Tag Archives: finding freedom

God Carries the Anxieties of the World

Posted on June 16, 2017 by honestaboutmyfaith

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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Today is an Exciting Day!!!!!!!!!

Posted on November 30, 2016 by honestaboutmyfaith

Today is an exciting day for me! Our church boiler which has had no end of problems is being replaced with a larger capacity boiler which is also a very well known make. As our installer was ripping out the … Continue reading →

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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 →

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The not so great escape

Posted on October 28, 2015 by honestaboutmyfaith

A few months ago I came across a lamb while I was out on a walk. As I approached it, it ran towards the nearby fence and squirmed underneath and back into the field with all of the other sheep. This happy little lamb … Continue reading →

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The one about wing mirrors

Posted on August 13, 2015 by honestaboutmyfaith

Our beloved Vauxhall Zafira died recently and we have replaced it with a larger vehicle. Our new car has nice big wing mirrors which are essential when you are on larger roads and you need to change lanes or if you are trying … Continue reading →

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The one where I was scared

Posted on June 15, 2015 by honestaboutmyfaith

Okay, so this is a bit of an embarrassing story but I think that it’s worth telling. I was delivering leaflets recently and as I bent down to post one I saw something large (this thing was huge) through the glass and it was … Continue reading →

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The parable (and true story) of the toy plane

Posted on May 23, 2015 by honestaboutmyfaith

Once there was a boy who was given a toy plane for Christmas. He was desperate to fly it but he had had to be patient as the plane needed lots and lots of room to fly in. At last, the day came when … Continue reading →

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The one about the cows who weren’t as scary as they looked

Posted on May 5, 2015 by honestaboutmyfaith

I met some scary looking cows recently. As we walked past their field they all moved toward the fence and these two (who reminded me of a pair of nightclub bouncers) just stared at me. They were fenced in and so they … Continue reading →

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The great escape that was a mistake

Posted on September 8, 2014 by honestaboutmyfaith

A few days ago, my wife looked out the window and noticed that Nibbles (one of our Guinea pigs) had escaped. What was really strange was that he was frantically trying to get back into the cage. Nibbles had got … Continue reading →

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