From envy to contentment “I wish … I had their car.” “I wish … I had their house.” “I wish … I had their fitness.” “I wish … I had their ministry, popularity, kids, teeth, status, pension, hair …!” Why are we not content? In spiritual terms, we have something wrong with us. Even as […]
From lust to love When an unexploded bomb is discovered in one of the many harbour and dockyard areas which operate around the English Channel, such as an old WW2 mine or a payload from a bomber, the Royal Navy will often tow the device out into the Channel before dealing with it safely at […]
From greed to generosity The experience of Britain in the early 1940’s demonstrated again and again how an unexploded bomb (UXB) in an oil refinery, a railway yard, or a factory could create wider chaos in the transport links. It would disrupt the network of communications – railways especially – and significantly impacted alternative supply […]
From pride to humility When you do a good job, it’s nice to get the appreciation, the praise; just a simple “thank you” can make a difference to the whole day. That might be from solving the missing number on a spreadsheet, bringing a team member up to speed on recent plans, fixing the wonky […]
Dealing with the Seven Deadly Sins When I look out of the kitchen window at home, I marvel at how prolific and healthy the garden is. Not the good stuff (flowers or shrubs which we might actually have chosen and planted) but the weeds – they seem unstoppable! Every nook and cranny of soil or gaps between […]
This week we will continue to explore 7 ways Jesus showed love, love that we can seek to replicate to those around us. 7. Listening Then the scribes and the Pharisees brought a woman caught in adultery, making her stand in the centre. “Teacher,” they said to him, “this woman was caught in the act of committing adultery. In […]
This week we will continue to explore 7 ways Jesus showed love, love that we can seek to replicate to those around us. 6. Sharing As he was walking along the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon (who is called Peter), and his brother Andrew. They were casting a net into the sea—for they were […]
This week we will continue to explore 7 ways Jesus showed love, love that we can seek to replicate to those around us. 5. Serving Jesus called them over and said, “You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and those in high positions act as tyrants over them. It must not be […]
This week we will continue to explore 7 ways Jesus showed love, love that we can seek to replicate to those around us. 4. Gentleness The next day, when the large crowd that had come to the festival heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem, they took palm branches and went out to meet him. They kept shouting: […]
This week we will continue to explore 7 ways Jesus showed love, love that we can seek to replicate to those around us. 3. Physical Touch While he was in one of the towns, a man was there who had leprosy[c] all over him. He saw Jesus, fell facedown, and begged him: “Lord, if you are willing, […]
