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turn my eyes
Devotional

I hope you’re not reading this…

I was reading Psalm 119 this morning and I was really struck by v37: “Turn my eyes from looking at…

adminNovember 21, 2013March 5, 2014
suffering
Quotes

Blow out all his lamps – Samuel Rutherford on suffering

This morning I was pondering suffering – partly as a result of the (perhaps inevitable) question in our Sunday morning…

adminNovember 19, 2013November 21, 2013
Reflections

Why becoming a Christian is a bit like taking the top off a microwave meal

So I will confess, I do have the odd microwave meal. I know they’re expensive, and probably not good for…

adminOctober 22, 2013November 19, 2013
Devotional

Why I don’t always like ‘Likes’

I posted a picture on Facebook today. I don’t do this very often so I suppose it is something of…

adminSeptember 25, 2013October 22, 2013
Apples and blackberries - are all crumbles equal?
Reflections

The Parable of the Apple Crumble

Our world’s gone mad. We’ve lost sight of the fact that things can be different and yet equal. Which reminds…

adminJune 11, 2013June 18, 2013
Time
Devotional

Time and relative dimensions in theology

I’ve just returned from a holiday with my family and the time away led me to reflect on time. The…

adminApril 22, 2013April 23, 2013
Devotional

Catching trains, parenting and the gospel

I needed to get the train, but that involved getting two little girls in the car. For me, the pressing…

adminFebruary 27, 2013March 1, 2013
Devotional

Finding the right kind of water in the midst of the mould

Water is a dirty word in our house at the moment. It is leaking through our roof. When it isn’t…

adminJanuary 17, 2013March 1, 2013
Bible Teaching/Exposition

Where there is no vision the people will perish… really?

Proverbs 29:18 and all that Whilst studying a different passage (1 Samuel 3:1-4:1) I had cause to reflect on how…

adminAugust 7, 2012October 25, 2012
Reflections

What are you seeking?

Here are two very helpful paragraphs that remind us of God’s perspective on our lives: The fact is, God is…

adminApril 5, 2012

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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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revsweetstweets Phil Sweeting @revsweetstweets ·
17 Mar

On a day when I'm feeling a bit down about the fallenness of the world, here's something incredibly silly which makes me smile: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qngi_jSaXlI&ab_channel=ElzoHuizing

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mgilbartsmith Mike Gilbart-Smith 🇺🇦 @mgilbartsmith ·
17 Mar

As Mothering Sunday approaches, I am enormously grateful to my own mother, and to Hannah, the mother of my six children - proof of the incalculable value of being full-time mothers .
This is worth a read: @RDLaverty https://open.substack.com/pub/thenewalbion/p/the-world-that-money-makes-go-round?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

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revsweetstweets Phil Sweeting @revsweetstweets ·
8 Mar

Really helpful video from @SpeakLifeUK - https://youtu.be/pAZKzd57qk4 - and I'm not just saying that 'cos I'd like to win a copy of the book ;-)

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