the voice of those frustrated by the slow progress towards a fair society where the needs of the weak are met without weakening them further
The first followers of Jesus were told to go and make new followers and to teach them all the things that they knew about Him.[i] What do we think that teaching people to do what Jesus did means? Does it mean that the best and possibly only work that can be done is within the
This is another one I know at first hand. One reason why my situation deteriorated so far was that I was given the worst possible advice for my circumstances. I found out the hard way that advice that works well in one set of circumstances can be precisely the opposite of what is needed in
In 2016 there were two surprising election results. No one really believed that the UK would vote to leave Europe but those campaigned to leave won enough votes for this to happen. It took a while before the formal negotiations started but by April 2017 they were underway. In the same way, few believed that
The aim of this site is to speak out for those struggling to build a fair society. The strange thing is that this is what God’s Lily is about but it is only a small piece of the things that concern me. If you have explored the pages in the menu and read about Lily’s
Back in 2003 I went to a conference and came back thoroughly frustrated. I realised that I had learnt a lot more about flags than many of the people there but I did not have the opportunity to share what I had learnt. When I came back it struck me that I knew how to make a website
This is an updated version of one of the first websites that I ever created. It is sort of on the backburner but it still contains valuable information for anyone looking to protect themselves in an uncertain world. You can check it out at Surviving a Household Emergency I thought I would be able to use it
If you have read the page on “Who is God’s Lily? you will understand why I have wondered what restoration of God’s people would look like. I would love to know what the end of that sentence is! Seriously, I would. Here are some ideas of what restoration means according to some dictionaries I checked.
I have been a bit quiet recently. It’s not just because have been doing other things like moving stuff out of the way so that the folk sent by the insurance company can fix the damage done by an escape of water. It overflowed from the toilet cistern along the central heating pipes before coming
It sounds a strange thing for someone who is frustrated with their progress to think of God being frustrated with them. After all, they are the ones who are stuck or blocked from going forwards or reaching their dreams. I spent years being frustrated and believing I was doing all the right things. I was just
I have faced a lot of frustrations on my journey. it has been a case of I should be doing this but again and again, things have not worked out as I expected or thought that they should. Some frustrations are too personal to write about. others would run the risk of being misinterpreted for