Tag Archives: prayer is simple

Shall we be Friends?

Posted on April 23, 2017 by honestaboutmyfaith

Bill had always found it difficult to make friends, especially at school. He didn’t feel very clever and he wasn’t even good at sport, he felt like a nobody and it seemed like everyone treated him that way. Life had … Continue reading →

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The one about showing people how to find the way?

Posted on February 13, 2017 by honestaboutmyfaith

I had been in the hospital before with my son and had followed him to the correct department. Now I was back a few months later without him and unfortunately I couldn’t quite remember the way. Fortunately the receptionist told me … Continue reading →

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Hi Honey I’m Home

Posted on June 5, 2016 by honestaboutmyfaith

So I came back to the house yesterday and shouted ‘I’m back ‘ so Tracey would know I was home but then I remembered she wasn’t there because she is away camping with the girls. I felt very, very silly and Tracey … 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 →

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The one where I lost a waterfall

Posted on August 16, 2015 by honestaboutmyfaith

We were heading for the waterfall and we came out of an alleyway and emerged on the path where we could head left uphill or right downhill. I could see from our gps map that the waterfall was straight ahead and to … Continue reading →

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Why do we make prayer so complicated?

Posted on September 19, 2014 by honestaboutmyfaith

She is only 9 years old but when she prayed for someone their bad back got better. She had been to a Scripture Union camp called The Wild One during which the children had the opportunity to pray for each other. We … Continue reading →