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Tag Archives: daily life
The ten best things in the world No. 5
I have included this next topic as ‘inessential’, as wacky or non-serious. It could go down as either. Take friendship too seriously, and it disappears in its own intensity. Friendship is about connections that last – chance encounters that lead … Continue reading
My Ten Best Things in all the world No. 4
During the school holidays (I’m a teacher, okay?) I have a daily quandary – do I grind some beans and make myself my second hot drink of the day, the first being always a decaf tea, OR do I pop … Continue reading
My 10 best things about the world: 1. Parkrun
Parkrun So those who know me well at the moment will not be surprised that I am enthusiastic about parkrun, which is the largest running event on the planet. There are many who can write more articulately and more informatively … Continue reading
With Full Conviction Review
Feeling very privileged, I set off last night to be in a select audience for the first performance of a remarkable piece of drama, ‘With Full Conviction’ written by my good friend Neil MacDonald. I had seen the playscript in … Continue reading
Posted in culture, prayer
Tagged daily life, evangelical christians, friendship, problems, spirituality
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Baptism in the Holy Spirit
A couple of years ago I prepared a short paper on this topic for the benefit of our local church, and I do feel passionately about the importance of the role of the Holy Spirit in our growth in the … Continue reading
Summer 2015 backlog challenge
A friend suggested I identified some books I wanted to get read this summer – of course, this does not include those I will have to read to be ready for the new academic year, but I’ll give it a … Continue reading
Posted in books, educational, fiction, taking a look
Tagged daily life, fanning the flame
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Heads up for the future
This a new era for me in terms of WordPress: the iPad age. And I notice that the stats on WordPress now permit me to look back at my blog and see where the real action was. I seem to … Continue reading
Posted in culture, revival, taking a look
Tagged daily life, dreams and visions, fanning the flame
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Bold and Shameless
I wanted to break a long silence on this blog, to start to bring some posts about prayer. While God has been doing a lot of things with me lately, the main one is to challenge my prayer life. I … Continue reading
Posted in prayer
Tagged daily life, heart cry, intense prayer, mortify the flesh, pleasing God, prayer, private prayer
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