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Highs and lows.

Any Junior Bake Off fans out there? I’ve been catching up on the latest series and stumbled across something very profound that gave me cause to pause. Obviously, in a competition people enter because they want to win and it can be hugely disappointing to have to leave. I think even more so when youContinue reading “Highs and lows.”

Inspiring others with our story

I always try to find a way to link what I’m trying to say back to the bible. Because ultimately that’s an historical document which I believe can be relied upon. There are scholars out there (more specialised than me) who can show how reliable the bible is as a document using the dates andContinue reading “Inspiring others with our story”

God goes before

We come to the end of the strangest year I have lived through. Back in January I was excited and raring to go. I set faith targets, spent some time with God while staying with a friend, allowed myself to dream big, made 6-month, 12-month and 5-year plans and just generally got ready for anContinue reading “God goes before”

It’s ok to change your mind (part 3)

There are some things in our lives that we are adamant that we hold the right opinion on. For whatever reason, maybe past experiences, maybe a prevailing culture where we live, maybe our way of viewing things, we know that we are right about something or someone. The things that usually fall into this categoryContinue reading “It’s ok to change your mind (part 3)”

It’s ok to change your mind (part 2)

Last post, I wrote about the best piece of advice I’d ever received. And it genuinely is. I know of people who have said they want to become a doctor, and then felt pressured to follow that path even though their heart wasn’t in it. I know people who have a political opinion that makesContinue reading “It’s ok to change your mind (part 2)”

It’s ok to change your mind

I wonder what the best piece of advice you’ve ever received is. For me, without a doubt, it was a college tutor telling the tutor group that it’s always ok to change your mind. You can think one thing today and then learn something new, or experience something which impacts you, or meet someone whoContinue reading “It’s ok to change your mind”

Being Boromir

It’s been a few weeks. A lot has happened. The country has started moving again. Who knows what comes next? For this post I’m going to move away from the bible. But there is still a message of hope! If you haven’t seen The Lord of the Rings: The Extended Edition, fair warning: SPOILER ALERT!Continue reading “Being Boromir”

Life… finds a way

Any Jurassic Park fans out there? This quote, from the very first film way back in 1993, shows Dr Malcolm’s cynicism at the scientists being able to control the dinosaur population. It is his suggestion that, despite all the measures they have put in place life isn’t meant to be contained and controlled in suchContinue reading “Life… finds a way”

Don’t count sheep!

Have you ever seen White Christmas? I was fortunate enough to see it on the West End with Aled Jones and Tom Chambers, and thoroughly enjoyed it. Fantastic talent and a brilliant story-line. But there was one song that stuck with me long after I left the theatre (and no, I don’t mean White Christmas!)Continue reading “Don’t count sheep!”

When disappointment hits

Have you ever worked hard towards an outcome, piled in time and energy in the hope that progress could be made, and allowed yourself to hope that the situation has improved? And then has something happened that has brought it all crashing down and left you feeling angry or disappointed and just wanting to throwContinue reading “When disappointment hits”