In keeping with my pledge to try and cook properly while I am away from my family, last night I decided to make myself The Mother Of All Omelettes. It included cheese, garlic, cheese, ham, cheese, onions, and ... more cheese.
Having faith doesn't mean having no difficulties
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"Having faith does not mean having no difficulties, but having the strength
to face them, knowing we are not alone." - Pope Francis
While the Catholic C...
Back to Work
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I will be back at work from tomorrow. This is a strange time of year
because my thoughts are very focused on 2019. We will elect new society
stewards in th...
Advent
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*We are in the season of Advent: **this* is derived from the Latin word
meaning "coming" and is the season for celebrating the coming of Jesus into
our wo...
Great Preacher
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I am hoping the title of this post might attract some attention in the same
way that the person it talks about caught my attention
.
I was flicking chann...
What does strong church look like?
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Some churches are stronger than others. They have a feel about them. They
feel strong, mature, developed. Now a lot of what makes a churches strong
is inta...
Determining my level of consciousness
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It is Saturday morning and i am sitting in a suddenly quiet Medic Room at
our base. After an extremely busy 24hour shift i am thinking of my own
level of c...
The Last Post
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As of today I am formally closing the Methodist Preacher blog and removing
nearly five years of posts to the archives.
Regular readers will know that I su...
The Church and the People
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Maybe it is time that I voice some thoughts that have been floating in my
mind for a while now. Whilst Steven and Jenny's posts about same sex
relations...
It may have been the sampling of that pineapple beer in Standard 8 that resulted in me choosing accountancy as my first career (and not touching alcohol since), but a far stronger Spirit has called me into my second career as I prepare for the exciting journey towards becoming a full-time minister in the Methodist Church of Southern Africa.
Being married to my wonderful wife Belinda, and having been blessed with an amazing son, James, is living proof that accountants DO have a personality. (Or maybe Belinda just felt sorry for me, perhaps?)
Judging by the blogs of Dion Forster, Wessel Bentley, and others, it looks like being able to blog is one of the requirements for being a minister (!), so here goes...
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