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Breathe Bible: John 15:4-12 Reading Apart from me you can do nothing (V.5). I’m not a good runner. A run for me includes pain, boredom and fighting the little voice in my head screaming: “Stop!” But I keep at it. A friend told me to focus on my breathing while running, rather than how IContinueContinue reading “Breathe”

A Normal Guy Bible: 1 Samuel 16:1-7 Reading People look at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart (V.7). William Carey was a sickly boy, born to a poor family near Northampton. His future didn’t look too bright. But God had plans for him. Against all odds, he moved to India, whereContinueContinue reading “A Normal Guy”

Take one step Bible: Deuteronomy 30:15-20 Reading Love the Lord your God, listen to his voice, and hold fast to him (V.20). One shopping centre posted colourful signs along the staircase that said: “Taking the stairs protects your heart.” Over six weeks the number of people who chose to walk up the stairs instead ofContinueContinue reading “Take one step”

A Refresher course Bible: Exodus 33:1-11 Reading You cannot see my face, for no one may see me and live (EXODUS 33:20). Is God hidden? Is God silent? Is God unfair? Those questions troubled God’s people as they walked through the desert, even though they saw God looking after them every day and heard HimContinueContinue reading “A Refresher course”