Tag Archives: consumerism

Our Design or God’s Design?

Posted on August 29, 2016 by honestaboutmyfaith

At church yesterday we gave everyone a panel of card and asked them to colour it in with pens or paint. When we stuck them all together this was the result. People were free to create their own designs, but we … Continue reading →

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The One About Being Connected

Posted on July 3, 2016 by honestaboutmyfaith

We went for a walk yesterday and for reasons that only they fully understand, my girls decided to tie themselves together with loom bands. Connecting themselves to one another didn’t make walking along easier but it certainly did make becoming separated impossible … Continue reading →

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Make sure that you don’t get Overstretched

Posted on February 16, 2016 by honestaboutmyfaith

I went to visit someone recently who I know is going through a really hard time. We talked and prayed and as I got up to leave they said ‘make sure that you don’t get overstretched’. This person is actually entitled to say ‘could … Continue reading →

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The One Where Someone Said ‘I hate this one’

Posted on October 1, 2015 by honestaboutmyfaith

So, I was at a harvest school assembly recently and the teacher announced the next song and I heard a voice (don’t worry it was a pupil not a teacher) saying ‘I hate this one’. The song was Autumn days … Continue reading →

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The One Where we didn’t have 2 Litres of Water

Posted on September 11, 2015 by honestaboutmyfaith

So, we walked down a narrow path, scrambled along a steep riverbank and then we found this tube behind a tree. Upon reading the instructions, we realized that we needed 2 litres of water which was unfortunate because we only had … Continue reading →

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When did it stop being about God?

Posted on January 20, 2015 by honestaboutmyfaith

Have you ever been in a situation where a key leader who you respect and have learned a lot from is leaving your church? How did you react? Was it with despair? Did you feel doomed without them? Did you … Continue reading →

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Make your own Christ?

Posted on November 6, 2014 by honestaboutmyfaith

I opened up my laptop and this is what I saw amongst the list of e-mails. I couldn’t get over the phrase ‘Make your own Christ’ (it actually reads ‘make your own Christmas …’). Strangely, a sales rep from Serif called … Continue reading →

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Jesus said something but I couldn’t remember what

Posted on August 1, 2014 by honestaboutmyfaith

My daughter is a genius. She is only 5, but one day she will be a brain surgeon, will run the country or will do something else really clever. She is great to have around when you are shopping because … Continue reading →

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The one with the fat sharks

Posted on June 25, 2014 by honestaboutmyfaith

Many years ago on holiday and we visited the National Marine Aquarium in Plymouth. It was a really great day out and I especially enjoyed seeing the sharks. I noticed there were lots of other fish in with the sharks … Continue reading →

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