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‘Til Kingdom Come
It struck me a while ago that Jesus’s primary message when he was here on earth is not always reflected in the primary message of the church. We are his body after all, shouldn’t we fall into line with...
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A Financial Education
Normally I wait to have more formulated thoughts for the blog but I felt like sharing some of what has been going on in me over the last few months. I have been learning a lot about money and what...
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Naturally Supernatural
Naturally supernatural. An oxymoron? If the supernatural became natural would it still be supernatural? Every Christian believes in miracles. The cross and all that it accomplished gave us the greatest...
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Guest Post: Favour (part one)
My wife Jo shares some thoughts on Favour. Favour: What it is, why some people have more of it, and how can I get mine? While God has no favourites (Romans 2 v 11, Colossians 3 v 25), He does seem to...
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Guest Post: Favour (part two)
My wife Jo continues her thoughts on Favour. Freely received, freely given In my first blog on favour, I shared what favour is and how we grow in it. Recently, I’ve been thinking about what we do with...
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Supernatural culture
The idea of developing culture has fascinated me for the past couple of years. Not least because I am Scot living in the US at the moment. When living abroad for more than a couple of months the...
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Negativity Fast
My wife and I are in the middle of a Negativity Fast for Lent! I don’t think I have ever taken part in Lent before. I guess I always thought that most people seem to miss the point. Showing you can...
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The Power Of Declarations
In the last couple of years I have encountered an aspect of faith that seemed really alien to me at first, declarations. Here at Bethel Church they are firm believers in the power of declaration and if...
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Saints or Sinners?
This topic can cause a lot of controversy within the church and I make no apologies for a little theology. When we come to Jesus are we still sinners or are we saints? It might seem like a pointless...
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Eat the meat, spit out the bones
The older I get the more I have realised that there is not much “pure” in life that we come across. There are mixed motives, hidden intentions, mixed messages and half truths at every turn. I used to...
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Hosting the Presence – Part 1
There is nothing more precious than the presence of God. This series explores the story of God’s presence throughout the bible and explores how we can host him well in our midst. The bible opens with...
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Hosting the Presence – Part 2
There is nothing more precious than the presence of God. This series explores the story of God’s presence throughout the bible and explores how we can host him well in our midst. In the first part of...
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Hosting the Presence – Part 3
There is nothing more precious than the presence of God. This series explores the story of God’s presence throughout the bible and explores how we can host him well in our midst. In the first two parts...
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Get worried!
We all have a tendency to worry about things from time to time. That is probably why Jesus said “Do not worry” in various ways and at various times. He knew that as we faced up to how little of our...
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The Challenge of Discipleship In Our Modern World (What Has Changed?)
This post may contain links that generate commission for me. This costs you nothing but helps to cover the costs for this website. If you are in church leadership there is one question that is often...
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Understanding the Times: How Can We Create Connection in a Disconnected World?
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The God-Shaped Brain – Book Club #1
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A Biblical Definition of Discipleship
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The Other Half of Church – Book Club #2
This post may contain links that generate commission for me. This costs you nothing but helps to cover the costs for this website. Following on from the last book summary I wrote (The God-Shaped...
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