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When God says Tune in Next Week

Posted on April 4, 2018 by honestaboutmyfaith

Thomas couldn’t believe what he was hearing, the other disciples were saying that Jesus was alive but how could that be? Thomas listened to them and then he famously replied: “I won’t believe it unless I see the nail wounds … Continue reading →

Posted in Being honest about our faith, Bible, Faith, Life experiences, Listening to God, trust | Tagged cliffhangers, do you hate waiting?, doubt, doubting God's promises?, doubting thomas, easter week explained, God is not a vending machine, God says wait, growing in faith, holy week explained, honest thomas, Jesus is alive, let go and let God, let God be God, loyal thomas, thomas let us die with him, thomas the apostle, trust God, trust in God, trusting even when things go wrong, wait, why is he called doubting thomas | 1 Comment

Would we like Jesus to give us what we Want or what we Need?

Posted on April 10, 2017 by honestaboutmyfaith

Jesus rode into Jerusalem and the crowd cried out for him to save them. They were expecting salvation from Roman occupation but Jesus had a different agenda. A few days later many of these same people would have been in … Continue reading →

Posted in Easter week explained, Faith, Holy week, Holy week explained | Tagged Crucifixion, Easter, easter week explained, God doesn't exist to serve my needs, God is not a vending machine, Good Friday, holy week explained, Palm Sunday, surrender to God, what is Palm sunday all about?, why did Jesus die? | 2 Comments

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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Before you go …

Posted on February 24, 2016 by honestaboutmyfaith

So, I’m away at a conference this week and on Monday morning before I left my daughter ran up to me and said, ‘Dad, before you go ..’. Can you guess what she said next? ‘I want you to know I … Continue reading →