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Enjoyed – A Mini Musing
If you are a reader then you will absolutely understand the idea that some books leave a mark on your life. One of those books for me is The Purpose Driven Life by Rick Warren. This is a book that certainly did the rounds in the early 2000s church. It is also a contributing factor to my coming back to faith. All that to say, I love this book! So when Mike and I started to re-read it a while back it was sure to bring some new revelations. One such revelation was early on when Rick discusses our eternity. Yes, we get to look forward to spending eternity with God. But God is also…
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Mini Musing – Spiral Up
Do you ever feel frustrated when issues you thought you had dealt with seem to rear their ugly heads again? Doesn’t it feel demoralising when you find yourself responding to a situation the way you used to, even though you have worked so hard in that area? As I was struggling with my thoughts on this recently, I was reminded that when we come to Christ we come as we are, in all our messy brokenness. But He doesn’t want us to stay that way – do I hear a “Thank you Jesus!” However, He also knows we can’t deal with everything all at once. One step at a time,…
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Mini Musing – Delighted
If you are a feijoa lover then autumn in New Zealand is a great season, especially if you know someone with a tree! These types of trees can be so abundant with fruit that when you say yes to “some” feijoa’s the giver will often supply you with a massive bag of them! As they hand it over, with a smile on their face, it is as if they are passing on the mission – you too now have to find as many ways as possible to use up the fruit before they go bad. The other day as I was sorting through another bag of gifted feijoa’s I felt a…
