{"id":6968,"date":"2016-04-14T08:51:12","date_gmt":"2016-04-14T08:51:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cvm.org.uk\/blog\/?p=6968"},"modified":"2016-04-14T08:51:12","modified_gmt":"2016-04-14T08:51:12","slug":"creativity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cvm.org.uk\/blog\/50plus\/creativity\/","title":{"rendered":"Creativity"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>God created the universe and He made man in his own image&#8230;&#8230;. this is mind blowing!<\/p>\n<p>Therefore may I suggest that we think outside of the box and focus on how each one of us could be more creative this week.<\/p>\n<p>This may be with our hands such as photography or gardening, Churchill relaxed by building brick walls!<\/p>\n<p>We could be more creative socially&#8230;start a prayer triplet. Visit an elderly man who may be lonely and take him for a pint at your local. Go for a long cycle ride with a mate or your son.<\/p>\n<p>Someone challenged me to focus on my ministry of being a husband. That is very creative and involves every heading that I could possibly mention in this short blog!<\/p>\n<p>One of my friends observed that many men who have very creative jobs want to switch off their brains on Sunday at church. Is this is a cop out? Sometimes the best refreshment is to do something as challenging, but completely different from, our normal tasks. It is important for church leaders to challenge men with creative activity rather than them becoming passive spectators.<\/p>\n<p>It is good to do what you are passionate about and invite others to join in. I think CVM call this level one! This is not a big deal, just start in a small way with one other person.<\/p>\n<p>I`m a retired civil engineer and I have found voluntary work socially very demanding and creative. And a joy!<\/p>\n<div class=\"linkwithin_hook\" id=\"https:\/\/www.cvm.org.uk\/blog\/50plus\/creativity\/\"><\/div><script>\n<!-- \/\/LinkWithinCodeStart\nvar linkwithin_site_id = 897245;\nvar linkwithin_div_class = \"linkwithin_hook\";\n\/\/LinkWithinCodeEnd -->\n<\/script>\n<script src=\"http:\/\/www.linkwithin.com\/widget.js\"><\/script>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.linkwithin.com\/\"><img src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.linkwithin.com\/pixel.png?w=750\" alt=\"Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...\" style=\"border: 0\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>God created the universe and He made man in his own image&#8230;&#8230;. this is mind blowing! Therefore may I suggest that we think outside of the box and focus on how each one of us could be more creative this week. This may be with our hands such as photography or gardening, Churchill relaxed by [&hellip;]<\/p>\n<script>\n<!-- \/\/LinkWithinCodeStart\nvar linkwithin_site_id = 897245;\nvar linkwithin_div_class = \"linkwithin_hook\";\n\/\/LinkWithinCodeEnd -->\n<\/script>\n<script src=\"http:\/\/www.linkwithin.com\/widget.js\"><\/script>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.linkwithin.com\/\"><img src=\"http:\/\/www.linkwithin.com\/pixel.png\" alt=\"Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...\" style=\"border: 0\" \/><\/a>","protected":false},"author":21,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[319],"tags":[1245,1246],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p7PoLK-1Oo","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":6878,"url":"https:\/\/www.cvm.org.uk\/blog\/thoughts-from-the-cvm-team\/making-the-man-iii\/","url_meta":{"origin":6968,"position":0},"title":"Making the Man (Part III)","date":"29 March 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"#3 Decline of imagination So I am 36 (and a half) and would still argue that I fit into a generation that operated a \u2018free roaming\u2019 adventure and imagination. We went out on a Saturday afternoons and explored the woods with catapults and Swiss Army knives creating imaginary enemies and\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Team CVM&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cvm.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/making-the-man.png?fit=560%2C315&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":9717,"url":"https:\/\/www.cvm.org.uk\/blog\/thoughts-from-the-cvm-team\/get-creative-get-closer\/","url_meta":{"origin":6968,"position":1},"title":"Get creative, get closer","date":"1 January 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Happy New Year.\u00a0 Let me retell a story, perhaps one of my favourites found in Mark 2.\u00a0 Huge crowds had gathered around Jesus, so many people that there just wasn\u2019t any space left as Jesus was teaching truth and healing the sick.\u00a0 The house he was in must have been\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Team CVM&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cvm.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/stretcherBLOG.jpg?fit=610%2C291&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":9276,"url":"https:\/\/www.cvm.org.uk\/blog\/friends-of-cvm\/god-makes-no-mistakes-dont-just-see-things-observe-part-5\/","url_meta":{"origin":6968,"position":2},"title":"God Makes No Mistakes \u2013 Don\u2019t just see things, observe. 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