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Is it time to make God the focus of our prayer lives again?

Posted on May 19, 2017 by honestaboutmyfaith

I’ve had quite a stressful week and so I was looking forward to homegroup last night as an opportunity to share and to receive prayer. We had a great conversation about Mark 5 and part of our discussion was about the miracles … Continue reading →

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The One Where Someone Ignored Me

Posted on February 8, 2016 by honestaboutmyfaith

I was on my way out of the school grounds after dropping my daughter of this morning and someone ignored me when I smiled at them. How should I respond? Should I start thinking about what I might have done … Continue reading →

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A Gathering of People: Pictures of the Church Part 1

Posted on February 3, 2016 by honestaboutmyfaith

This is the first in a series of posts exploring the pictures/metaphors of the church that are used in the Bible. The New Testament was written in Greek and the word that is translated in English as church is ‘Ekklesia’ which … Continue reading →

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Should churches be Spirit or Me centred communities?

Posted on February 26, 2015 by honestaboutmyfaith

Earlier this week I was at a conference where the inspirational Lynn Green (the Baptist Union General Secretary) asked us what a Spirit filled community of people looks like. If you are not a churchy person and you are wondering … Continue reading →

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