We all want to be accepted. Growing up, we all want to fit in. The feeling of wanting to belong starts in us from a young age. Whether we wish to fit in with a group in school, maybe our co-workers, a football team or church. This feeling we get when we belong goes further…
Jesus life-giving presence is not just for you, before you, around you - it is in you. One of the first lessons you learn in life is at nursery school is that square pegs don't go in round holes. You can try, but no matter how many times you beat it or force it, it…
Let's be clear from the start. We all hate losing. Jimmy Connors, the tennis player, once said, "I hate losing more than I love winning." He is not alone. Many of us in different walks of life all have the same struggle. We hate losing more than we love winning. In economics, they refer to…
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This is the way. These are not just words. They are a way of life: a creed - a way of faith. They are not just spoken by anyone. They are the words of Din Djaron - The Mandalorian or Mando for short. Kind of like an out of space Clint Eastwood wearing Beskar armour…
The most significant privilege I have is being a Dad. I can remember the moment when my life changed forever, and I held Katie for the first time. She was finally here. She had not done anything but be born, and I already was the proudest Dad in the world. Then Reuben came along and…
But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” 2 Corinthians 12:9 I wonder if you are like me and you have ever prayed for something with all the faith you could muster, all the fervency you could within you, asked God for something and…
What is that one thing that consumes you? What is that one thing that dominates your thoughts, your conversation? When other people think of you what are you known for? Jesus said where your treasure is there your heart will be also. Now he isn't talking pirate language here and going for a search for…
Someone somewhere needs to hear your positive voice of encouragement. There is somebody out there who is hanging on by the fingertips, full of worry, doubt and confusion, who needs you. There is a man in the New Testament who was that person, that voice of support. We get to meet him for the first…
We give thanks to you, O God; we give thanks, for your name is near. We recount your wondrous deeds. Psalm 75:1 Sat down today and thought through this wee scripture. We give thanks to you, O God I need to stop more often and give thanks to God for who He is. It is…
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