Talking To Yourself

Talking to yourself is said by some to be the first sign of madness; to others, it is a ‘recognised means to learn.’ (Kilroy J. Oldster) I tend to think that all of us talk to ourselves more than we realise. We may not talk outloud, but there is a dialogue...

Looking ahead… to Christmas

People tend to fall into one of two camps over Christmas: those who prefer not to think about it until Christmas Eve (mostly men, I find…) and those who spend the entire year planning for Christmas! I’m probably somewhere in the middle, but certainly have...

Solid Ground

At our ‘Little Big Church’ service tonight, we looked at the importance of listening (something not even adults do perfectly – we often have headphones on!) Jesus spoke about the importance of listening to God’s word (and James reminds us we...

Do you love me?

Sometimes God asks the same question more than once! In John 21:1-17, Jesus asks Peter the same question (‘Do you love me?’) three times. The first time, He asks if he loves Him ‘more than these’, showing us that a love for God must be...

Unity

Keir Starmer, leader of the Labour party, said yesterday at the Labour party conference that ‘winning the next election is more important than party unity.’ He was trying (I think) to shift attention away from squabbles within his party and focus attention...