Archive for December, 2006

Help with setting goals

December 29th, 2006

The last few days have been very relaxing. I have prayerfully started to think about some of my goals for next year. I have found that setting goals at the start of the year works for me so I keep doing it.
I had a thought though. What if you are not very good at writing [...]

Reactions to Christ’s birth

December 22nd, 2006

While I was reading through the book of Matthew this morning and as I got to chapter two I started to think about the different reactions to Christ’s birth. Various groups and people had different thoughts about His birth and why He came.
The Magi
The Magi recognised that Jesus was the promised Saviour and that He [...]

God revealed

December 13th, 2006

Recently someone asked me the question, “What is God like?” My first thought was gee that is a nice and easy question to answer…hmmm perhaps not!
As I thought about it for a while two Bible verses came to mind – Colossians 1:15 and John 10:30. They are as follows…
“Christ is the visible image of the [...]

Removing my planks

December 10th, 2006

Earlier today I had an interesting conversation with a friend via email. We were talking about how it is hard at times not to be judgemental. We agreed that we both fell into the habit sometimes and had to pull ourselves up on it.
After mulling it over for a bit, I realised the times when [...]

Using your gifts

December 8th, 2006

Yesterday I watched the movie Sky High with my wife and kids. It was about a special school for kids with super powers. On your first day you were assessed to see the value of your powers and were told if you were a hero or a side kick. As you can imagine all of [...]

Written in the Book

December 5th, 2006

Having your name recorded in a book can make a huge difference to your life. Just think about it for a moment. Having your name on the book at the Department of Transport means you are allowed to drive a car and having your name on the election roles means you can vote.
No matter what [...]