Tags: change

• truly this…… I want!

  “I want to be touched by affectionate eyes I want to be welcomed when welcome is rare I want to be held when my confidence sighs I want to find comfort in genuine care. I want to be given untakebale things I want to be trusted with hearts that might break I want to fly dreaming on effortless wings I want to be smiled on when I’m awake. I want to see sunsets with people who know I want to [...]

• my earnest prayer….

  I want my behaviour to be consistent; I want my initiatives to be creative; I want my teaching to be truthful. I want my compassion to be real; I want my heart to (always) be tender; I want my word to be reliable; I want my gifts to be available; I want my emotions to be stable; I want my attitude to be suitable; I want my life to be reproducible; I want my work to be sustainable; I want [...]

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• a better me,….. (please!?)

  Last night I started reading John Ortberg’s; The Me I Want to Be. I am only one chapter in…and already loving this book. I’m not a slow reader, so a slow read-is the greatest of book-compliments I can give! The more pen-scribbles all over it the better…..! Ortberg begins by answering questions I think that you and I both wrestle with… For instance, I often have a hard time discerning what a more healthy, alive, godly me looks like….. And [...]

• quoteable quote:- change

  You and I are, changed by who and what we love! jwd

• quoteable quote:- people

  just another reminder why people matter! George Hunter’s words…… “Shepherds do not make new sheep, sheep make sheep”.

• In the moment,….at Easter

  Easter is (often) so bright and upbeat. Nobody would argue Easter Sunday is a day of celebration. We celebrate that Jesus conquered death so we can have life. It doesn’t get any better than Easter Sunday. Day three. But we don’t hear a lot about day one and two? After the crucifixion on day one and leading into day two it almost seems as if nothing is happening. It’s a period of questioning, doubting, wondering, and definitely waiting. It’s a [...]

• Living Life in the Zone

  Rote & Pettigrew author, A 40-Day Spiritual Gameplan for Men which hits all the main themes for men today:- Living Life in the Zone contains many of the basic elements we have come to expect from 40 day devotionals books, like short easy to read chapters, real life examples, though provoking questions, and daily homework. While it could get lost in among other devotional books I believe the strong content directed towards men make this book a must read. Living [...]

• Nehemiah, action and calling….

  Today I had great fun, preaching from Nehemiah 2 v 1-10 and I didn’t even set the passage! Most of you know I’ve been brought back to this book, time-after-time….. I took a different tack to the passage, and resisted checking over previous preaches from this passage! I contend that it’s often the hardest thing to  turn intention into action! Yetwithal making it happen is vital! My original thought is this:- Faith is a living, daring confidence in God’s grace! [...]

• the brain in love!

  Boy meets girl. They talk. They laugh. They fall in love. Little do they know what’s going inside their brains. Dr. Earl Henslin explains some of the latest findings in brain research and how brain imbalances can have a bad affect on your love life in his newest book, This Is Your Brain In Love. With stories from his clients as well as scientific research, Henslin pinpoints five common types of lovers and offers tips and solutions. This book seek [...]