Hope at Work
When it comes to hope we are all practitioners. The fact that we get up every morning and go about our life and work is, in a way, an expression of hope. Most, if not all of us are quite experienced in dealing with unfulfilled hopes, broken dreams and plans that did...
How To Wait Well
We remain confident of this: we will see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living. Wait for the LORD; be strong and take heart and wait for the LORD. (Ps 27:13-14) How to wait well? In this season of delays and disruption I ask myself this question more than...
A Good Plan
What’s the difference between a good plan and a poor plan? For me, a good plan is a bit like a newspaper article’s first paragraph… it answers six key questions. For a time in my youth I wanted to be a journalist, and learned that the first paragraph of an article...
Five Lies the Devil Loves to Tell You
Here’s five lies or accusations the devil loves to tell you. This is what I’ve experienced when there’s a new thing I’m feeling called to do, and I’m wondering about whether to step out in faith with it. I think these five lies are told to stop so many Kingdom...
Expressing Gratitude in a Time of Crisis
During this time of crisis created by coronavirus I’ve noticed an unusual and very positive development happen across the UK. People have started expressing gratitude. I don’t think we British are a very grateful nation. I get to travel to lots of different nations...
Dealing with Manipulation
How to deal with manipulation? In a previous blog I reflected on the experience of being manipulated; in this one I want to take a closer look at how to deal with manipulative people. Manipulation is a violation of our dignity, it cuts deep into our value as a person....
Asking Good Questions
I’ve joked for probably twenty years now that I collect good questions. Some collect stamps, some collect spoons, some collect books (actually I do that too – somewhere around university I switched from collecting music albums to good books). But I now collect good...
Definition of Teamwork
What’s the definition of teamwork? Here’s one that I’m enjoying using at the moment. Effective teamwork is: Helping people do something they love and are good at doing, With a group of people they enjoy being with, In the pursuit of a cause they believe in. If...
Billy Graham: Inspiring Quotes
To continue our inspiring quotes series, here are some great sentences of wisdom and challenge from Billy Graham: "A real Christian is a person who can give his pet parrot to the town gossip." "My one purpose in life is to help people find a relationship with God,...
Beware – Manipulators In This Area
You go about your life, and suddenly you realise – someone has entered your space, put a hand in your pocket or purse unnoticed, or you come home and find the door forced open and your possessions gone. How can this be? You have not realised it at all and now you...