Chain Blog Prelude This is part of a Chain Blog series initiated by Alan Knox over at The Assembling of the Church. For more information about what a chain blog is click here and what this series is about then click here. I have the honour of following Jim Puntney who wrote on The Treasure […]
Read More So The World May Know – Observations on the Road to UnityLife in Christ is never dull or boring. Those who find it boring are … boring. I know what I’m talking about. When I look back on the times I’ve been bored there is a direct connection with the lack of interest in godly things and Jesus Himself. I cannot be bored when I think […]
Read More Change of DirectionI dedicate this particular post to a man called Simon Lovatt. It is two years now since I left North Staffs YMCA, in that time it seems like I’ve crammed in quite a lot – enough to forget some other things. Yet I remember Simon who worked at the YMCA. He was a man for […]
Read More Getting Our Hopes UpPart of my story is one of having my ignorance, pride and other ugly things that lurk within exposed to me on a regular basis. Another part of my story is how at the same time as its exposure there is redemption and restoration, almost as if having it exposed is not for my embarrassment, […]
Read More How You View ItI am loving Twitter. The brevity, the speed of information, the diversity of interests to follow and the creativity used in expression is some of the reasons I love it so much. With the ease of availability – to me a tweet is literally getting a text from a friend – I can also enjoy […]
Read More Best Thing I Ever DidThe church is like a constitutional monarchy, where Jesus is allowed the title, but has no authority to make any decisions. (A.W. Tozer as quoted in Simple Church by Tony and Felicity Dale – p 25.) The book I’ve just started provided the quote for today’s blog entry. It was through the usual connections (King […]
Read More Who’s the Boss: Jesus Is Lord … On A Constitutional BasisYou will notice that in these prayer points I endeavour to give roughly the same amount of space to each point and also look to mix the topics of each point, but on this occasion one particular point stands out over all others which will dominate this week’s prayer point and as it is one […]
Read More Prayer Points (WE-110402)I had been given hints of one sort or another over my upbringing. There were the rare occasions when my dad and/or Mum would be out giving leaflets explaining the church and the gospel. I have no recollection of going out with them during that, preferring the warmth and comfort of my home than being […]
Read More Insights From Matthew – Jesus Commands Us To GoIt is coming to the close of another week and thanks for your prayers concerning last week’s points. Here are the ones for this week – keep on praying. Danny Flynn It is a year since I left my job as Christian Spiritual Development Worker (CSDW) at the North Staffordshire YMCA based in Stoke-on-Trent. I […]
Read More Prayer Points (WE-110122)Celebrating turning 33 I’ve been reflecting on what’s happened from Nov 2009 til now. It has been a year of three’s and I reflected on how that was the case with the home situation. as well as that though, there was also the issue with my work. Jobs Along the similar theme of being settled […]
Read More The State of DMCD Address – Part Two
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