Tag Archives: life experiences

How do we Measure Success?: People really are are more important than Statistics

Posted on November 2, 2017 by honestaboutmyfaith

The stats counter on this blog has just ticked past 100,000 hits and as a result of this and some other things I have been pondering what success is and how we measure it. 100,000 hits in three and a … Continue reading →

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Looking for God Moments

Posted on September 21, 2017 by honestaboutmyfaith

When we serve God and create our own definition of success, it can lead to us feeling we have failed when we should be celebrating the amazing things that God is doing! Last week, I spent a few days at … Continue reading →

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Praying for People Affected by the Grenfell Tower Tragedy

Posted on June 17, 2017 by honestaboutmyfaith

I’ve been thinking about the best way to pray for people affected by the tragic events in London this week and especially how to pray about the anger that is currently being emphasized by the media As I considered this … Continue reading →

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Why was I annoyed? It isn’t My Woodland!

Posted on May 21, 2017 by honestaboutmyfaith

My family and I went to Hanningfield Reservoir yesterday for a quiet day out but it turned out though that it was the Hanningfield Triathlon and so our walk was far from peaceful! For the first part of our walk, … Continue reading →

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What do you want to do with the Prodigal Son?

Posted on May 13, 2017 by honestaboutmyfaith

The voice on the other end of the phone said ‘What do you want to do with the Prodigal Son?’ There was a short pause and then encouragingly they said ‘Save’. This happened a while ago when I was preaching at … Continue reading →

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Peace, Tranquility and Warning Signs

Posted on May 7, 2017 by honestaboutmyfaith

My family and I had a lovely day walking around Alton Water recently. On the far side of the reservoir I came across this beautiful spot and as I walked along, I thought about this beach being a wonderful place. I … Continue reading →

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Listening to and Learning from Children in Church

Posted on May 1, 2017 by honestaboutmyfaith

Yesterday we spent the service reflecting on our church values and at one point everyone had some space to draw, write thoughts or to discuss the values. One of the children (she is 3) drew this picture and asked her mum … Continue reading →

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Is growing as Disciple of Jesus more like learning to ride a bike or to drive a car?

Posted on April 22, 2017 by honestaboutmyfaith

I currently have a daughter learning to ride a bike and a son learning to drive. My daughter is 8 and was on the bike riding happily along in no time. My son is 17 and he has had several lessons … Continue reading →

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You don’t want to read that!

Posted on April 21, 2017 by honestaboutmyfaith

I was talking with a Minister recently who was preparing a Sermon on a very well known passage from the gospel of Luke. They mentioned they were reading a commentary for background information and my instinctive reaction was to say ‘you … Continue reading →

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I don’t remember reading this bit before

Posted on April 20, 2017 by honestaboutmyfaith

On Good Friday, some of us gathered to read through the Bible account of the days and hours leading up to and including Jesus’ death. We read a section together, paused to reflect on what we had read and then … Continue reading →

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