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rather than too many links…..I’m cutting down! All in the spirit of the ‘year of lean!’ 1 whether the new year blues have got to you or now: recall the late Jim Elliott’s wisdom: “Wherever you are: be...
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1 Donald Miller’s excellent, Do you believe you are good at relationships? and how’s your collaborative leadership. 2 Tim Keller’s brilliant the faith to doubt Christianity article, and never forget...
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1 ‘Golden voice’ Ted’s amazing journey: sustained by prayer and God’s goodness through-and-through…..”how the cross reveals that God’s omnipotence is not primarily about control but about his...
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from some snap-reading in the week, “Shame is the raincoat over the soul repelling the living water of Jesus that would otherwise establish us as the beloved of God.” Andrew Comiskey 1 24 majestic...
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…more threads that I’ve enjoyed reading recently……..you? 1 Andy Stanley & Tim Keller in their preaching approach to unbelievers. 2 there really is enough food for everyone: are you playing your...
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……some brilliant words from one of my heroes: Dallas Willard. “If our theology fails to set a lovable God – radiant, happy, friendly, accessible, totally competant being – before people, we’ve gone...
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from David Runcorn’s book, ‘Fear & Trust, ‘The primary but most demanding quality of a leader is to be a non-anxious presence’. Worth chewing on. 1 Supersimbo & DA Carson remind us, that we...
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“The work of God is not done through strength and efficiency but through those who, having encountered Jesus, leak out the love they have received.” ++Justin 1 What is charismatic anyhow? Definition...
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more AW Tozer goodness:- “Trying to be happy without God’s presence is like trying to have a bright day without the sun.” 1 Jealousy and regret are great teachers, by Shauna Niequest 2 Andy Flannigan’s...
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Few things are more destructive to God’s work than angry Christian leaders: beware! 1 How to prioritise a productive day: don’t be a victim to load, speed or artificial efficiency! 2 Don’t doubt it:...
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its a new day and a new end-of-week opportunity for fresh grace! “Grace beckons us to new places in our lives, to become new persons shaped by the love of Christ.” Pete Scazzero. 1 the me, me, me...
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Mike Breen says it this way:- “The church is the effect of discipleship, not the cause of it. For most pastors, the operating system is not discipleship, but the church. The problem: the church is not...
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AW Tozer said it this way:- “Most of us go through life praying a little, planning a little, jockeying for position, hoping but never being quite certain of anything, and always secretly afraid that we...
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“More than anything else, the Holy Spirit wants you to know deep down that you are infinitely loved by a beautiful, good and loving God whose human face we have seen in Jesus Christ!” Trevor Hudson 1...
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C. S. Lewis when commentating on the Psalms:- “The duty exists for the delight. When we carry out our “religious duties” we are like people digging channels in a waterless land, in order that when at...
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“Are you tired? Worn out? Burned out on religion? Come to me. Get away with me and you’ll recover your life. I’ll show you how to take a real rest. Walk with me and work with me—watch how I do it....
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things that were good about my Friday. a lazy non-alarm-clock start to the day……amen! catching up on the world, via my copy of the church times. Ancient-future, sort-of! making cups of tea for my...
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Ravi Zacharias says it well:- “Having the answers is not essential to living. What is essential is the sense of God’s presence during dark seasons of questioning.” 1 Take heart! Every good story is...
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“This frightening hour calls aloud for men with the gift of prophetic insight. Instead we have men who conduct surveys, polls and panel discussions. We need men with the gift of knowledge. In their...
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“You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You are able to say to yourself, ‘I lived through this horror. I can take the next...
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