Living It

Where it Started -  Living It Everyone has their own experiences, develops their own worldview and values. Some things we learn from others thinking and some we develop as we read, learn, experience and live in this world God created. This is a blog about what I have learned and how I am practically living out my faith in my community. The banner of my blog is an attempt to say where my foundation and ethos and values lie. I am a Christian. I think I started this blog over 17 years ago now (I haven't checked). This blog is about the different parts of me, my learning and development and even how my beliefs and values may have changed as life has happened. The joys, the challenges, the disappointments and the victories. If that is the purpose of this blog - it would be a really sad state of affairs if years later, nothing had changed. It would be really sad if I was stubbornly stomping my feet and digging in refusing to consider new scientific research, acknowledging mistakes and re...

What do you see in the image above? Which images do you see first? Two faces or a Goblet? Can you see each image clearly or is one harder to see than the other? Do you see all or part of the picture? We can be so busy with what is important to us that we don't see the whole picture. Sometimes we only see what we want to see and we forget to stand back for a wider glimpse. So many things are open to interpretation and who knows sometimes you may see something that is not even there. How then do you understand and interpret things correctly. If people start at different starting points you may not see the same thing at all. There has to be understanding. My profession as a community learning development practitioner is often a misunderstood profession.  You have probably heard the saying about whether it is better to give a man a fish to eat or teach him to fish? In other words giving a man a fish can teach him to be dependent whilst teaching him to fish g...

Psalm 23 The LORD is my shepherd. I am never in need. 2 He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside peaceful waters. 3 He renews my soul. He guides me along the paths of righteousness for the sake of his name. GOD'S WORD ® is a copyrighted work of God's Word to the Nations. Quotations are used by permission. I have been thinking recently about what I believe. There are some things I quite simply have formed an opinion and I believe what I believe. Sometimes unquestioningly. I like simple language, so I am not really a into theological arguments. There are also other times when I know that I have said that we need to raise our expectancy and expectations and ask questions. We have all heard of having a child like faith. Sometimes that people think that means having a simple faith. I am not so sure of that....I have a 5 year old that can have some very profound questions. We have a relational God that wants us to be co-workers. Surely it makes sense t...