Monthly Archives: January 2012

It’s Windy Today!

Posted on January 30, 2012 by

It’s windy today. Very windy. Trees are buffeted, with branches flailing about. Leaves scurrying.    Walking home (I’m on a fitness binge) I was thrown about by its punchy fury feeling like a rag doll in the hands of an angry … Continue reading →

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Model Trains and Life

Posted on January 29, 2012 by

I did something yesterday that I hadn’t done before. I went to a model train exhibition. Shaun’s “Pop” had created a model railway in an old suitcase. He had another in a briefcase – even finer and smaller. It was very … Continue reading →

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The Church in the 21st Century

Posted on January 28, 2012 by

In this post I want to reflect on two books that I read over the summer holiday break – one from the UK and one from Australia. They both tackle the same issue: the relevance and mission of the church … Continue reading →

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Proverbs 22:6

Posted on January 27, 2012 by

“Start children off on the way they should go,     and even when they are old they will not turn from it.” The following is an added thought to my post on “parenting” the other day. This proverb contains a profound, … Continue reading →

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The Message in a Sunrise

Posted on January 26, 2012 by
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Some Random Thoughts on Sound Parenting

Posted on January 25, 2012 by

Some one asked me, “Off the top of your head, what are some key pointers on being a good parent?” Well here goes: My first point will hurt some of you. This is not intentional but I still have to … Continue reading →

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Just One Reason Why a living Christian faith is Important

Posted on January 24, 2012 by

My wife and I went camping for a few days to escape the hurly-burly of the last few weeks. We went to a camping ground with lots of young families. As I was sitting reading a book I could not … Continue reading →

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Sorting Through Memories

Posted on January 21, 2012 by

My brother and I  sorted through our mother’s things today. The big things, not that there were many after years in a home, were irrelevant. The brooch I fiddled with as a child, the picture that had always been on … Continue reading →

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Three Glimpses of England’s Christian Past

Posted on January 20, 2012 by

Gwennap Pit is an open air  ”church” where John Wesley preached in Cornwall during the late 1700s. Many thousands would flock here to listen to him preach. The depression was caused by mining subsidence and was shaped into an amphitheatre. John Newton, the … Continue reading →

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The Myth of Autonomy

Posted on January 19, 2012 by

You have searched me, LORD, and you know me.  Psalm 139:1 It is he who made us, and we are his …                                     … Continue reading →

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