Category Archives: Treat one another the way you want to be treated

People are more Important than Projects

Posted on October 3, 2017 by honestaboutmyfaith

People really are more important that Projects but is that the reality in church life? Does the church that you are part of view people primarily as a resource for fueling their projects or as children of God who are … Continue reading →

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To Do or just to Speak, that is the Question!

Posted on April 27, 2017 by honestaboutmyfaith

It feels to me like there has been an increase in the ‘show your support by pasting this’ type of Facebook posts recently. The idea is that is you either share or copy and paste the status in order to … Continue reading →

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The Parable of the Plants

Posted on February 24, 2017 by honestaboutmyfaith

I was looking through some photos of storm Doris in action and I noticed the two plants in this picture. They were planted at the same time and have received the same care but they look very different. What can … Continue reading →

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The One About Labels

Posted on February 17, 2017 by honestaboutmyfaith

Whilst I was helping to run a prayer space recently I was given these three stickers. It started with someone giving me the one that says Graeme and this was closely followed by my daughter giving me the crazy man … Continue reading →

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When good friends fight: Some thoughts about Captain America Civil War

Posted on May 5, 2016 by honestaboutmyfaith

So I went to see Captain America: Civil War and I was surprised at how violent the fight scenes were between people who had previously been friends. As Hawkeye (I have to try hard not to call him Legolas!) and Black … Continue reading →

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Tissues for Mothers Day

Posted on March 6, 2016 by honestaboutmyfaith

Mothers day is a day that brings either great joy or great sadness to different people. We attempted to recognize this at church this morning by handing out tissues in pretty packets to all of the ladies. Tissues are helpful when we cry … Continue reading →

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The One Where Someone Ignored Me

Posted on February 8, 2016 by honestaboutmyfaith

I was on my way out of the school grounds after dropping my daughter of this morning and someone ignored me when I smiled at them. How should I respond? Should I start thinking about what I might have done … Continue reading →

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The One About Shopping and Stereotypes

Posted on January 16, 2016 by honestaboutmyfaith

As I was in a shop earlier today I heard a woman complaining to the man that she was with that they had taken too longs shopping. Initially, I found this really funny but then I found it really sad that I … Continue reading →

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How Do You Treat Your Minions?

Posted on December 27, 2015 by honestaboutmyfaith

So, who are your minions and how do you treat them? In the Despicable me films, the minions (the little yellow characters) are the servants of and workers for Gru. They do his work, they cook and clean for him and they … Continue reading →

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The One About Car Parking

Posted on October 15, 2015 by honestaboutmyfaith

Why are we so obsessed with parking as close as possible to our destinations? I was walking to school to pick up my daughter last week when a bin lorry was trying to get down the road but it couldn’t get past … Continue reading →

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