I don’t mind reminiscing at all. It has its benefits. If moving to Stoke-on-Trent twenty years ago was a significant deal for me as a single man, leaving Stoke-on-Trent ten years ago with two very young children and a third child on the way was just as much of a big deal. In fact leaving […]
Read More Working With Good PeopleHe got nervous thinking about it. He lived on what he could prove, what he could validate, what he could substantiate without any doubt. Yet in this setting, even he could not deny that there was some intangible and unquantifiable aspect that affected him. This could not be explained by any mood music, because there […]
Read More Dryden Shorts: The AtmosphereIt’s not something I entertain too seriously, but sure, from time to time I do wonder what would happen if … There are those points in life where I have made a decision and it’s been proven to be life changing in ways I never expected. Twenty years ago this month I moved from London […]
Read More Thanking God For Key DecisionsThere are times when you reflect on relationships and see that things changed and not for the better. It’s easier to remember those who did you wrong. Is it as easy to recall when you were the perpetrator? Those quiet moments when you reflect reveal so much. Yeah, maybe … no not maybe … definitely. […]
Read More When You Mess It UpThere are a number of times in following Jesus where requests are made for us. Not individual requests – collective requests. What we want the Lord to do for us. What we want the Lord to do to us. What we want the Lord to do through us. When Solomon was dedicating the temple, he […]
Read More Incline Our HeartsThe bag was packed. John wanted to travel as light as possible. He trusted that he would find what he would need whereever he ended up. He only took what he felt he would need. He was happy to let his brother, Carl, take everything else. All the clothes, the furniture and rather cool other […]
Read More Let’s Remember The Good TimesIt is true. It’s not that everything that was going on was wrong. There may very well be some good in what is being done. The life of following Jesus, however, does include a degree of challenging everything. Everything. You think it’s a given that being married is a good thing. You see your upbringing […]
Read More Everything Changes From Where You AreWhat’s that, you’re saying if I pray, then I will have an encounter with God? That’s brilliant. So how do I pray? This is how I pray? I thought I had to put my hands together and always kneel. Oh, it’s not essential. OK, so this is how I do it. Right. What’s that? I […]
Read More Ongoing RenewalIt’s a cosy room. Not cramped. Not small. Cosy. There’s a settee and two armchairs. Set like a square. There’s a coffee table in the middle. Typically Charlie and Joan take the armchairs and can still occasionally share loving touches. Henry and Anna are happy to take the settee and sit close to each other. […]
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