Category Archives: Listening to God

God Carries the Anxieties of the World

Posted on June 16, 2017 by

Anxiety is a real problem for many people. According to recent research, 6% of people in the UK suffer with a generalized anxiety disorder¹ and most of the rest of us will have to contend with different levels of anxiety as … Continue reading →

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Looking through the lens of life or the lens of God?

Posted on June 12, 2017 by

Often we look at God through the lens of life. How different would things be if we looked at life through the lens of God? Our circumstances and how we are feeling can make a difference to how we view … Continue reading →

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Grow Towards the Light

Posted on June 6, 2017 by

As I prayed with some friends recently I looked out the window (you don’t have to close your eyes to pray you know!) and I noticed the tree in the next door garden. As the tree has grown, the main trunk … Continue reading →

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The Lord is Close to the Brokenhearted

Posted on May 18, 2017 by

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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Shall we be Friends?

Posted on April 23, 2017 by

Bill had always found it difficult to make friends, especially at school. He didn’t feel very clever and he wasn’t even good at sport, he felt like a nobody and it seemed like everyone treated him that way. Life had … Continue reading →

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The one about realizing that we are miracles

Posted on March 22, 2017 by

I’ve only waited 30 years for an answer but as I prepared last week’s sermon I understood why I hadn’t walked on water all those years ago. I had stood on the edge of the swimming pool during a school … Continue reading →

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Lent Reflection 2: What do we need in life?

Posted on March 15, 2017 by

When Jesus said that ‘people do not live by bread alone’, was he reminding us that there is more to life than just surviving? When he said this, he had been fasting for 40 days and 40 nights and the … Continue reading →

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Lent is primarily about going With God, not going Without things

Posted on March 1, 2017 by

Traditionally people associate Lent with giving things up but if this is our only focus I think that we might be missing the real point? During Lent, people especially remember the time when Jesus spent 40 days and nights in … Continue reading →

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An amazing Godincidence!

Posted on February 20, 2017 by

Today, I led the opening session at the EBA Ministers Conference and as I prayed and prepared I felt it was right to come prepared give everyone a large stone to symbolize their burdens. When I arrived at the venue, … Continue reading →

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You always tell Santa NOT to give me a Present

Posted on January 6, 2017 by

As we talked about how we couldn’t visit Santa because he was no longer in his grotto,  I certainly wasn’t expecting my daughter to say ‘That’s okay, you always tell Santa NOT to give me a present anyway!’ This happened … Continue reading →

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