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Reaching Out to Others
I’m sure that you have a favourite verse or passage from the Bible. One of my favourites is Galatians 6:9-10 “let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all […]
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Book Review: The Busy Christian’s Guide to Busyness by Tim Chester
How many of us have used the following excuses? I’m busy because I need to prove myself. I’m busy because of other people’s expectations. I’m busy because otherwise things get out of control. I’m busy because I prefer being under pressure. I’m busy because I need the money. I’m busy because I want to make […]
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Shut the Door
Why? Imagine not talking to a friend. We all have friends, some near, some far away. It would be strange if we did not want to communicate with them – or even visit them. If we don’t nourish a friendship then it will wither and die. Have you noticed that the better you know someone […]
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Isaac and Rebekah: Faith and Favourites. Genesis 27: 1-40
Favouritism versus faith When the day came for Isaac to bestow the blessing on his eldest son, Esau, he must have known that God had broken with convention and promised priority to Jacob. This was against Isaac’s natural desire for he favoured Esau. He may have found it hard to accept something that was so […]
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Roger’s Reflection – Made to Rest
‘It is vain that you rise up early and go late to rest, eating the bread of anxious toil; for he gives to his beloved sleep.’ (Psalm 127:2) The challenge for any Pastor is to make sure he preaches to himself as much as to those in the congregation. In recent months I have sensed […]
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Matthew’s Message – Meeting with God
We live in an age where many people think that we can only meet with God in particular locations or settings. This is not a new idea, it has been around for millennia. Much of the driving force behind the construction of great cathedrals and abbeys was the idea that God could only be experienced […]
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