago we were able to get our garden done. Neither Emily nor I are keen gardeners and to be really honest, to me, mowing the lawn often feels like way too much of an effort. In the old garden we had what I’m sure gardeners would call beautiful opportunities, with some well-made flower […]
It’s taken me a long time to grow up and realise I’m a child. A child of God. Despite being nearly sixty years old I’m still that child. How brilliant our God is! What truly amazing Grace he shows. Even when I didn’t realise he was there, he always was, always will be. It’s so easy to […]
“But after he had considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife, because what is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.” Matthew 1:20 NIV Ever felt the need to react? And quickly? […]
…let’s go, lights on! As I write, war has broken out in Europe. Every inch of society still a smouldering ash heap from the unpredicted intensity of 2020. In it all, the church has silently and purposefully been working for ‘his kingdom come’. When society burns the church rises in all her brilliance. What if […]
Mark Twain once wrote, “There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics.” Mr Twain (or Mr Clemens as was his real name) was no fan of statistics. And for good reason. You’ve only got to look at the creative accountants that are the scourge of the capitalist West to see that anyone armed with a spreadsheet […]
Why do we often delay doing the things we know we should be doing, or want to be doing? Come on – be honest – you have done the unthinkable – you have avoided your personal spiritual disciplines again. Once a joy, a time where you beheld the beauty and the power of the presence […]
Balaam’s biggest problem was his donkey. As he made his journey along the road, donkey veered off into a field. Annoyed, Balaam beat donkey to get it back on track. Then poor old donkey pressed too close to a wall, and crushed Balaam’s foot. Balaam yelped and beat donkey a second time. Finally, donkey stopped […]
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