News and the Cares of this Life

You must be choking. No I’m not suggesting that your name is Venus Williams in the first round of Wimbledon this year.  (Nice reference to latest events, eh?) I am referring to being choked by the cares of this life.  You might recall the Parable of the Sower and Jesus doing us the favour of […]

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What To Do With Poverty

Probably the best job I ever had was working for the North Staffs YMCA.  If ever there was a job that proved that there’s more to life than getting loads of money it was that one. I came across, served and worked alongside a number of people young and old who for one reason or […]

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Avoiding Life’s Loopholes

Some Christians can come across as super-spiritual with a piety that would embarrass Moses and a take on things those that who fail to live up to moral standards that makes you feel lower than a worm.  Dig a little into their behaviour, though, especially when there’s no one looking and you discover that a […]

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Still Crazy After All These Years

Today my wife and I celebrate our 9th wedding anniversary. Birthdays and anniversaries are good times to celebrate what it based on what was in the hope for what will be.  Something recently made me think of the significance of the day.  I had the privilege of having three good men accept becoming my groomsmen […]

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