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September 2009


Failing to fail no more
24/09/2009

People do not fail in life because they fail at things but because they fail at learning from their failures. What do you do when you fail at something? Do you sit down, recognize you have failed and critically assess […]

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faith  / general  / leadership  / meditations

God who?
18/09/2009

It seems to me that God being omniscient is in no way unreasonable in requiring that we believe Him even if it means disbelieving all else. And perhaps it is the concept of Him knowing all that we have failed […]

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general  / meditations

Prayer Retreat – Beyond the excitement, lessons learnt
16/09/2009

It’s been two weeks since we returned from that awesome prayer retreat in Versailles, we left there exhilarated, reinvigorated and tremendously happy. We also came away with lasting lessons that will endure when the excitement has abated. We learnt : […]

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abba house  / prayer

Unchanging Standards
08/09/2009

One day, someone I had spoken to a few days earlier at an international organisation came to invite me for lunch; they had been surprised to learn that I was a committed Christian and a Minister. They wanted to talk […]

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general  / prayer

A raised eyebrow never killed anyone
02/09/2009

Lord, give us some grit. Lee Grady in an article recounts his recent visit to Pakistan and an encounter with a Pakistani pastor that affected him deeply. This pastor oversees 900 house churches of approximately fifty persons each, and lives […]

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evangelism  / general

Five Vows for Spiritual Power – A. W. Tozer
01/09/2009

Some people object to taking vows, but in the Bible you will find many great men of God directed by covenants, promises, vows and pledges. The psalmist was not averse to the taking of vows: “Thy vows are upon me, […]

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general  / leadership