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At the beginning of this year, Kym and I resolved to read more. Our plan has been to choose four books together, give ourselves four months to read them, and then finally have a meal together where we talk about what we've read.
As part of my prayer practice at the moment, I'm reading through James Martin's book, "Learning to Pray". I'm trying out some of his suggestions and then reflecting on them in my journal. The book is really accessible and he has a wonderfully fresh perspective.
I spent half an hour at my son's school one morning earlier this week for a father's day activity with him. We were given smarties and icing sugar to decorate a car-shaped biscuit, we participated in a team quiz together, and we were given a list of questions for him to ask me.
Jesus is inviting us to be freed from the invisible constraints within which we live.
One of the great monastic pioneers, St Bernard, taught his monks that they were to stop whatever they were doing when they heard the bell ringing in their monastery.
I had plans for Friday morning at the office - things to do. So did Laura and Valda. It turns out though that the storm on Thursday night had other plans for us - we arrived at the church to find that the lightning had taken down the phones, computers, Internet, projector.
We are living in tough economic times and because our people are under pressure, churches everywhere are likewise feeling the financial strain.
Our kids were rummaging around the house this week and came across a relic from the past tucked away in the back of a cupboard - a CD folder packed with old CD's. It didn't seem like such ancient technology to me,but as I watched them open it up in fascination, I realised how foreign these things were to them.
Our family recently spent a wonderful 5 days camping at Cape Vidal. We divided our time between the beach and the game reserve and it was fantastic to unplug after a busy term. Scattered around the campsite we saw signs reminding us that we were in a game reserve and warning of the dangers of running into hippos, elephants, leopards etc