Monthly Archives: June 2014

Odd’s and sods – sorrows and joy.

Posted on June 21, 2014 by

My thoughts and prayers are for Dave Black’s daughter and her family. Sadly, her baby died in the womb a few days before it was due to be born. A sad time indeed. Dave has also written (again) about how God hasn’t … Continue reading →

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The God who knows us.

Posted on June 19, 2014 by

It was nearly 12pm, Sunday the 8th of May 1994, when we received the phone call. That day was special on many levels: It was mother’s day. It was also the last day I was to see my father alive … Continue reading →

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I been busy

Posted on June 14, 2014 by

I haven’t been blogging much lately – in fact the busyness of life has meant I haven’t been on social media as much as I normally have done in the past. In 8 days time, we set out for a … Continue reading →

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Will you pray?

Posted on June 9, 2014 by

F.B Meyer said that the greatest tragedy of life isn’t that prayer goes unanswered. Rather, it was never offered in the first place.

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Some thoughts on Pentecost

Posted on June 7, 2014 by

One of the major themes throughout Scripture is that God is the God who dwells amongst us. He dwells over, through and within us. He is a relational God and we are made in his image for relationship – both … Continue reading →

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When we boil it down there is only one kind of prayer to pray.

Posted on June 6, 2014 by

I have been doing a lot of reflection on prayer. And I have come to the conclusion that we complicate prayer way too much. The reality is that God calls us to have a simple faith. And that he calls … Continue reading →

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Do we need to read and reflect more slowly and perhaps act more quickly?

Posted on June 6, 2014 by

I have been reading through Luke and was suddenly taken back by a  particular verse. Luke 9:28 About 8 days after Jesus said this, he took  Peter, John and James with him.  The part of the verse that flashed out to … Continue reading →

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