Monthly Archives: May 2017

Why was I annoyed? It isn’t My Woodland!

Posted on May 21, 2017 by honestaboutmyfaith

My family and I went to Hanningfield Reservoir yesterday for a quiet day out but it turned out though that it was the Hanningfield Triathlon and so our walk was far from peaceful! For the first part of our walk, … Continue reading →

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Is it time to make God the focus of our prayer lives again?

Posted on May 19, 2017 by honestaboutmyfaith

I’ve had quite a stressful week and so I was looking forward to homegroup last night as an opportunity to share and to receive prayer. We had a great conversation about Mark 5 and part of our discussion was about the miracles … Continue reading →

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The Lord is Close to the Brokenhearted

Posted on May 18, 2017 by honestaboutmyfaith

Several times in these past few days I have been reminded of how painful that life can be as I have heard about and seen the struggles faced by others. As I was praying about this I was reminded of … Continue reading →

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Is Worship about Describing God or Encountering him?

Posted on May 15, 2017 by honestaboutmyfaith

I have been thinking about worship recently and it occurred to me that for some people worship is about describing and focusing on who God is whilst for others it is about meeting with and encountering God. Sometimes, these two views are … Continue reading →

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Tiredness and finding strength in God

Posted on May 14, 2017 by honestaboutmyfaith

Originally posted on Honest about my faith:
I don’t know if it’s to do with the time of the year or some other reason, but lots of people who I know feel really tired. I know several people who are dreading…

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What do you want to do with the Prodigal Son?

Posted on May 13, 2017 by honestaboutmyfaith

The voice on the other end of the phone said ‘What do you want to do with the Prodigal Son?’ There was a short pause and then encouragingly they said ‘Save’. This happened a while ago when I was preaching at … Continue reading →

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Peace, Tranquility and Warning Signs

Posted on May 7, 2017 by honestaboutmyfaith

My family and I had a lovely day walking around Alton Water recently. On the far side of the reservoir I came across this beautiful spot and as I walked along, I thought about this beach being a wonderful place. I … Continue reading →

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Listening to and Learning from Children in Church

Posted on May 1, 2017 by honestaboutmyfaith

Yesterday we spent the service reflecting on our church values and at one point everyone had some space to draw, write thoughts or to discuss the values. One of the children (she is 3) drew this picture and asked her mum … Continue reading →

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