From the monthly archives:

June 2003

A job I love……

June 28, 2003

in Travel

A few weeks ago I asked, work-curse or call? I can honestly say that whilst it is hard work and involves a significant amount of travel I am truly enjoying it. Some of the people I work with are a real joy, and I feel like for now I have really found the place I fit. If you are thinking of making a move towards a job for which you are truly suited, go for it- I recommend it.

I preached on work this sunday and among onther things asked-

o Do you seek to better yourself in your career so you stand out as someone people aspire to be like?

o Are you a settler who makes the most of his lot or a pioneer visionary who presses on in all aspects of life?

o Are you lazy and half hearted or proactive and passionate?

o Do you do the minimum possible to avoid being sacked or go the extra mile?

Do you endure or enjoy your work?

o Is your work a prison or a place of destiny?

o Are you longing for the beach or living for God with all your might?

o Are you a workaholic or do you know when to stop?

Do pop over to my churches site and read a bit more from my notes entitled Dare to Be a Daniel

Doubts crowd in on Wesley’s heirs

June 21, 2003

in misc

In today’s methodist church oubts crowd in on Wesley’s heirs 300 years from his birth it is reported that

“‘We have a legacy of withered spirituality in the life of the church which has left many ministers feeling disenchanted with the faith, having neither vision nor hope. If the gospel is to mean anything it has to be dynamic.”

Sadly this is not uniquely true of the Methodists. There are many churches that have faith, vision, dynamism and hope. I am greatful to be part of one- we partake in the same Spirit that Wesley did and I for one am pleased to mark his birth as one of my spiritual forbears.

Guardian Unlimited | Special reports | Gay bishop row may spark worldwide schism

June 21, 2003

Gay bishop row may spark worldwide schism Funny how splits happen. A denomination that was born out of a desire by a King to divorce his wife may end through the desire of a man to live with another. It is perhaps sad that we have come to such a situation that [...]

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Out of the mouths of babes and infants…….

June 12, 2003

Tonight I told my kids the story of the man with a garment of camel’s hair otherwise known as John the Baptist. There were two pearls of wisdom from Tamasin- Firstly that John must have smelt really bad and that perhaps the people were coming who also wanted to smell bad!!!
She then [...]

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Abortion kills 508 babies per day in the UK

June 1, 2003

This is more deaths than any of the world wars. What started as a get out for extreme cases is now abortion on demand. Despite the risks to women’s health from abortion most abortions are now done on the basis that ANY pregnancy is more risky for the woman’s health than continued pregnancy. [...]

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Divorce occurs in 1 in 3.5 marriages, 4 out of 11 million UK children live without both natural parents

June 1, 2003

This cannot be the right way to live. Society is becoming fragmented and there is no glue to hold its fabric together anymore. If you are a victim of divorce, please don’t think I am getting at you. Its just that it was never meant to be this way……. Till death us [...]

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The suffering of children

June 1, 2003

Whether its fathers being electrocuted perhaps for crimes they didn’t commit, or child murder, famine, war, it is always the most vulnerable that suffer most. The fact that every week 1 or 2 children are murdered, mostly in their own home in the UK breaks my heart. The cry for [...]

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Sexual immorality or harmless fun?

June 1, 2003

You might be shocked to see words like ‘boasting about wicked ways’ associated with that sweet photo from the Titanic. Hollywood cons us into thinking there is nothing wrong with a lovely romantic soft story.
Well there is when it involves sex outside of marriage.
At risk of creating a riot [...]

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change……

June 1, 2003

Well, new job, now new small group at church, with old one and students being given to another man. Its almost enough to give a man a midlife crisis!
No seriously, it has been all change recently but change is great. It is so exciting to be able to hand over things that I [...]

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spinning a web of deceit?

June 1, 2003

Isnt it funny the difference a word can make. A bare faced lie becomes a spin and is somehow more acceptable. As far as Mr Blairs apparent addiction to Mr Campbell goes, surely Blair would be better off without the man that stops him from ‘doing God’ and seems according to todays times [...]

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