Tag Archives: obedience to God

Advent 7: Mary says YES

Posted on December 7, 2016 by honestaboutmyfaith

Mary agreed to be the mother of the son of God! It is surprising that she didn’t need to think about it for longer before saying yes because becoming pregnant whilst unmarried was going to cause her some real problems … Continue reading →

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The One Where Obeying God Appeared to Make No Sense

Posted on February 11, 2016 by honestaboutmyfaith

So, Philip had been in town a few weeks and it had been an amazing time. He had been honest with people about his faith and lots of people had turned to follow Jesus. Philip was really excited, things were going … Continue reading →

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And now for something completely different?

Posted on May 17, 2015 by honestaboutmyfaith

Yesterday I had an inspirational day at the Baptist Assembly which is a gathering of Baptists from across the UK. It was a really helpful and creative time and it was especially good to have so many people of different ages … Continue reading →

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Turn around when possible

Posted on November 11, 2014 by honestaboutmyfaith

So I was sat in the car on top of a cliff, I plugged the satnav in and it said those words that satnav’s seem to delight in saying. ‘Turn around when possible’. The only problem was that behind me was … Continue reading →

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