Why Worry – Part Two

Last time out I was sharing about how my Dad was encouraging me again to not worry. I also spent some time looking at the debilitating effects of worry both in the physical and worse in the spiritual. So how to overcome worrying? Well first thing is to address the fact that the opposite to […]

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Why Worry – Part One

The other day I had a phone conversation with my Dad. Usually telephone conversations with my Dad are known for their brevity. My Dad isn’t given to much speech, and to be honest, hard though it may be to believe, neither am I. If I don’t have to talk, I won’t. I enjoy the quiet […]

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When Systems Stifle

It’s All About The Systems On this trip that is about learning about Christian community something startling strikes me – just how much we rely on systems. Take the hierarchical approach to leadership. Most believers I know would be aghast at the thought of having a church without an ordained ‘leader’ (whether that’s a pastor […]

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Kingdom Living – An Example

I hope to start the first in the series of brief insights into the gospels in February with a look at the gospel according to Matthew. As I was thinking about that some bloggers I read were referring to different parts of the book and stirred in me a reminder of how this Kingdom that […]

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Nothing But The Truth …

I was having a chat with a couple of Jehovah’s Witnesses. As ever in their missionary strategy they got round to asking me if I wished to explore the truth further with them along the lines of the helpful literature they have produced. I know it may come as a surprise to you, but actually […]

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