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If you don’t ask you don’t …..

If you want to be missional God often asks us to do mission outside our comfort zone. It is how much fear we get done each day. If you don’t ask you don’t get. If you don’t ask it is an automatic no. My wife works for a Christian charity that raises money for its […]

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The Broken hearted

God sent Jesus to heal the broken hearted. Most of us (whether we are followers of Christ or not) have wounds from our past, where our hearts have been broken. We suppress the feeling of those wounds. It takes energy to suppress these wounds, so we can be fatigued and tired all the time. Tiredness […]

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Dealing with the stuff of life

Life is a very simple process, God allows stuff to happen and we get to deal with it. That’s life! But how we deal with it, is what is important, not the stuff that happens. We all focus and concentrate on the stuff that happens, we want it to happen the way we want it. […]

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Freaking turns to Euphoria

Bungee jumpers describe the experience of the jump off a high place as “freaking with fear which turns into euphoria.” They are looking for the feeling of intense joy. Seeking joy by jumping off a cliff, with an elastic rope tied to them. God promises to turn mourning and grief into joy. Weeping and lamenting […]

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The opposite of fear

Daily in my seminars and workshops around the world I am confronted by the widespread fear in the church. What is fear? How could we define it? Perhaps we might define fear in terms of its opposite. Fear is the opposite of love, love is caring about the other, fear is focusing on yourself. When […]

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Realisation

Realising that you are the problem in the area of mission and life is a massive moment. It is a paradigm shift, from pointing the fingers at others rather than looking within. Think of the Prodigal son when he “came to his senses” or Saul on the road to Damascus who are gradually or suddenly […]

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Paper Tigers

One way to face fear is to accept the worst that happens. Let’s say I fear rejection – okay I will be rejected (truly accept it) if that happens I can deal with it. It is what it is. If you accept the worst the fear no longer has any teeth. But of course it […]

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