Forgiveness and grace are linked very closely. When I led a junior school assembly last month I explained ‘grace’ by saying ‘no matter how good or bad we are, God loves us just the same.’ In a conflict situation, how do we halt the cycle of blame and pain? In Greek, forgiveness means to release […]
Have you ever tried putting a jigsaw together with all the pieces turned upside down and with no picture to guide you how it is going to come together? As you try it, you will find different problem solving skills come into play. Skills of patience, persistence, observation and strategy will all be needed as […]
Viewfinders, is an open church group that meets to help each other to take better photographs. Each month we set ourselves a photographic task this month’s subject is reflections, something to ‘focus’ on… We have recently downsized and moved into a small bungalow to be closer to our daughter and family. This has been one of […]
“…so that he tore the lion apart with his bare hands. But he told neither his father or his mother what he had done.” (Judges 14:6) Carl Beech went Dutch in April and the men at Redeemer Church in The Hague were the beneficiaries of his challenging message on Money, Power and Sex (or […]
My company needs to make some “efficiency savings”. This is management speak for asking volunteers to sign up for a redundancy package. Those who are left behind will be expected to pick up the work of those who have left. 100% of the work carried out by the remaining 80% looks like an efficiency saving if you are […]
What do you say when someone asks you what you do? We might say that we are retired, in paid employment of some kind or looking for work, unable to work because of health or disability, volunteering, a full-time carer or some combination of the above. We might not have a ready answer but, whatever […]
As a member of CVM 50 Plus Group, comfortably advanced within the age range, I find it increasingly difficult in remembering where I have left my glasses. My memory must have been pretty good in the past as I managed to pass a few exams. But now I’m more reminded of the Ken Dodd joke, […]
It is often easy to stand alongside our brothers at a football match, or at the bar, or on a healthy hike. These are good “blokey” things to do. They feed our sense of worth, appeal to our desire to be seen to be “manly” – and they are good fun! However, I wonder […]
I have had 2 recent business trips, one to Amsterdam and one to Frankfurt. On the flights they have just enough time to give you a snack and a drink. Flying economy means that the snack is somewhat minimalist. On one flight it was a sausage salad, another it was half a sandwich, however […]
I had a knee replacement 8 weeks ago, so in between lots of exercise I have had time to catch up with some reading! Right Here, Right Now by Alan Hirsch and Lance Ford is a ‘must read’. This book got me very excited, so I make no apology in doing a review for this blog. […]
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