Sometimes it’s all too easy to fuss about everything that I want and in so doing, miss out on the fact that I already have so much more than most. I think that just makes me selfish. I don’t want to be that. The challenge for me and the family I lead is to make … Continue reading »
How Was It For You?
So we have just completed 90 days of reading the Bible. How was it for you? Did you manage to stay the course? One thing I have learnt from reading the Bible is that as well as ticking off the days worth of scriptures, I MUST give some time to reflecting on what I have … Continue reading »
My November Reading
How to Lead by Jo Owen. Some might say that leadership books are ‘ten-a-penny’ and they are probably right. That makes finding and reading the right ones all the more challenging. So let me help you…this is worth a read. Who am I to comment but I found the format of the book a great … Continue reading »
Take the Limits Off [2]
This is a challenge. To not allow things or thinking to stop us from tapping into the potential God has placed inside each one of us. Image plays a part. So does IDEALISM. I would describe this as the pursuit of ones own ideals. That dream, that romantic view of how things should be, the … Continue reading »
Take the Limits Off
Ever wondered what stopped the individual in Matthew 25 who got given 1 talent from doing anything with it? Don’t know about you but I do not want to be called ‘wicked, lazy, worthless’. Should it concern us that many of us head that way, sometimes without even realising it. If 3 people are given … Continue reading »
Enthusiasm v Excuses
Maybe it’s just me but you know what it can be like. That first rush of blood after you have heard about something, that immediate reaction that tells you that something must be done. Enthusiasm burst forth. I’m gonna change the world. Problem is I don’t know how to change the world. Challenge is to … Continue reading »
Keep Making Progress
Maybe the Christian life could be summed up in these 3 words… KEEP MAKING PROGRESS Some days, when all is well, this seems easy. Some days, when stuff is going off, not so easy. Wherever you find yourself today, have a mind to keep making progress. Keep doing the simple things, the things that you … Continue reading »
Desperate For God
Yesterday we had no water. There was a broken pipe in the locality which meant when we woke up there was nothing coming out of the taps. It’s amazing how you take something like water forgranted. It’s easy it is to forget how incredible it is that water is pumped into our houses everyday, something … Continue reading »
My October Reading
The L Factor by Ian Jagelman. I heard him teach this and thought it was genius then. Reading it just reminded how important understanding this stuff really is. His basic premise ‘ministry builds people but leadership builds people’. Worth a read for the 5 levels of leadership, the process of helping people progress along the … Continue reading »
Simple Things…
Simple words often have the greatest impact. We all work hard but do we work hard at the right things. We invest our energies in so much stuff, the key is to reflect on whether its the right stuff. It’s easy to get distracted. It’s easy to start to drift. It’s easy to lose focus … Continue reading »
