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Is Worship about Describing God or Encountering him?

Posted on May 15, 2017 by honestaboutmyfaith

I have been thinking about worship recently and it occurred to me that for some people worship is about describing and focusing on who God is whilst for others it is about meeting with and encountering God. Sometimes, these two views are … Continue reading →

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Will we give our best to Jesus?: A Thought for Palm Sunday

Posted on April 9, 2017 by honestaboutmyfaith

The crowd was so excited to see Jesus that they laid their coats and palm leaves on the ground for the donkey that was carrying him to ride over. Lots of people went home that day with clothing that looked … Continue reading →

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We could hear the singing from 2 1/2 miles away

Posted on October 24, 2015 by honestaboutmyfaith

So, we were walking through some woods near Boxted (just north of Colchester). It was a lovely and peaceful walk, until we heard the singing. It definitely wasn’t the most beautiful singing I have ever heard, but it was passionate. It was … Continue reading →

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Staff worship or God worship?

Posted on November 27, 2014 by honestaboutmyfaith

I have a friend who works for a Christian organisation and yesterday she sent me a message with a link to a video that they had used in their ‘staff worship’. I struck me how odd the phrase ‘staff worship’ is, … Continue reading →

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100 cats, an orangutan or a dolphin?

Posted on November 24, 2014 by honestaboutmyfaith

We asked the children at church yesterday morning what they would choose if they could have anything they wanted and these were three of their suggestions. We also thought about Mary who used a jar of expensive perfume to anoint … Continue reading →

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