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a glimpse of glory
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Glory, Glory, Hallelujah!

One of the things I love about the Bible is the experience that as God works, phrases you have read…

adminSeptember 7, 2021
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The direction of blessing

1 May God be gracious to us and bless us    and make his face shine on us –2 so that your ways may be…

adminMay 15, 2021May 15, 2021
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Grasping in two directions

During our evening services we’re currently taking a slow (but not slow enough) walk through the Upper Room Discourse –…

adminMarch 11, 2020March 11, 2020
Uncertainty Ahead
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Uncertainty, Faith and First Importance

My family and I have been living through a somewhat extended time of fairly significant uncertainty. The details are unimportant,…

adminApril 1, 2018April 2, 2018
What would Jesus do?
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What would Jesus do?

It’s been a long time since I’ve posted on here. For both of you who read it, sorry!  However, the…

adminApril 4, 2016June 21, 2016
attitude of gratitude
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Cultivating an attitude of gratitude

As a family we took advantage of the sunny Bank Holiday to visit a local National Trust garden and enjoy…

adminMay 5, 2015October 13, 2015
towards an unconscious competence of praise
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Towards an unconscious competence in praise!

Perhaps you have seen this common learning model illustrated in the diagram? The idea is that when we learn a…

adminMarch 13, 2015May 5, 2015
the grace that keeps us going
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The grace that keeps us going

Last Saturday night the clocks went back – which in many people’s worlds is an opportunity for an extra hour…

adminOctober 29, 2014November 9, 2014
harvest is ready
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The Harvest is Ready – preaching and the plausibility gap

Sometimes preaching can be a frustrating old thing. I was preaching this Sunday on John 4:27-38. A wonderful passage, but…

adminAugust 6, 2014October 8, 2014
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The need to know, or not…

I had a number of defining moments at university, but there is one that I have been reminded of a…

adminMarch 5, 2014August 21, 2014

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Christ-follower, married to a special K, father of three wonderful children​, minister of the Gospel, music-lover & closet magician. Well, it takes all sorts...

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RevSweetsTweetsPhil Sweeting@RevSweetsTweets·
12 Apr

A long read, but important, I think: https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2022/05/social-media-democracy-trust-babel/629369/

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mike_reevesMike Reeves@mike_reeves·
4 Mar

All joy comes through encountering beauty. The richest is found in Christ.

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RevSweetsTweetsPhil Sweeting@RevSweetsTweets·
6 Mar

Big shout out to the incredibly helpful staff at @BirminghamNewSt who helped our elderly friend get to the right train and get follow on help at @NetworkRailEUS So Impressed by their kindness and help #greatservice

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