How to estimate church attendance!
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It's a complex thing to measure church attendance but here are a few
pointers on arriving at an accurate number based on the attendance figures
they give y...
What sort of blog is this?
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This blog has drifted for a while, creative energies have (rightly) been
poured into other projects, and my own writing on here has been relatively
minimal...
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*Raising women to pursue godliness in all areas of life...
Encouraging prophets (Acts21v9) missionaries (John 4v29) businesswomen
(Acts16v14) pioneers (Act...
Cry Freedom - Processing Some Thoughts and Emotions
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Recently, I watched Cry Freedom:
Did I enjoy the film? Well, to be honest, I felt more like I'd been hit by a
fast moving freight train! It churned up a ...
A Day of Rest
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It was great to get back from the leaders' weekend and be with the church at the 5.30 meeting... despite being held up by traffic on the way back and arrivin...
Disney Pixar: Up
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Yesterday we went as a family to see Up – the current film from Disney
Pixar. It’s a great movie; laugh out loud funny in places and sad in
others. If yo...
Sunday 22nd November F is for Family
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*F is for family *and I am so incredibly blessed with family....both the
natural and the spiritual families that are such a big part of my life.This
last c...
Thinking about youth work...
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I've just returned from a weekend away in Eastbourne at the youth work
conference. Helping a friend out on her organisations stand meant I didn't
get to a ...
Singing in the rain
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A disadvantage of meeting in a sports hall on Sunday mornings is that when
it pours with rain it makes a noise! That said we had a terrific Sunday
morning ...
Concerns about the "New Apostles"
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Having expressed some of the benefits I see I also want to have a ponder
about the potential pitfalls with this approach.
All the leaders thus far seem to ...
The Nations Are In Our Basement
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The call to go to the nations is clear. There are oodles of verses in the
Bible that command us (Christians) to go "into all the world to preach the
gospel...
Feeling Tired?
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Leadership is hard work. Which means we get tired. Which means we need to
take regular breaks.
On my other blog earlier this year I posted a series on keep...
Confidence in the Gospel
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What happens when we lose our confidence in the Gospel?
When we find that we haven´t been rooting our identity in Christ?
Its really easy to depend on feeli...
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The culture of honour conference was amazing, a great privilege to have
Danny and Sheri Silk and the team from Bethel with us. North Kent Community
Church ...
Remembering Graham McMoneagle
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I thought you might like to see this from the Bracknell Forest Voluntary
Action (BFVA) Autumn 2009 Newsletter.
Simon.
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South Africa 2010 Draw?
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The following is what are likely to be the seedings for the draw for the
World Cup on 4th December: Pot 1: South Africa, Brazil, Germany, Italy,
Spain, ...
Recommended Seminar: Worship In The Valley
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I've been listening to some of Sovereign Grace's most recent worship
conference mp3's and want to recommend Worship In The Valley by Matt Masonwhich you c...
Fellowship of the Mat II - Disabled Access
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Disabled Access? The first I knew of a Church Planting conference in Bath
this week was when it started to appear on the Facebook status of some cyber
frie...
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*God always knows what we need!!*
Today has been ( and still is) a quite hectic day. I started the morning
with a leadersmeeting, where we talked and visio...
A history of Christianity
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I always approach TV programmes about Christianity with a certain degree of
caution but Diarmaid MacCulloch's *A history of Christianity* on BBC Four
has d...
Defending my right to be a sinner!
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(Continued from yesterday) He who has died is freed from sin I took him to
Romans 6:6, ‘Knowing this that our old self was crucified with Christ … that
we ...
Owen Hylton @ RFC
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We are currently using Sunday evenings to help us engage with some of the
issues that the current sermon series 'Crossing the Divide' throws up. Last
Sunda...
Arrogant
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The lessons that I am learning are vast and plentiful. However, the biggest
area of learning is about myself, my own naivety, arrogance and
shortsightednes...
Self-leadership 2 - Home responsibilites
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When it comes to *priorities at home*, these would include days off with
Deb, family nights and all holidays. If I can see particular pressure points
in my...
BLOG MOVED
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NEW Fenway Church Blog DW’s thoughts, upcoming events, multimedia, church
news, and more… Meeting Sundays 10:30AM & 1PM @ 69 Kilmarnock Street Boston
www.f...
Alpha Course Coming Soon…
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The Alpha Course runs over 7 weeks and gives you the opportunity to explore
the meaning of life at your own pace. Each evening includes time for a free
me...
Top 20 Posts of 2009 And Previous Years
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As I am shutting down for a while, here are some posts you can browse if you
have nothing better to do! Do check out http://raisedwithchrist.net also.
Bef...
What is this scripture doing?
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In the last few months of Relay, I've been struck repeatedly by the subtle
misconceptions I have often brought to Bible study. The word 'study' is
partly t...
Who Would Want This?!
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Watch this moving and powerful clip from Matt Chandler – this video has been
going around quite a bit recently and it is so worth a watch. Jesus wants
the ...
"Life Change" with the graduates pt 4
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Mxwayisi Dube M.M: You are into your third year at Ebenezer. How has your life changed since August 2007?M.D: The way I now relate to people is good. I didn...
Mentoring or monitoring prophetic ministry?
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I would hazard a guess that 95% of prophetically gifted individuals would
would function more confidently if they were given ongoing encouragement
from Chu...
Awesome: Sinai to Calvary
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Awesome! is a word we use quite a lot in our culture. We talk about awesome
roast dinners… and awesome free-kicks… and awesome movies… But Job 25:2 says
‘D...
God’s Abiding Presence
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The American colonial town of Northampton (now MA), had experienced numerous
seasons of spiritual excitement. A Cycle of Harvests Solomon Stoddard,
Jonatha...
Quick Hits from Mexico
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Hola, It is good to be home…even though we have been greeted with cold, wet
& snowy weather:) That’s why we love Missouri! I am finally getting worship
son...
THE PRICE OF POWER
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The last Queen's Speech of this Parliament today; pretty irrelevant in terms
of any legislative program, but interesting as a pre-election hurrah. Our
Amer...
What is the Gospel?
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When you hear the word "Gospel" a plethora of things could possibly come to
mind, such as Gospel Music, Gospel Choirs, Gospel Jazz and The Gospels, just
to...
Grace in dangerous places
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On Monday night I went out for a drink with some friends, one of whom
happens to be gay. Brought up in the church and a follower of Christ, albeit
in ‘an...
Love in a box
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Around this time each year I have a huge clear out of my children's
bedrooms. I go through old clothes to see if they still fit, put some in a
charity bag...
Things my Dad taught me…
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I really enjoyed Amy Loizides post on ‘things her dad taught her’, so
thought I’d do the same. Difference between my scenario and hers is that it
took me ...
Quantum Observation
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Quantum physics says: “If noone is observing an object, it does not exist”.
I say, thank goodness God exists then! If he wasn’t watching the whole
universe...
Worship leaders, learn your songs
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If you want to develop the kind of flexibility that is needed to follow the
Spirit in leading people in worship, you need to learn songs.
Is your name Janet?
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One of our TSM students was on her second ever treasure hunt last week and
had the most incredible encounter. Listen to her story here.
Zimbabwe
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No lack of new experiences in Southern Africa. Last week when at the office
I received a phone call from a neighbour saying that Sue was shut out of the
fl...
Love until it Hurts
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Conjoined twins Krishna and Trishna are out of surgery following their
successful separation. Surgeons at Melbourne’s Royal Children’s Hospital
spent more ...
Jesus said that he’s coming back - but when?
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There has been a lot of speculation (and prediction in some cases) about the
exact day when Jesus would come back to the world. For instance, Nostradamus
p...
A MISSION-FOCUSED REPRODUCING CHURCH: Part 6
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This is the final post in our examination of what it means to be a *Mission-Focused
Reproducing Church*. Today we look at the concluding reasons why *
Newfr...
church Marketing: two service station poster
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Sidcup is packed full of London commuters, waiting patiently very morning
with a coffee for their train. We wanted to give them something to look at!
This ...
Matt Chandler: Advice for Preachers
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Matt Chandler is a guy I've very much come to trust through his advice on
preaching and, more significantly, through listening to many of his sermons
via V...
Book Review – The Ordinary Hero (Tim Chester)
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I’ve just finished my fourth Tim Chester book now, and have to admit up
front that I am becoming a big fan of his writings. Here’s my other reviews
of his ...
Proverbs 8 - The Man Who Knows
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Download mp3s from our latest Proverbs sermon, 8:22-36 -
*Jesus The Man Who Knows.*
First Service mp3 (35mins)
Second Service mp3 (37mins)
I reference Hymn ...
Weekends
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Hey it's been a while - sorry!
How's your day been? Today's a day for battening (?!) down the hatches and
staying inside,warm and cosy - the weather is so...
Further thoughts of a church planter in Russia
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These last two weeks have taught me quite a lot about myself, pushing me
further on, leaving my comfort zone somewhere back in October.....so I
thought it'...
Thanks for taking daddy to the doctors…
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The look of elation on her sweet face in response to my words, “Thanks for
taking daddy to the doctors,” stilled my heart. It was with sincerity that I
tha...
The Apostle Paul
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“But I do not account my life of any value nor precious to myself, if only I
may finish my course and the ministry that I received from the Lord Jesus,
to ...
Treasure Hunt Roadshow Flyer
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Hello Hunters!
Our next scheduled Treasure Hunt Roadshow is on Saturday, 28th November at
Gravesend.
We look forward to seeing many of you there!
Happy Hu...
Exciting! Hazel Preaches for the 1st Time
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Kings Church Horsham Cell Cluster Meeting As a Church we meet mid-week in
smaller groups of about 10-20 people to worship, read the bible and just
hang out...
i dream (interlude)
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my stillness
silence
night
Your Word
whisper
fire
I AM drawn close with Your yes
I AM undone by Your promise
I AM consumed in Your presence
Thoughts From Holland
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I just returned from Holland where I spent several days last week with about
30 church leaders from around the world. All of us were related to the
Newfron...
The bad news....
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...is that Karena has to have more chemos !
We are surprised, shocked, saddened and tearful. ;-(
Consultant is concerned about Karena's stomach/bowel pains; ...
Cry Freedom, Part 3: Free to Resist
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Galatians 2:1-10
The apostle Paul was a fighter! He was quick to recognize attacks on his
freedom and to resist them.
Today is Remembrance Sunday – a day ...
Vad ska vi då tro om äktenskapet?
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Läste i tidningen Dagen att Lennart Koskinen, biskop i Visby, att han hade
hävdat att man inte kan tala om äktenskap som reserverat mellan man och
kvinna e...
What’s Wrong with Capitalism? 2: The Love of Money
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This is the second in my series on what’s wrong with Capitalism. I started
with some Definitions, to help any readers who aren’t familiar with
Capitalism a...
One on One with Phil Turner
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Phil Turner is part of the leadership CCK Team and is primarily involved
with running the Alpha Course. He is married to Mel and they have 5
children. Phil...
Last few months
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The last few months have been hectic, but wonderfully fruitful. We launched Sunday morning meetings in September with a Hit the Streets event to publicise t...
Facebook Fast
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The Bible talks a lot about fasting however most of the time we assume it's
about missing food. This is true however I have recently learned the
benefit...
A trip to Ascot
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This weekend B, Rachel and I are off down to Ascot for church on Sunday. I
shall be preaching and laying hands on the sick trusting that God will do
immeas...
Marginalia
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The word marginalia was one employed by Samuel Coleridge, to describe the
etchings one would place within the margin of a book whilst reading. From
the out...
How Big Is Your Neighborhood?
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*How Big Is Your Neighborhood?*
We are living in a day when divisions among individuals, groups, and nations
seem to be growing. The world’s financial situ...
Hola a todos! Off tomorrow!
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We’re feeling very excited today although Chloe is not on top form. We leave
Heathrow tomorrow at 12.30 flying to Miami, then have 5 hour wait before our
p...
Scandinavia and Beyond!
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So here I am on the train to Copenhagen from Kalmar, Sweden. This is my
final leg of the Scandanavian trip. I am on my way to Lowestoft, England for
our To...
Confidence or arrogance?
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Last week I was in Peterborough at the Newfrontiers Prayer & Fasting
conference. This gathers around 800 Newfrontiers leaders from across the UK
for 2 days...
South West Bible Weekend
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We had a real sense of God's heart to the nations. Many stood in response to
a call to go with the gospel on mission to the world.
I look forward to post...
Is busy better? The reason for the Sabbath...
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Well, it's been ages since I last posted on my blog... so I thought it was
high time I returned to it!
Life has been so busy over the past year with work &...
God's megaphone?
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'Pain is God's megaphone to speak to us' was the phrase that stuck in my
mind as I reached for the medicine drawer again this morning. It had been a
pain...
Getting in the Mood for FrontEdge
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*Here's a story from in the church within the last two weeks - What a
Thrill!*
"About 10years ago I was diagnosed with a condition called Endometriosis a...
Everlasting God
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We've just been learning a new song as a worship team called 'Everlasting
God'. To many people this song isn't so new... but to us it is! I love the
words ...
The Cross Proceeds The Crown
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Trials. Hardship. Suffering.
No one likes to talk about these issues, even in Christian circles. We hear
so much pep talk about walking in victory, becomin...
Brian McLaren in Brisbane
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I went to hear Brian McLaren speak on Thursday night at a World Vision event. I think I must be part of a very small set of people who have gone to hear both...
Fall and all that!
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So, it's Fall.... I have to confess I've been quite looking forward to
experiencing Fall as, by all accounts, it is much more of a definite
'season' and di...
Looking Forward To Dave Stroud and Baptisms
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Coming up this Sunday, I am really looking fwd to a visit from David Stroud
who will be preaching for us. We will be having baptisms, and its a guest
servi...
We Exist for God
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“We exist for God’s pleasure”, there was stunned looks around the table. So
was the scene at a class I teach at Life School here in Salem. One student
c...
Humbled by hard core missions!
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Had a great time at the recent conference and thanks to all of you who
prayed for us. I spoke twice the first time on how to create a local church
culture ...
Australia – Week One – God Provides
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We landed at 6am on a Saturday morning at Melbourne International airport.
After a somewhat hectic moment through passport control/immigration, luggage
pic...
Filming, creating, laughing and mashing
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It has been slightly longer than I would have wanted since my last blog, but
it does mean that there’s plenty to talk about in this post… Firstly, we
have ...
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Josh and Jack both put down their drinks and looked at Stuart, who was
sitting there with a stupid grin all over his face.
“Just sayin’ boys! Don’t let it ...
A Time to Listen & Reflect
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The past few months for me have been hectic, to say the least. Week after
week after week I was go-go-go -- go to work, see girls for discipleship, go
to c...
Slap guitar!
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I love watching a good guitarists especially who do something new and
different. I've posted a few blogs recently with some videos of guitarist
doing amazi...
Prophetic Reformation on the move!
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We’ve moved all the articles on our website over to our blog site to enable
you to have your say! For the friends of PropheticReformation.com that
means...
The Inspirational Calvin - Part III
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Today Lex Loizides (Jubilee Community Church, Cape Town) completes his
series on The Inspirational Calvin by looking at the charge that Calvinists
negle...
When God Heals!
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Whilst in Julian Adam’s seminar at the Brighton conference I prayed for a
guy with a TSH level of over 5.5, resulting in an overactive thyroid (the
normal ...
Launching from a great summer
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I've enjoyed our summer immensely. From Newday in Norwich, to our regional
Together at.. weekend over the bank holiday in the New Forest, interspersed
with...
"Presenting Mr and Mrs John"
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So yeah essentially I haven't blogged for ageeeeeeees and I'm quite sure my
very small readership has probably dwindle further because of my lack of
effo...
Exam results
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Today this years A level results arrive. Again, there is going to be a
record amount of passes, which the government will laud as improvement in
education ...
Newday 2009
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I had a great time at Newday this year; running an onsite media team and
generally enjoying the event. One of the jobs I had was to keep a daily
video blog...
some melodious sonnet!
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For once I've not been updating my blog because too much has been happening
as a pose to too little but I've been loving this hymn lately
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Day 28: What a difference 15 days makes
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2 weeks. I guess it doesn’t even take God that long to tell some people. So
since my last post, we have made a decision to start to go and see if God
stops...
39 Days :)
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Ok, so I officially suck at this blogging thing already! But figured I
should update it today!
I didnt run on Sunday, spent most of Thursday with pains in ...
Reflections on Together On A Mission 2009
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What a great few days at the Together On A Mission Conference in Brighton.
I’ve had few days now to reflect on the conference and get over my
“conference ...
I am in control?
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One regular thing that has been discussed at the Kings Arms church lately is
about being slaves to addiction, emotions and anxiety; I found this
interestin...
Putting Roots Down
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Along with my tendency not to persevere at things is a tendency to like to
keep my options open. I hate committing to a choice of snack if James pops
out t...
Praying effectively...
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Jehoshaphat's Prayer
2 Chronicles 20 After this the Moabites and Ammonites, and with them some of
the Meunites, came against Jehoshaphat for battle. 2 Some...
My Blog Is Not Dead
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Unfortunately a major readjustment of priorities after the Acts 29 Boot Camp
in Seattle meant blogging had to take a back seat for a (long) while. As I
hav...
New Hymn Makers album and special offer
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KIngsway have just released a new Hymn Makers album - the second volume of my songs. Following on from "How deep the Father's love", released in 2003, the ne...
Eggs, The Easter Bunny and Eternal Life
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As I sit here eating my Creme Egg and reflecting on Easter, I can’t help but
notice that many of the traditional symbols of Easter speak about new life:
eg...
Before The Throne Of God Above
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*Let these words minister to you, find a recording, and lift your hands to a
Holy, awesome God...*
Before the throne of God above
I have a strong, a perfec...
Changes are afoot
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I’ve just finished preparing a set of talks on Ecclesiology (the Church) for
the regional WordPlus course next weekend, and these recent Newfrontiers
devel...
Stop Driving
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“Remain in me, and I will remain in you” (John 15:4).
Panic should be reserved for those in the passenger’s seat. Themba, a Zulu
man on our church lead...
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