“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Matthew 11:28 One of my worst triggers when my children were small was when they were whinging and whining. It seems to be the internal red button in many parents that may start as a simmering annoyance to an outrightContinue reading “The art of complaining”
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Appetite suppression
‘Taste and see the Lord is good……’ Psalm 34:8a Carrying on from last weeks blog regarding New Year’s resolutions I was reminded how many of our resolutions are about finding a resolution for our appetites. Keeping fit allows us to eat more, we eat more so we exercise more. Or we eat less so weContinue reading “Appetite suppression”
Celebrate good times come on
‘to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favour ‘ Luke 4:19 The title of this blog comes from a song that was written to celebrate God’s creation of Adam. However, for those of us who know it we would associate it with discos and having a good night out but this was never the intentionContinue reading “Celebrate good times come on”
Thy kingdom come
Thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven Matthew 6:10 Kingdom language is quite specific in the bible, and here we see in Jesus’ prayer that it is God’s kingdom, and it is to come. There’s much debate about God’s kingdom amongst theologians past and present; for some churchContinue reading “Thy kingdom come”
The Lord’s Prayer
‘Do not be like them ‘for your Father knows what you need before you ask him. Pray then like this:…’ Matthew 6:8-9 Last week our ponderings led us to think about God as our Creator and our response in light of this truth. Which led me to think about who is God? Not who weContinue reading “The Lord’s Prayer”
Living His Word 