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
I suppose you could say it is the opposite of brokenness or weakness. There is a school of thought that says that people find it easier to say what t hey don’t want than what you do want. Working on that premise what don’t you want the church to be like? Here are some of
We are told is to be salt and hence have a purifying effect on people and communities. We are told to be light i.e. to shine brightly so that we look different from the darkness around us. How do we do that? We chase after healing and restoration and practise on ourselves first. Once we
Ever noticed that the bible is a profoundly practical book. One place in the bible were you can find all sorts of practical advice is the book of Proverbs, One of its suggestions is that we can learn a lot from animals. One of the animals it mentions is the ant. What does the bible
For those who don’t know the Big Society is an idea put forward by the new UK government that came to power this summer. They say that their aims include supporting co-ops, mutuals, charities and social enterprises and encouraging people to take an active role in their communities. Well that is the positive side of things. The
The way that capitals are used i.e. The Gardener’s daughter is no mistake. There is a reason why the word Gardener is in capitals. Anyone who has been around a church for any length of time will probably be able to guess why. It is a term of respect. This title is actually a mixed
My mind was going ten to the dozen during the bible study. I saw something in the passage that I don’t think anyone else saw. We were looking at the story of Cornelius and Peter in Acts chapters 10 and 11. In some ways it was reassuring but more of that later. Lets go over
I was running drop ins for people with mental health issues but I wanted to do more. I had the idea of running some workshops. It proved to be one of those times when you learn a lot about what not to do next time you put an event on. One problem that arose was
Crumbs what a name! He obviously comes from anywhere near here with a name like that. You are right about that. He is a king who lived a long time agao and his story can be found in When I read this chapter it struck me how much the story of Hezekiah linked in with
They said that there would need to be cutbacks there simply was not enough money coming in. The family income had gone down. It simply was not possible to do everything that they used to do. There had to be spending cutbacks. Someone then spoke up and said we need to do something to increase
We cannot help you make the decision to want to become a history maker. You have to do that yourself. However, if you do decide to become a history maker we can help you learn the principles that others have used to help them become history makers. There are some skills and methods that you can