Often we see the downside of something but take the upside for granted. There are few things that do not have both an upside and a downside. It is so easy to compare disadvantages and forget to look at the advantages. What was the old way of thinking? Let’s look at an example that affects
Role of philanthrophy in society
I had the car radio on when I went shopping and when I set off for the return journey there was someone talking about philanthropy and the theatre. He was a giver who looked around for good things that he could support. What surprised me was then he said that for the past 30 years theatres
Laziness is not always what it seems
On the face of it this looks like a very obvious statement. Yet I think that there is a deeper meaning that it is easy to overlook. Remember that what comes before doing something is making the decision to try and do it. We have to wake up and acknowledge that something needs to be done
John Wesley and money
imagine having someone in your church who was more concerned to see new churches being built than to make sure that they had meat for lunch. Someone who lived on vegetables and the sort of food that food that those living below what we call the poverty line would have. Someone who considered it a
Helping others part 1
I have done loads of courses read many books and generally done my best to become very well informed in the area of inner healing. I have not come across any method used by Christians to help people realign their thinking that does not start with repentance and forgiveness. In other words they all agree
Are we doing what the king wants us to do?
The king’s son was angry. He was speaking to people who were supposed to be doing what the king wanted but they weren’t. They were doing what they thought was right because they were frightened at the consequences of making mistakes. The reason why they were not doing what the king wanted Many years before