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God looks at the Heart (1 Samuel 16)
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On Sunday I preached at Horizon Church in Carterton, kicking off their
brand new series on the life of King David. We looked at the difference
between Davi...
2 days ago
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Stay At Home
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In addition to all the new things that we are currently facing, I find
myself with a new job. For most of my parenting journey, I have been a
Stay-at-Hom...
5 days ago
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Emily Hobhouse by Elsabé Brits
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‘She was shocked when she read Kitcheners claim in a newspaper that the
families in the camps had a sufficient allowance, and were all comfortable
and happ...
1 week ago
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Book Review: A Diary of Private Prayer by John Baillie
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Some things in life demand time...a fine wine, a good meal, a good book,
unhurried time with the family. This is one of those. Take time to read the
mornin...
3 weeks ago
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How to fix Background Android Notifications for Cordova apps
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I’ve been banging my head against the wall for background Android
notifications for a longtime. They just were not re-opening the app, when
tapped. I’m usi...
7 months ago
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Dummy Post
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8 months ago
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Reasons to see the glory
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In the deepest recesses of our hearts, there lies a longing for something
transcendent, something beyond our ordinary experiences. Consider for a
moment th...
8 months ago
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Eight Years of living with Chronic Illness
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So today is the 8th anniversary of my diagnosis with blood cancer. I had
been sick for several weeks and therefore the diagnosis was not out of the
blue. B...
10 months ago
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Beginnings…
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Further to fixing the tension problem, I rejigged the heddles so that I get
nice wide sheds when I treadle (IYKYK). The whole weaving is so much more
plea...
11 months ago
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Hope in the darkness
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It is my pleasure to welcome Natasha Woodcraft to my blog, as part of her
tour with new book The Wanderer’s Legacy. This is part of a series of
biblical ...
11 months ago
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Midsummer
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[image: Midsummer]
Today is Midsummer’s Eve and the beginning of the BIGGEST celebration in
the Swedish calendar. Yes bigger than Christmas, yes bigger th...
1 year ago
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Is Revenge a Dish Best Served Cold?
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'Revenge is a dish best served cold' is a saying attributed to a French
novel of the 18th Century, but frequently quoted in the 21st. It probably
came ou...
1 year ago
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How Envato Elements Boosts Your Productivity and Workflow
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Craving unlimited creative fuel for your video projects, design ventures,
or marketing campaigns? Envato Elements might be your answer. Stepping into
thi...
2 years ago
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Music Maker
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The recent AI conversations I’ve heard and images I’ve seen have been so
impressive that I wondered if anyone had created AI music using the same
technolog...
3 years ago
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My Blog is Moving to a New Home
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I wanted to let you know that my blog is moving to a new home. After many
years on Google's blogger site it is moving to be integrated into our
Kerith we...
4 years ago
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Self-Care: 5 Benefits + 10 Easy to Use Ideas to Practice
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Practicing self-care can help you feel more energised and confident. It can
also lead to improved relationships. In contrast, by neglecting your
self-car...
4 years ago
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Our Christian Heritage
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One evening in 1956, Terry’s sister came home and had a chat with him.
“I’ve become a Christian”, she announced. Terry wasn’t interested. “Aren’t
we all Ch...
4 years ago
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cornish pasties and raspberry jam
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After watching The Great British Bake Off recently, the episode where they
were tasked with producing Cornish Pasties, I knew I had to make some that
more ...
5 years ago
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Appreciation
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Appreciation is the grease that keeps relationships moving. Nothing is more
powerful to convey the value of an individual. Genuine appreciation feeds
the...
6 years ago
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200 words on Godric
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*Godric*, by Frederick Buechner, first published in 1981.
If you’ve ever read even the briefest of hagiographies – a record of a
Saint’s life that seems...
6 years ago
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The Structure of John 9 - The man born blind
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The account of the man born blind has a very elegant structure, which
greatly aids in seeing the purpose of the passage.
The basic structure is easily d...
6 years ago
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Truth and lies
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We are now on day 12 of the strike and things have got more serious.
Tragically two people were killed on Wednesday in conflict between
government supporte...
6 years ago
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Interview: Mistakes & Magic – Fifty Five Stories Down with Matt Blick
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Nicholas Tozier of the Lyric Writer’s Workroom interviewed me recently
about my new album Fifty Five Stories Down (available here). What artists
inspired y...
6 years ago
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Prayer-Goals For Our Sabbatical – 4 Fs
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Leanne and I are about to start a 6 week sabbatical, stepping away from
both church work and HubSpot work. One of our advisory team members is also
taking ...
6 years ago
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The Window and the Mirror: A Good Friday Meditation
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Windows and mirrors have something in common, they both enable us to see
things that ordinarily would remain hidden to us.
We can’t see through walls. Wind...
6 years ago
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Cambodia – Sunday afternoon update
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So, it’s Sunday afternoon and I thought it might be worth updating you as
to our weekend! After arriving on Friday evening, we were met at our hotel
by Rut...
7 years ago
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Read Best Seller Scarlet Sister Mary Online Book
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Our Living Hope
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*Not sure what happens with my blog...or me writing my blog! Can't believe
I've been away from it for almost two months. Oh well, no condemnation!
Let's pi...
7 years ago
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Even now you could fix this EU (and the UK)
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The subject of the EU has long being a polarising subject in the UK, but
what is striking about the response to the referendum is that, rather than
it bein...
7 years ago
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Ruth
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We have been looking at Ruth recently on Sunday mornings and three
over-arching themes continually speak to me. The first theme is grace. We
know that Elim...
8 years ago
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Why is Zoe Broken?
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With the addition to the new Champion Zoe into League of Legends, people
are already begging for nerfs. From the Champion designer that created
Yasuo and K...
8 years ago
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Biblical Theology 7: Biblical Theology of the Gospels 3
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*Biblical Theology of Jesus and the Gospels- Survey in Matthew Contd*
- Jesus is the new latter day Moses who leads Israel back to God
- Matthew 8:1-...
8 years ago
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The Good, The Bad, The Ugly––Part Three
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Now we have landed at the final part in this mini-series, a catch up on
what is happening with my family in Tallinn–what has happened in the case
of the f...
9 years ago
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Stories from the Mad Stad
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We had a great time at our One Church celebration on Sunday. It was
brilliant to start with good news stories of answers to prayer and what God
is doing ...
9 years ago
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You may have noticed that I’ve not blogged here for a...
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You may have noticed that I’ve not blogged here for a while. There’s a
reason for that. I have moved my blogging home to *Everyday Voices*. I’m
now blogg...
9 years ago
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Why do we like sales?
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At this time of year, it's easy to be seduced by sales tickets, promising
an item at a price advertised as significantly lower than at a previous
time. In...
9 years ago
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The Strange Good News
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[SOME SPOILERS AHEAD!] It’s three days since I saw Doctor Strange with Amy
and many scenes and quotes and threads are still swirling around my head
like so...
9 years ago
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Why we're changing our name to Grace Church
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This coming Sunday (11th Sept) we switch from being Salisbury City Church
to being Grace Church. The reason for the change can be summed up in one
word: MI...
9 years ago
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Could do better…
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Ironically, and somewhat comically, I wrote this blog post last week but
didn’t upload it because I didn’t think it was good enough. God certainly
has a se...
9 years ago
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Luca Anderson
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I'm guessing that by now many in RFC will have heard the tragic news that
Luca Anderson died on Sunday night (3rd July). His death was unexpected and
as ye...
9 years ago
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4 reasons why every Christian should be pro-life
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I wrote an article a few weeks ago for Premier Christianity Blog which was
picked up by Lifenews.com and shared a couple of thousand times and can be
viewe...
9 years ago
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#euref What is the EU Anyway?
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The EU referendum campaign is underway, and a lot of people don’t think
they know enough to decide how to vote. So I thought I’d try explaining it
all. Thi...
9 years ago
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Every story whispers his name
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Since my first son was very young Sally Lloyd-Jones' The Jesus Storybook
Bible has been staple reading in our house. We've probably read it 60-70
times t...
9 years ago
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An Attempt at Objectivity
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As George Osborne’s first Conservative only Government budget was being
delivered yesterday my Twitter and Facebook feeds began to be filled with
anger, pa...
10 years ago
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22 January
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My sweet mama would have been 52 today. It’s been 11 years since she
squeezed my hands reassuringly as she always used to do. I realise that
I’ve missed he...
10 years ago
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You’re Being Watched…
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The Western world has been enjoying the “Elf on the Shelf” phenomenon for
the last few years now. But just in case you’ve missed it, let me read you
an exc...
10 years ago
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Number 10
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I don’t often post on this blog anymore, but lastnight something fairly
noteworthy happened. I became the 10th Elder of Everyday Church – a fairly
sizeable...
10 years ago
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A tribute (part 2)
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It's been a long time since I have blogged...I don't really know why. I
have been meaning to write some summer memoirs but haven't quite got around
to i...
10 years ago
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New Churchcentral Blog
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This is no longer the Churchcentral blog! We have a nice shiny, new
version. Check it out here:
http://www.churchcentral.org.uk/blog/wp-admin/post-new.php ...
10 years ago
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The Little Things In Life
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Sometimes we have bad times in life, we go through seasons where everything
is hard and the stress just gets to us. A lot of us will be looking in the
fa...
10 years ago
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GBS Update: Friday 19th June 2015
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These blog updates began five years ago. I had been very ill in hospital
and, being Christians, we had friends around the world who wanted to pray
up-t...
10 years ago
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...by confessing to each other
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'Confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be
healed. The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective.' James
5:16 (N...
11 years ago
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CALEDONIA..
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I haven't written a post for so long I had trouble even logging in !! I
have had lots of thoughts running around in my head for last few months but
never r...
11 years ago
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A hardening of the heart
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A lazy day, sprawled out on the beach, inhaling the sweet scent of summer
and the excited chatter of children. High in the cloudless sky the sun
shone brig...
11 years ago
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Guernsey Gazette 2014
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Pardonnez-nous, Entschuldigung, triste, scusate, συγνώμη, 遺憾, извините,
सॉरी, מצטער, desculpe, آسف, my bad. There is just no easy way around this.
Profuse ...
11 years ago
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The Maze Runner (2014)
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Watch Movie The Maze Runner High QualityDownload The Maze Runner For Free with
duration 113 Min and released on 2014-09-19 and MPAA rating is 145.
[image...
11 years ago
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New Blog!
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Hello! The new blog is finally here! I am quite excited… so please do head
over to my new blog. There are some posts over there which are from this
blog, b...
11 years ago
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notes to self | #heishere
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*"...in the chaos, in confusion, I know You're sovereign, still..."*
*#heishere*
(lyrics from *None but Jesus*, by Hillsong United)
11 years ago
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The Nations
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I love living in Ealing - it is so diverse - there are 172 nationalities
that reside here!
I so enjoy that Redeemer is made up from people from around the ...
11 years ago
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David W's Sabbatical (Summer 2014)
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I am very grateful to have been given an opportunity at my request to take
a 2-month sabbatical beginning May 25 and ending July 25.
A sabbatical is a r...
11 years ago
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I am currently taking a break from his blog... We are in yet another new
phase of church life at King's Church London, this time undertaking a major
staff ...
12 years ago
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I mentioned circumcision once, but I think I got away with it.
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It’s part of human nature to try and hide away embarrassing details about
our lives or about what we believe. Whether that’s the baby photos your mum
shows...
12 years ago
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Another Rainy Football Season?
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It surely couldn't happen again? After the 2012-2013 season being decimated
by waterlogged pitches, this season has been just the same! This is so
disappo...
12 years ago
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Robot & Frank: Film Night Sun 2 Mar
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Don’t you all wish that you had your own personal robot? Would I get it to
wash the dishes first? Or maybe give me a back rub? Or help me rob a bank?!
Well...
12 years ago
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The Birthday Baboon
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Three days ago I handed in my masters thesis and, now that I have my life
back, I decided that one of the steps towards reintegration into normal
life shou...
12 years ago
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Looking forward…
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It’s been some time since I last blogged … in part because I’ve been
working on and writing the content for our church plant website, which all
being well ...
12 years ago
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Prayer - a dumping ground of responsibility?
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I’ve heard it said that we shouldn’t pray for that which we can answer
ourselves. In other words, don’t be asking God to help someone if you
yourself can...
12 years ago
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News
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Hello!
So I haven't posted here for a long time, and here's one of the reasons:
That's right. I've been slightly pre-occupied over the last ...
12 years ago
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Prayer walking in Stockholm
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In a just two weeks time we’ll be hosting a prayer weekend for our church
plant. We have two aims: to pray for our city and to pray for our church
plant....
12 years ago
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Reports from Cwmbran
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Two people I trust have been to Cwmbran and I am delighted to read their
experiences.
Click their names to see their reviews.
Graham Pyman leads Jubilee C...
12 years ago
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Exciting News
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Well, I’ve ben talking about it for a while, but the day is finally
(almost) here! This Friday, 3 May 2013, I will be launching my NEW WEBSITE!
Whoop! It’s...
12 years ago
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A Story for Easter: Sacrifice and forgiveness in WW2
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I first read Ernest Gordon’s fascinating and moving book, “Miracle on the
River Kwai” about twenty years ago. (The book had first been published
nearly thi...
13 years ago
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Are you Sinking?
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Over the past few months God has been speaking to me a lot about His grace.
What I'm realising is that although I've been a Christian for around 16
years m...
13 years ago
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The Countdown Begins
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In just over a week's time I'll be going into hospital for yet another
operation on my knee. This time, it is for the resurfacing of my kneecap.
There is a...
13 years ago
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Supernatural Shopping
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I had been praying in the morning before my weekly trip to town, about
doing more for God and what was it all about etc, you know the type of
thing! I thin...
13 years ago
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End of Year exams in progress
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This week, the 1st and 2nd year apprentices wrote their end of year exam.
Spiritual was set and marked by Stephen Manhanga and Simangaliso Ndlovu.
Busine...
13 years ago
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Planting Churches With Ninja Children
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We have been in Manchester for 3 years and 4 months. By we I mean the
Simmonds family. The Manchester branch of the Simmonds family includes me
(Husband, D...
13 years ago
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PARENTING, PART 7
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*The gospel in the messiness of life*
One of the best pieces of parenting advice I ever received was at a
parenting seminar I attended as a youth worker b...
13 years ago
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Start disciple-making sooner (and a book I wrote)
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Since starting Destination Church in Chicago we have experience the good,
the bad and ugly of church planting. We started with a very small team and
after...
13 years ago
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WEAPONS IN THE SANCTUARY
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This powerful message from Mahesh Chavda is worth reading. We need unity,
to be in God's house and to use the weapons He has made available for us
*House...
13 years ago
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Leader: How Charismissional Are You (and Your Church?)
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Leader: How Charismissional Are You (and Your Church?) By Keith Gamon A
recent set of discussions surrounding this whole debate with other leaders
from our...
13 years ago
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Moving
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I have decided to revamp and move my weblog. I have left a few posts here
that people are still reading and may find useful. All the other posts I
have mov...
13 years ago
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A Word for Pastors
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Here is a recording of a 15 minute talk I gave at a regional pastors
gathering talking about some of the highs and lows of what we do, and how
we should re...
13 years ago
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Hitting hard.
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I love those moments when God taps you on the shoulder and says ‘I told you
so’.
There are points in your life when you realise that there are things tha...
13 years ago
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Back in Beijing..
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As I write, I am sat just half a mile from Tiananmem Sq having breakfast.
It's Saturday and we (I'm traveling with Steve, my son) have just one more
day he...
13 years ago
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Did He Die for This?
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In my last blog post I mentioned the delight of time away on a retreat for
some rest and restoration. The place in which I took the retreat is
actually the...
13 years ago
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Chocolate Avalanche Cake
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It's a tradition in our family for me and Andy to make the children the
biggest, chocolatiest (is that a word?!), most outrageous cakes for their
birthdays...
13 years ago
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Moving on...
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To my ever decreasing readership, the time has come to try something new,
so onwards into tumblr territory... for some reason i've become frightened
to po...
13 years ago
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One Year On
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“Pick the day. Enjoy it – to the hilt. The day as it comes. People as they
come… The past, I think, has helped me appreciate the present – and I don’t
want...
13 years ago
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Psalm 14:1-3 The fool says in his heart, "There is no God."
So how does the Higgs Boson "dispense the idea of a supernatural creator"?
"It predicts an invi...
13 years ago
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The Provision of God
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Hi friends,
I had a lovely surprise this very afternoon as I opened up the post to find
a beautiful cheque with my name written on it from the tax office...
13 years ago
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AskGodFirst
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If you had 60 seconds with God - what would you ask Him? This is a survey
conducted by GodFirst and we would really appreciate your participation.
We lo...
13 years ago
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Forward motion for men…
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A shameless plug for an outstanding event… What is it? Movement is an
annual men’s event to inspire and train godly men for influence and
leadership in the...
13 years ago
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what a week!!!
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final Updates from Cambodia Enjoy!
http://jubileetocambodia2012.wordpress.com/
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14 years ago
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How much more can I take?
Usually this is a comment of despair; the balance between circumstances and
resources seeming strained beyond breaking point. It...
14 years ago
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E: 1 Timothy - General Comments
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*Please add below any comments on the book's Category, Key Words, Key
verses, Literary Style, Emotional Tone, Main Theme(s) and Major People.*
*All of this...
14 years ago
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God of love, God of judgement?
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This question goes to the very nature and character of God. Why, if God is
loving and merciful, is he not be more tolerant and accepting? The Home
Office h...
14 years ago
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Last Blog Post...
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I want to thank all who are following my posts on my blog site. It’s an
honor to be able to share with others who are on Christ’s mission together.
I have ...
14 years ago
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The Birth Of Jesus-A Prophetic Awakening
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After the death of Haggai, Zechariah and Malachi, the last Old Testament
prophets to write scripture, there were no more recognized prophets in
Israel for ...
14 years ago
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Newday 2011 We Are Yours
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The Newday 2011 live album is out now on iTunes £7.95! BUY NOW Track
listing: Here For You No One Better We Are Yours Devotion 10,000 Reasons
Father Like N...
14 years ago
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My last mantis of the year?
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I found this brown mantis almost a month ago at the arboretum, at my final
public bug safari tour of the year. I was hoping I would see at least one
more m...
14 years ago
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Remind me, why is Jesus better than sex.
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Sat here, at a company paid event, surrounded by incredibly attractive
female interns, and enough free alcohol to float a ship full of attractive
female in...
14 years ago
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Nigeria, A hurting land
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I just bumped into this article about Nigeria through the Not Ashamed
Facebook page.
Source: foreignpolicy.com
"Last week Plateau State, of which Jos is ...
14 years ago
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He asked me to marry him.
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Well girls... he got down on one knee. It was a beautiful day and he had
taken me for a surprise day out to a National Trust property with beautiful
garden...
14 years ago
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Not to condone or condemn
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"For we ourselves were once foolish, disobedient, led astray, slaves to
various
passions and pleasures, passing our days in malice and envy, hated by
o...
14 years ago
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Prayer on the Square - Update
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Hello friends,
As it's been a while since we uploaded any content or testimonies I thought
I would upload our new flyer that we will be taking out with us...
14 years ago
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The mission of God
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Just reading "*total* Church" by Steve Timmis and Tim Chester and this made
me think today....
In his book The mission of God, Chris Wright shows that the...
14 years ago
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Watching the disaster unfold
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Who will ever forget the scenes of utter destruction and force of the
Japanese earthquake and tsunami. I sat spell bound watching the disaster
unfold. By P...
15 years ago
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Living and Dying
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*'Let me die- lest I die- only let me see Thy face'-* Augustine
Tozer comments:
*'To Augustine the sight of God inwardly enjoyed was life itself and
anyt...
15 years ago
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Highlights of the Term!
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Ok, I have been a terrible blogger this past term. Apologies all. But, the
term itself has actually been full of some amazing highlights and God
moments, s...
15 years ago
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Church Planting with a difference
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Here's a great church planting story from the guys as Act29 network.
An Intentionally Missional Lifestyle from Acts 29 Network on Vimeo.
15 years ago
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Genesis 12 to 14
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Abram is called by God at the start of chapter 12; this is the beginning of
the Abrahamic faiths of Judaism, Christianity, Islam and Mandaeism, it is
said ...
15 years ago
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Interview with Amie Fox
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Amie Fox has been a member at Jubilee Church for eight years and has been
on staff for six. This Sunday is her final Sunday with us as she will be
moving t...
15 years ago
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The goings on of my heart
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There has been so much going on lately that I’m not really sure what to
write about but I guess the big thing this week could be summed up in a
word. Sur...
15 years ago
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It starts....
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My children are 8,6 and 4 but it's amazing how quickly they seem to grow up
these days. And each new age/stage of their lives brings its own challenges.
Th...
15 years ago
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Hardy's Tess
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Amongst the books I'm reading currently, one of the most interested has
been 'Tess of the d'Urbervilles' by Thomas Hardy. My Dad protests whenever
Hardy or...
15 years ago
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Some thoughts on the Christology of Karl Rahner
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After quite a lot of reading on Rahner's Christology, some threads are
beginning to come together.
This post will deal in very brief terms with some of the...
16 years ago
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Wives and Husbands
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Ephesians 5:21-33 Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ. Wives,
submit to your husbands as to the Lord. For the husband is the head of the
wife...
16 years ago
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Messy Church, Part 2: Messed Up Together
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1 Corinthians 1:1-17
In a nutshell: The church in Corinth was a mess. It was made up of people
who were acting far too much like citizens of the city of Co...
16 years ago
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a meaningful ministry... and the best is yet to come!
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It wasn’t NewDay (that would start the following summer), but it was a New
Frontiers summer youth camping event, with a schedule of worship and
preaching a...
16 years ago
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Get in the Game!
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If you have found the past five weeks of notes helpful, you can now
download the complete set of notes as a PDF here.
16 years ago
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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 ...
16 years ago
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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 ...
16 years ago
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