Category Archives: words hurt

The One About Insecure Wi-fi

Posted on January 30, 2016 by honestaboutmyfaith

I logged into some WI-FI while I was away recently and I got an error message on my laptop saying that the ‘WI-FI was insecure’. My understanding is that my antivirus software was trying to warn me that anything that … Continue reading →

Posted in change, depression, doubt, Faith, freedom, God loves us, Life experiences, words hurt | Tagged encourage one another, encouragement, finding freedom, foundation in life, free to fail, freedom from fear, freedom from negative thoughts, freedom in christ, God our foundation, insecurity, Jenga, seeing past flaws, seeing past the negative, self worth, wifi, words hurt | Leave a comment

She comes with a Lot of Baggage

Posted on April 29, 2015 by honestaboutmyfaith

A few days ago my daughter came on a road trip with me and I suggested that she packed a bag with some toys and books for the car. She disappeared and came back with the bag in the picture. … Continue reading →

Posted in Faith, freedom, Who am I, words hurt | Tagged emotional baggage, letting go of the things that hold us back, shaped by my experiences, they come with a lot of baggage, too much baggage, what has made me the way I am, who am I | Leave a comment

Stop calling him Doubting Thomas, God doesn’t like it!

Posted on April 9, 2015 by honestaboutmyfaith

Jesus appeared to his disciples after he had risen from the dead but Thomas wasn’t there. Thomas found it hard to accept that Jesus had risen from the dead until he had seen for himself and as a result many … Continue reading →

Posted in Bible, change, Faith, forgiveness, freedom, Life in all it's fullness, Treat one another the way you want to be treated, words hurt | Tagged 2 corinthians 5.17, don't label people, doubting thomas, God forgives, God is in the recycling business, God offers a fresh start, God sees the good in us, honest thomas, john 11.16, john 14.5-6, john 20.28, label jars not people, loyal thomas, new creations, thomas let us die with him, thomas the apostle, why is he called doubting thomas, words hurt | 3 Comments

Life is like a game of Jenga

Posted on August 21, 2014 by honestaboutmyfaith

Have you played Jenga? You start with a tower of bricks and then players take it in turns to remove a brick and place it on the top of the pile. The tower starts off very stable and ends up … Continue reading →

Posted in Bible, divided we fall, encouragement, Faith, words hurt, working together | Tagged building up or tearing down, coping with criticism, criticism, encourage one another, Jenga, psalm 62 | 4 Comments

The one where Taro and Sarah say something nice

Posted on May 20, 2014 by honestaboutmyfaith

I arrived at our toddler group this morning and was asked by Taro who the difficult person in my Church was. I looked confused (actually most of the time I probably look that way!) and so Sarah said she was … Continue reading →