About the Sport Principle A lot of sportspeople believe that natural talent is only one-tenth of what you need to succeed in top level sport! The other nine-tenths are down to sheer determination and the willpower to succeed. This is not saying that talent isn’t important, talented people often have the edge and make some […]
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A few days ago I was chatting with an amazing person about life, hopes and dreams. It was during the course of a meal that I was invited to by a Christian charity who were celebrating their 5th birthday as a ministry. The conversation could be best described as ‘life-giving’! Now this guy was in […]
A lay in is a rare and unique thing. I have 3 children and they don’t mess about when it comes to starting their day at full speed. Our normal routine in the home is that I do the mornings and get things moving before I leave to get to the HUB at CVM. On […]
Whenever I speak with people about what I do with CVM I get asked the same questions over and over again: Why do you do what you do? What is your driving force? Why on earth would you want to give up a really good, well paid job and go and work for Jesus? As […]
“But one thing I do: forgetting what is behind and straining towards what is ahead, I press on towards the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenwards in Christ Jesus.” Philippians 3:13b,14 The Apostle Paul was in no doubt, but what are we straining towards? What are our goals? Ambition may […]