I was sharing a while ago that I have been growing bonsai trees for many years. Earlier in the year I bought a couple of English Box (Boxus) shrubs for outside my office. These have been cut in an upright topiary style. Now I must admit I don’t know much about their upkeep and Read More
There is an old saying that God doesn’t have grandchildren, because each of us must come to know our Heavenly Father. Picking up my parent’s faith and trying to piggy-back on it, will ultimately not work long term. While we are young it has its season, but as we grow, we must develop our own Read More
I find it interesting how easily I can let connections and relationships slip away because I am too busy. A couple of things reminded me of this. I remembered celebrating our success as a team at the 2018 Lemons Race at Hampton. We had won the Trophy for the “Most Consistent Team” with both our Read More
Many things can be inspiring but for me nothing is quite as special as when your children inspire you to try something new. I was gazing around my office the other day and came across a small piece of writing that I had stuck on the wall. It was part of a larger piece that Read More
One of the hobbies I have dabbled with over the years is growing bonsai trees. At the height of my initial enthusiasm, I had 35 trees. In the intervening years I went as low as two trees. I now have eight trees, two of my original trees that are well over 35-years-old, plus another 35-year-old Read More
It is amazing how powerful stories are in our lives. We recently bought some children’s books for our grandchildren and one of the stories called “The Wonkey Donkey” became an instant hit. The children wanted the story read repeatedly. It occurred to me that most ancient cultures had an oral based tradition. The culture and Read More
Following the Lord’s leading has always been very important to me. I have been sensing through His Word and the whispering of the Holy Spirit, that God is leading strongly towards unity throughout the Church in the coming years. This is not a new concept, it has been sung of, spoken of, and written by Read More
To Know the Truth We were talking in our homegroup about Pentecost and what that might mean for us and the church. It was interesting to see the varying experiences and opinions of our engagement with the Holy Spirit during that discussion. One of the verses we were looking at was Acts 1:8 Read More
You may have heard the saying “it’s all in your head”. People sometimes make this comment when you are not doing so well but others think you are okay. In these tough times some of us feel that we aren’t coping or doing well. It is a stressful time. So is it true that it’s Read More
I am a great fan of Henry Blackaby and his teaching on Experiencing God. One of the key points of this teaching is, God is speaking, so are we listening? The second part is, that God is always active, so where do you see Him in action? Are we noticing Him at all, or are Read More