Archive for December, 2008

Favourite moments of 2008

December 28th, 2008

I was thinking about my favourite moments of 2008 this morning. I have five things that really stood out for me this year. They are simple things, but they are just those special moments that I have recorded mentally.
1. Girls coming home – I remember a couple of months back when my girls had been [...]

Merry Christmas to one and all

December 24th, 2008

Hello all,
I hope and pray that you all have a happy and safe Christmas. I hope you get to spend time with your loved ones doing the things that you love to do.
If Christmas is not usually a happy time for you because of past hurts or from the loss of loved ones, I really [...]

Favourite blogs for 2008

December 23rd, 2008

I have dramatically cut back on the number of blogs I follow this year. I used to subscribe to about 20-25, but I found that too many to keep up with while studying.
The ones I did keep on my list are the ones I try to follow each day. If I see there has been [...]

Favourites books of 2008

December 22nd, 2008

I have slipped into that time of the year where I start to reflect on the year that was and the year that is fast approaching.
As I am going through this review time I was thinking about some of the my favourite books I read this year. Each of them blessed me in some way [...]

Christmas Bible Readings

December 19th, 2008

With Christmas fast approaching I thought I would include some of the Bible passages I re-read in the lead up to the big day. If you haven’t got a Bible you can click on the links to open the passages on your screen.
The Birth of Jesus foretold
The Birth of Jesus
The Shepherds and [...]

Keeping the vision alive

December 15th, 2008

A number of years ago I wrote an article called “Keeping the vision alive”. It was to encourage people who were trying to fulfil their part in a God given picture of the future for their lives or ministry. After yesterdays message from Phil Pringle I decided to dig it out again.
The key points were…
1. [...]

A precious time

December 12th, 2008

One of the things that I have become increasingly conscious of this year is how precious this time is with my girls. My two little girls are growing up so quickly. Pretty soon they will be teenagers!
Whenever I look back at some of our family photos I am reminded of how quickly they are changing [...]