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5 Fasting Questions: 2. WHY?
People fast today for all sorts of reasons. In fact it’s a common practice in many religions. It’s as if there’s a good and natural tendency inbuilt into human beings to explore this discipline. For...
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5 Marks of Discipleship
There are 5 marks of discipleship. They’re clearly evident in the story of Simon’s calling to be a disciple in Luke 5:1-11. They’re not just there to tell you about Simon but to speak to you about...
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Shine!
Last Monday was Halloween when the world celebrates darkness. I talked with the Belfrey staff that morning about light. Here’s the gist of what I said. I wrote in last week’s Friday Message to the...
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The Significance of what we Possess
In Back to the Future 2, old Biff Tannen goes back in time, meets his younger self and gives him a Sports Alamanac from the future, listing past sports results. Later young Biff begins to realise the...
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4 Prophetic Priorities
As 2016 draws to a close and we look to a new year, what is the Spirit of Jesus saying to the church in the UK? There is much that the Lord wants to say to UK society through the church, but he also...
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10 Books to Inspire for 2017
Here’s my annual selection of great books that I recommend for the coming year. I had a 3-month sabbatical in the summer, which means I read almost twice as many books as usual this year, so I’ve got...
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Sorry for Shaming
When I started out as a parent I didn’t realise that parents grow through their parenting as much as their children grow through being parented. I now understand that a little more. Over the last year...
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Transformational Prayer
Praying really does make a difference. I was speaking to The Belfrey congregations last weekend on Luke 19:45-48 about becoming even more a house of prayer – a community marked by prayer – and...
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Quick, Slow, Slow
Life is a like a dance, so the saying goes. And it’s true. Sometimes you lead, sometimes you follow. You need to learn the steps so as not to trip up or fall. But here’s what I’ve found. There’s not...
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Equip
Equip is one of my favourite leadership words. I like it so much, because it gets to the heart of what leaders are called to do – to help and build up people. So much of leadership is about bringing...
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