Faith when you don’t feel like it

May 042014
 
Faith when you don't feel like it

I’m going to be honest. Sometimes I don’t feel like praying, reading my Bible or going to church to be around other Christians. I’ll be even more honest and say this: sometimes when I’ve felt like that I’ve just not bothered. I don’t think this is just me – I imagine it’s a fairly universal Christian experience. […]

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“Why am I a Christian? Habit.” – James Pollard

May 022014
 
"Why am I a Christian? Habit." – James Pollard

My next instalment in the “Why are you a Christian?” series is from my friend James. I owe a lot to James. He used to be my youth leader and has had a profound impact on my life. He was trying to teach me about Jesus, and he did that plenty. But on top of that, […]

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Easter, and living the great story of our faith

Apr 202014
 
Easter, and living the great story of our faith

Because of other commitments I haven’t been at home for the whole of Easter week in quite a few years. I’ve been home for Good Friday and then been elsewhere for Easter Sunday, or the other way round, or something else, but never at home for the whole of Holy Week. Until this year. This […]

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5 ways my blog makes me a better person

Apr 052014
 
5 ways my blog makes me a better person

Earlier this week, I wrote a post called ‘5 ways my blog makes me a worse person’ and I promised a second post to balance it out. This is that post! As I said there, my blog doesn’t make me good or bad. There are good and bad things about me, and this blog shines […]

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5 ways my blog makes me a worse person

Apr 022014
 
5 ways my blog makes me a worse person

This is part one of a two-part series on the effects my blog has on me. The second part will be ‘5 ways my blog makes me a better person’, and together they form an exploration of how blogging affects my character. The truth is my blog doesn’t make me good or bad. It is […]

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Mar 172014
 
Is doubt a sin?

I’d be lying if I said I never have doubts about faith. I cannot claim to fully understand God and it’s uncomfortable. I don’t want uncertainty, but where there is uncertainty, doubt is normal. Doubt is hard enough to live with. Trying to follow God who is so wonderful He eludes our comprehension is difficult. […]

Feb 122014
 
#kingsenglish: why I tweet my quiet times

If you were to follow me on Twitter, you would see that my first tweet every day ends with the hashtag #kingsenglish. That is because I have started tweeting summaries of my quiet time reading. This is a post about why. ‘King’s English’ – great stuff! The King’s English is a book that started out […]