Tag Archives: unless we become like children we cannot enter the kingdom of heaven

The Walk that Began 16 Years Ago

Posted on August 24, 2018 by honestaboutmyfaith

Earlier this month, my wife Tracey and I walked the West Highland Way which is a 96 mile trail in Scotland that runs from Milngavie to Fort William. In a sense this journey began In 2002 when we drove along … Continue reading →

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She Looks Young and Old at the Same Time

Posted on June 11, 2018 by honestaboutmyfaith

My wife and I were walking our dog recently when a passer-by stopped to say hello (it’s amazing how easy it is to meet new people when you are walking a dog). He asked how old our dog was and … 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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This Room is Amazing! or The One About Enthusiasm For Life

Posted on January 3, 2016 by honestaboutmyfaith

My daughter wrote a note for the staff at a hotel that we stayed in recently. It said, ‘This room is AMAZING’. I would have loved to have seen the face of the person who came to clean the room when they … Continue reading →

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Google e-mailed to say that I should be interested in myself

Posted on November 22, 2015 by honestaboutmyfaith

I received an e-mail from Google telling me about some posts on Google+ that I might find interesting. The weird thing about it is that the posts that it thinks that I would be interested in were actually written by me. … Continue reading →

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Ooh Carpetright

Posted on August 31, 2015 by honestaboutmyfaith

So, as we were driving around a roundabout (well you don’t go across them do you!) my daughter shouted from the back, ‘OOH CARPETRIGHT’. She said it with the same kind of enthusiasm that you would expect from an ‘it’s … Continue reading →

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The one about the river and a big splash

Posted on August 1, 2015 by honestaboutmyfaith

So, Tracey and the girls are camping for a few days and Tracey has found a fantastic campsite which is next to a river. The owners have done a great job of making several points along the river front where people … Continue reading →

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