Archive for October, 2008

‘A Moving Experience’

Tuesday, October 7th, 2008

A Moving Experience
It was an August evening back in 1986. We (Dorothy and I, together with our then 8 year-old son, Tim and 6 year-old daughter, Charlotte) were driving on the M5 over the Avon bridge, approaching Bristol. Earlier that day we had said goodbye to all our friends and neighbours in Histon to begin [...]

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‘Coping with Change’

Tuesday, October 7th, 2008

Each year around this time, local Ministers visit all Year Six pupils to distribute a book about moving on to their Secondary Schools. In an attempt to make this more interesting, I delved into my own ‘archive’ of school reports, exam certificates and other various bits of paper and qualifications, gathered down the years.
Using these [...]

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‘Things to Ponder’

Monday, October 6th, 2008

Lot’s wife
The Sunday School teacher was describing how Lot’s wife looked back and turned into a pillar of salt, when little Jason interrupted, ‘My Mummy looked back once, while she was driving,’ he announced triumphantly, ‘and she turned into a telephone pole!’
Why you are like a pumpkin
Being a Christian is like being a pumpkin. [...]

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Seed of Faith

Monday, October 6th, 2008

“Faith in God is better than money in the bank.” That was the message displayed outside a church.
Is it true? Is faith in God the most important thing in life?
It is easy to have faith at harvest thanksgiving services and other uplifting meetings. Joy, thanksgiving and belief in God’s goodness bubble up.
But [...]

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