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Economic Stresses

For over a quarter of a century I have been governor of a school in one of the most deprived parts of England. Many of the children at the age of 5 come into the school way below the levels of 5 year old’s across the country. Why is this? If you have no employment, […]

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Virtue

According to the Old Testament the principle virtue is Yirah. Yirah a Hebrew word is mentioned 44 times and is translated as fear. Yet it is not well known. One translation is awe which is the antithesis of fear. It could be said that awe precedes faith; and that it is at the root of […]

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Victim or Free in Christ

Rejection is based on a skewed perspective of reality. Saul said he was the least of his clan that was considered the least clan. He was found hiding in the baggage, Saul was a victim. In the end Saul victimised David.  David was also the least of his family, but was a man after God’s […]

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The Selfie

The new revelation was brought down the mountain by the great late Steve Jobs holding in his hands the two tablets…….. IPAD 1 and IPAD 2! We have IPOD, Iphone, Itunes and everything is I I  and I So is it surprising that despite being more affluent than previous generations we are more prone to […]

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Brave and Afraid

We have been taught than we are either brave or afraid and the truth is most of us are brave and afraid at the exact same moment.  Moses speaking final words to Israel said “Be strong and courageous, do not be afraid or tremble at them, for the LORD your God is the one who goes […]

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Impact

In inviting someone to take a closer look at Christ and his church, impact is a lot harder to measure because there is not a direct correlation between the invite and the impact. We have no idea of the impact an invitation for it can lie dormant inside the invitee’s heart for years, and then […]

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Losing Control

I wonder if we could have our deepest fear surgically extracted what would life be like? Fear stops us living, I know people who have a fear of their worst fear and due to that they never give life their best. Jesus faced his deepest fear in Gethsemane. The Gospel writer Mark says horror came over him. […]

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