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simple thought: December 2014
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Tuesday, December 30, 2014. I got a new PS3 game for Christmas. That information may illicit different responses for you. 1 You might think I am to old for games (that could be true). It will make more sense shortly). 3 What did I get? Doesn't matter for this story). But what is important to this story is that I traded in 3 older versions of the same game to get the new one. Why is that important? Because I wanted something 'new', and before I could get the 'new' I had to choose to let go of the 'old'.
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simple thought: May 2015
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Wednesday, May 27, 2015. How to encounter God? You might have heard the phrase "honesty is the best policy. I think it applies to encountering God just as much as any other avenue in life. When you think about it - why would God honour us with an encounter if honesty wasn't central to it? God is holy and dishonesty doesn't really mix with His holiness. Here are some thoughts that might help. Let's be Honest with God. The reoccuring themes are there. Honesty in the presence of God. When you are honest wit...
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simple thought: June 2015
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Wednesday, June 24, 2015. Don't take my word for it. I truly hope this comes out right and you discover my intentions here. Can I encourage you to not take too much on face value at this time in history? Don't just always take peoples word for things without any analysis? I believe that the biggest battle in the world right now is based around the battle for the 'hearts and minds' of people. Propaganda seemingly now exists everywhere and on every level. Just because someone tells you "the Bible says" doe...
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simple thought: Don't be too quick...
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Monday, July 06, 2015. Don't be too quick. I am reminded of this again and again. Sometimes things aren't what they appear to be on first glance. Sometimes what is reported to have happened, isn't the whole story. The world we live in now loves sound bites, headlines, quick responses to events. It seems to be that gone are the days of taking the time to report a story or event with as many of the 'facts' as possible. 'Fair and balanced' has been replaced with the 'quick, free and easy' access to ideas.
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simple thought: February 2015
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Wednesday, February 25, 2015. Being a bird on a back. I was simply riding along and I saw it. Not far in the distance was a field. In the field were some cows. And one particalur cow had a bird on its back. Why was it there? What was the plan? Did the cow mind the free rider? But questions I pondered quickly as the pedals continued to turn. I actually thought it was kind of cute. Here was this smaller creature coming to rest and put their trust in something far bigger than them. And then it hit me. But h...
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simple thought: August 2015
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Wednesday, August 26, 2015. Gold on the ground. As I opened the door this morning seeing one of my kids off to school, we were greeted with the sight of gold powder on the ground. Sorry to tell you that it wasn't real gold! It was actually the first signs of pollen and the first real sign of spring not being that far away now! Hope is so powerful and something you probably need just as much, or maybe even more than me today? Can I encourage you to hold on to hope a little longer? Hang on to hope my friend.
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simple thought: January 2015
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Wednesday, January 28, 2015. If someone asked you what your temperature was, you won't be able to answer accurately on your own. You can guess based on how you feel or based on the law of averages, but you will not be able to give an accurate reply no matter how clever you are. When my kids have been unwell that is a common question. Do you have a temperature? Not meaning "do you have a temperature? But "what is your temperature? NB if you don't have one you are probably dead. So what's your temperature?
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simple thought: July 2014
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Wednesday, July 30, 2014. Ok, let's be honest for a moment. I bet we all have a similar issue we battle with? Where we at some time or other look at someone else or think of someone else, and make a judgement about them. Where we decide that maybe they are wrong and we are right? Like that person you see on the street who is looking a little worse for wear. Like that neighbour who has tattoos in places you would never consider for yourself. Now you may have heard that Christians are not supposed to judge?
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simple thought: July 2015
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Wednesday, July 29, 2015. I long for you. Check out this uber cool letter intro with me. I thank my God every time I remember you. 4. In all my prayers for all of you, I always pray with joy 5. Because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now, 6. Being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus. God can testify how I long for all of you with the affection of Christ Jesus. I find this so challenging and somethi...
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simple thought: September 2014
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Wednesday, September 24, 2014. Prayer - is anyone any good at it? You may be wondering why I have asked such a strange question. Prayer - is anyone any good at it? Because I don't know many people who would honestly say they are an expert. And by expert, I mean someone who knows exactly what to pray all the time. Or someone who prays for literally hours a day (because most of us don't live in a bubble). I think that we think that to be good at pray-er, that you need to be some sort of a monk. That Jesus ...
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