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A church that serves Toffipops has gotta be a great place… I enjoyed the time and space a drive home from Dublin (and a pit stop in Belfast) afforded to think, soul-search and listen to a talk on Galatians: ‘Preach the gospel and stop nagging people to try harder…’ Actually, this past few days has also [...]

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Being someone who often needs a sounding board when trying to think things out, I had the pleasure of being a sounding board this avo!  This particular verbal processor is great to hear from – she’s come a long way and is excited about going even further along the ‘journey’!  I’ve loved seeing her confidence [...]

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A satisfyingly productive morning when a talk came together despite me thinking I had NOTHING to say! SLOBS looked to be a difficult one, but again I was overwhelmed by the real sense that the Small Group Leaders are growing so much.  I loved their engagement with Scripture, with each other and with me – [...]

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A breakfast with someone from church who I don’t currently know very well but hope to get to know.  Encouraged by her enthusiasm to chat and an unnoticed two hours passing. I have been so productive in the last 24 hours that I’m incredibly proud of myself!  I’ve tidied my room, done three loads of [...]

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Porridge made by someone else. Ehh… the catering staff at the conference – just to clarify! Having my mind blown by some incredibly insightful and informed teachers… responding in awe and worship to the God I often try to put in a tiny box. A wee boogie un-interrupted by self-consciousness. Not one, not two, but three [...]

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(Eh, so the students were only 25 mins late – the rest of the blame was on traffic.  I stand corrected.) Conversation, conversation, conversation.  Dreaming dreams, discussing realities; theorising, categorising, somethingelse-ising.  Great. The indoors when outside is so manky. Seeing awesome potential in an already so competent student leader… Looking forward to hearing how his life [...]

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Steak, medium-rare and a power nap in Wetherspoons! Pottering round the shops with no pressure to hurry or buy or even look.  Just hangin out with my buddy, Hops, and dreaming dreams about a holiday in June…! Getting to the airport, I was actually knackered, feet killing, no energy… So, a chilled mango smoothie and [...]

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A HUUUUUGE sugh of relief on finding my brand new ‘lost’ ipod which I feared I’d left on a train. A good first Bible Study with my fellowship group – we were much more relaxed than back in September and it was good to hear how they’d been doing in the interim. Enjoying good chats [...]

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Back to work today.  I love that in my job I get to be eased back in with a few staff retreat days. I loved our speaker – Hadden Wilson.  Absolute LEGEND.  What he said and how he said it was so… refreshing.  It began to warm an all-but-frozen heart because of the truths he [...]

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A leisurely breakfast with a Bible and a journal; thinking and scribbling about the truths I’ve found therein.  Glad to hear that even the Apostle Paul cried out “What a wretched man I am!  Who will save me from this body of death?” (Romans 7).  Been there.  Done that.  Discovered the good news that someone [...]

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