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God does the unexpected

On the first Sunday of Advent 2015, a friend and I started talking about what we would like to see in terms of mission and outreach. We kept going and then we looked around coffee time was over and the others packing up ready for off. Oops if we are going to keep this conversation

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What does restoration look like?

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

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Preparing to do exploits

When we read the bible we find people who do all sorts of strange things. People who speak out for God and end up in an empty underground water storage tank. People who make axe heads float or stop rain from falling for a couple of years. We look at them and say that was

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My dream project

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

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A challenged community

I leave the office and drive through the village. Past houses that are boarded up because no one will buy them or rent them. Past shops that have been boarded up since I moved here in March 2007. (It is now 2011.) Past buildings that were once chapels but are no longer used. Through a

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  • Introducing God’s Lily
    • Why use the name God’s Lily?
    • More about God’s Lily
    • Why that tag line?
    • More about the tagline
  • Who is this site for?
  • Her journey
    • Lily’s Place
    • Dream Community
    • God’s Lily and her five dimensions
  • Her books
    • Find your Purpose Love your Life
    • Faithful Ladies CAN Transform Society
    • The Manifesto that is NOT for Wimps
    • Everyone CAN Craft
  • Other projects
    • Everyone CAN Craft CIC
    • Kingdom Business Development Limited
    • Worship tools
  • Her journal
    • Community needs
      • Food and health
      • Mental distress
      • Response-ability
      • Society and culture
      • Sustainability
    • Ancient Wisdom
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    • Handling frustration
    • Lessons learned
    • Money
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