To Obey is better than Sacrifice. It’s a beautiful gem in the Old Testament which can sometimes be missed! And, when we read something in the bible about sacrificing animals, it’s all too easy to disregard it as out of date because of what Jesus did on the cross.

Jesus’ death and resurrection means we don’t need to sacrifice animals in the Temple. But it doesn’t lessen the importance of obedience for us Christians.

But Samuel replied, “What is more pleasing to the Lord: your burnt offerings and sacrifices or your obedience to his voice? Listen! Obedience is better than sacrifice… 1 Samuel 15:22 (New Living Translation)

Put really simply, animal sacrifice made God pleased in the Old Testament times. But, despite that, obedience was what mattered above and beyond that. Actually that theme reappears elsewhere in the Old Testament – when God gets fed up with people doing what their duty is, rather than simply obeying God.

Obedience almost sounds like a dirty word these days, outside of the Armed Forces where soldiers are taught to obey the commands of those senior to them. And that obedience is even more important for us as Christians.

Don’t make the mistake of thinking that giving to the poor, fighting for social injustices is what God wants from you. It is good to care for the people we meet. In the book of James, the author – of the same name – tells us that pure religion is exactly that of caring for orphans and widows.

More important that any of that, though, is being obedient to God. He desires our hearts over our hands.

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David, of the David's Daily Dose blog, and I were chatting around two pieces of scripture we had commented on.

One was Romans 5 and the other Hebrews 12 and how they link together and he challenged me to write something on these two, so here it is!

Hebrews 12:1-2 (New Living Translation)
Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a huge crowd of witnesses to the life of faith, let us strip off every weight that slows us down, especially the sin that so easily trips us up. And let us run with endurance the race God has set before us. We do this by keeping our eyes on Jesus, the champion who initiates and perfects our faith. Because of the joy awaiting him, he endured the cross, disregarding its shame. Now he is seated in the place of honour beside God’s throne.

and

Romans 5:3-5 (New Living Translation)
We can rejoice, too, when we run into problems and trials, for we know that they help us develop endurance. And endurance develops strength of character, and character strengthens our confident hope of salvation. And this hope will not lead to disappointment. For we know how dearly God loves us, because he has given us the Holy Spirit to fill our hearts with his love.

So run the race, and keep your eye on the prize!
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There’s a line in the film Kung Fu Panda. The Master is speaking with his trainee. The trainee feels fierce and tough and hard. He’s talking about how he can make all sorts of things happen, like where a tree can grow.

The Master simply replies that while he can have power to choose where a tree may grow, he can’t control what will grow – if a peach seed is planted, then a peach tree can grow.

All the power and skill in the world can not change make those sorts of choices.

Life throws things at us all the time. And when things do not go as planned there are a couple of choices we can make. And, make no mistake, they are choices - no matter how we feel about them.

We can choose to stamp our feet and get angry about what has unfolded before us. Or we can choose to accept what we can not do, and deal with what we can.

Hence the phrase When Life Gives You Lemons, Make Lemonade.

There is one more thing that we can do, however, that will seek to mitigate these insurmountable and unexpected issues.

In our home we call it “front loading”. Simply put it means getting done what you can, when you can, with what you have. Another way would be to say ‘don’t leave everything until the last minute’.

We can’t control a whole range of things, but we can work diligently when that is possible.

So, if life gives you lemons, make lemonade. Don’t wait for them to become oranges. And, if you prefer orange aid to lemonade go buy some oranges ‘cos all the squeezing in the world of those lemons will not change their flavour.

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Have you ever heard a strange noise coming from a piece of machinery? We have had exactly that experience fro the past few weeks. Our lawnmower has been working harder and harder, and achieving less and less. Grass has been hacked rather than mown, and more is left behind that collected in the grass box.

And that noise kept getting worse. It was kind of a screaming, whining, terrified sound.

And then it went quiet. And that lawnmower had reached the end of it’s life.

We’d got is super cheap – just £5 at a charity shop. That was a bargain as it has lasted AGES. But, all good things must come to an end and, despite a fresh blade to help it cut more efficiently, it ceased to function anymore.
Mind you, the terrified noise stopped too, so that was good!

At some point we’ll buy a new one to replace it. But, until then, we have a permanent reminder of that fateful day because half our garden is short. The other half, well, let’s just say it is awaiting attention!

It’s been a super busy season for the BerryBunch, so the idea of sourcing and selecting and a replacement had been left untouched for nearly a month. That has just allowed the grass to grow even longer.

Our garden now looks quite a mess – it’d be easy for someone to look at it and make a judgement on how lazy we were, or whatever might go through their minds.

Have you ever done that? Seen something and immediately made judgement? Let’s be quicker to ask a question and offer help, than to make a half-cocked assessment on something we know little about.

The up-side of our situation? We haven’t had to mow the grass for a while.
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Much like the Trinity, a decent mug of tea requires 3 elements – tea, boiling water and milk. You can disagree about the milk and whether it comes first or not (it always comes first by the way) but those three parts make a decent ‘brew’.

We had a fancy kettle that had stopped working, only it hadn’t totally stopped working. It still took water and made it hot, only not hot enough - despite the little icon on the screen telling you your water was at 100 degrees Celsius/212 degrees Fahrenheit.

Warm water makes weak twa. Tea left brewing too long becomes unsightly and unpleasant.

There is an optimum temperature – boiling water, and an optimum time (there really are instructions for how long to leave a tea bag in for the best flavour).

Sometimes when something breaks it is easy to spot. If your kettle didn’t switch on at all, we’d know it was broken. But, since it was only not working quite right, it took us ages to spot there was an issue.

Life is the same way isn’t it. When we have a broken leg we can spot that and get medical help. If you’re suffering mental or emotional damage it may not be so apparent, to anyone – including ourselves. Even a broken bone can be hard to spot as being broken if it is a hairline break, and your leg isn’t bending in too many places!

Where do you need to take another look at something in your life, where that ‘something’ just isn’t working quite right.

It can be hard to discern. Thankfully, we have the designer of the entire universe on permanent speed dial should we desire to seek His wisdom. And His wisdom is always good!

Just a thought…

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While sitting in church one day I couldn’t stop looking at the perfect illustration of how we should be with our Father God, when I saw the small baby in front of me perfectly secure and resting in the arms of their dad fast asleep!

It so powerfully spoke of how important dads are!

In our society we live in a time when we know how important fathers are, and yet society seeks to degrade that role by saying that we are all the same. And yet there is a security that only our fathers can bring.

As a father I totally know this to be true – I can’t comfort my children like my wife can do and she can’t make them feel secure like I can. We have different roles to fulfil; different functions.

God designed us to be made and raised with one father and one mother. If one part of that is removed, for whatever reason, it creates an instability that is not easy to remedy without a relationship with Jesus Christ and His Father – God. That doesn't make single parents somehow lesser - don't allow that thought to grow.

But, God designed things for a reason and once we operate outside of that design, whether by choice or not, it will become more complicated and difficult to navigate. However, by God's grace, there is always hope because God will always equip us as we seek to build His kingdom, whether that is as a single parent family, or with both a mother and father.

As a product of a broken, blended, dysfunctional family I know only too well what happens when one parent disappears, for whatever reason. My father didn’t simply disappear, but got married and chose to focus on the children of his new wife. I know the pain that comes from that, and the security I only ever, eventually, found by trusting my Heavenly Father.

God is our loving heavenly Father, and what an example He truly is!

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While away at a festival I tried to buy an ice cream. Someone had given us a gift of some money for our family, so we thought that would be a good thing to do! However, when we got to the ice cream seller they told us they couldn’t serve us unless we could pay cash, as their card machine was no longer working.

I took a quick look and decided it probably lust needed a charge. Right enough I plugged it in and it started working again. 15 minutes later I took it back to her and she was able to carry on trading once more.

It didn’t take a huge amount of effort on my part and, so very often, it costs us little or nothing to encourage someone.

It could be in the form of a smile, or letting them in traffic, or picking up something they dropped, or opening a door and holding it for the person behind us.

What are you waiting for? Encourage someone!

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In the film, Inside Out, we see an image of how emotions develop in the brain of a new born, through to old age. We see the importance of emotions, and why Joy – a main character in the film – is not the most important emotion.

We love the film as a family because it reminds us of the importance of caring for our emotions; of listening to them and valuing them.

The problem with emotions, however, is that – at best – they should only be seen as a temperature gauge. And, just like any temperature gauge, they need to be kept in check because they can give us a distorted view of reality, especially if we allow them to control our actions.

In a race the driver of a car knows how many laps they need to complete the race. Finishing first is great. However, sometimes, just finishing the race can be an accomplishment. And it is the same in life. Some days just seem to stretch away from you as you move through them as 5pm never seems to get any closer.

As Christians our journey of faith consists, largely, of putting one foot in front of the other as we move towards Jesus. And, if we make becoming more like Jesus Christ our goal, rather than ‘finishing’ we’ll enjoy life a whole lot more.

So, don’t let your emotions get the better of you, and keep moving towards Jesus trusting that He has all you need for you to do all that He has for you to do.

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This is the first ever Family Matters podcast! To launch this podcast the BerryBunch begin by introducing who they are collectively and individually. Somehow, they make it more complicated than it needs to be. Especially Jo!

Family Matters is created by our family for your family.

Special Guest Andy Godfrey brings some order to the podcast with a movie review on Fast X, Good News Stories from the Good News Newspaper and Faith with Action tips.

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When we had arrived at a festival we knew we had 4 car trips to make each day. We’d decided to drive in because there were four of us. It was a good decision, made prayerfully. But when we arrived for that first day, I knew we didn’t have enough money in our bank account to make it back home on the 4th day.

I started to second guess myself, and the prayerfully gained peace we’d had about how we’d set everything up for our first exhibition.

As ever, however, God had had already put everything we need in place because, on Friday – after we had already committed to being at the festival, we had two personal gifts that covered the cost of that fourth return home.

It’s so easy, isn’t it, to pray and find peace, then find waiting for God’s answer so very painful. We can question our very existence because, while God has allowed Himself to be restricted by time in order to spend time with us, also doesn’t work to our schedule.

Why would He?!?

The fact remains that if we choose to follow God and trust Him with our daily bread, then that means trusting God long enough to answer us.

He will never let us down as we seek to serve Him. So, if God called you to something don’t rush to create the solution to your prayer. But allow God the honour of meeting that prayer need, to continue building His glory and His kingdom.

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I got something through the post last week from a friend of mine. I’d typed out my address, but he’d altered it. My address was still correct, but he also added “Andy Berry, BBHQ” for BerryBunch Headquarters. He didn’t need to do that. But he said, afterwards, that he wanted to make me smile. And he did.

So, what simple thing can you do – today – to make someone smile.

Share a smile! If you’ve got Jesus inside of your heart, then you have every reason to smile. And if you have every reason to smile, be as generous with your smiles as Jesus is with His love for us.

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Have you ever watched an episode of the original Star Trek? There’s a line from Captain James T. Kirk that you’d hear frequently. Imagine the scene of that ultra futuristic space ship moving through space, jumping from galaxy to galaxy, and the words can be heard as you watch: “to boldly go...”

Now I don’t know about you, but I figure some of those fictional characters may have been into that going boldly thing. But there were definitely others who would not. They didn’t need to have any modicum of boldness - being on the United Federation of Planets Star Ship Enterprise, NCC-1701, was probably as close as they got to any degree of boldness.

Unless they wore a red shirt, in which case they wouldn’t make the end credits.

As Christians we can have absolute boldness in our Creator. He literally holds the universe in His hands, because He spoke it into being and knows it in all its glory!

And, yet, He didn’t speak you and me into being. The Bible tells us He knits us together in our mother’s womb. There is randomness, or happenstance that precedes us being alive and kicking.

And is that same Creator who knows the very number of hairs on our head. If you’re bald, that may not sound so exciting, but He knew how many hairs you had on your head when you had hair, even if you can’t remember those times.

Walking with God can be nerve wracking. But we need never feat the path before us if we truly seek to walk it with God guiding us, because He is the best guide we could dream of.

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Do you remember the days of Dial Up internet? Perhaps you still access the internet the same way. I do remember, vividly, that scratching squealing sound as your computer made contact with the World Wide Web.

Today we can access ultra high speed internet with our smart phones and internet connections are HUGE business!

In the UK the Government have realised that their big push to get everything ‘done online’ is leaving some people unable to access critical services - like doctors, benefits and applying for jobs.

If you don’t have internet you will struggle to function in a modern world. And a slow internet can, sometimes, feel worse than no internet connection at all because you are so close to being able to do something. At least if it’s completely failed, you can resign yourself to simply getting on with something else.

As Christians those moments of no internet can be the perfect opportunities to spend extra time with God – in nature, at home, at the beach.

If your internet is slow, make the most of it. And let us all be grateful that God doesn’t internet in order to build His Kingdom, or communicate well with us.

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We all need to work. In one way, or another, we work. And sometimes we work for ourselves, but many of us will work for someone else. But how we work with them is important when it comes to our desire to live out our Christian faith.

It’s easy to look at what you get paid, and decide work according to that. Actually, it’s very healthy to only work within the limits of the hours you are paid to do. Go beyond that and you’re likely to take away from someone else, get more tired and even more grumpy when what you do for free isn’t appreciated with a promotion or raise in your salary.

What we do is one thing, but how we do it is of far greater importance. Because God looks at our heart more than He does our hands.

Sure, it’s good to finish a job and for it to look good; to be safe; to work efficiently. But if we do that with a bad heart, God is watching!

So, when you’re doing your job, are you working for a pay check? Or are you working knowing that God is watching your attitude towards your job, more than He is looking at what you produce.

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When we replace a car for something different, whether a newer or an older model, we have plenty of things to learn. But, perhaps even more importantly, we need to unlearn a whole bunch of stuff too!

Ok, so the steering wheel is probably in the same place you’re expecting it to be, but there are many ways a handbrake (parking brake) can be made to function. There are reversing sensors to get used to. There are performance changes with the engine, and more.

Having driven professionally for a number of years I get pretty adept at handling different vehicles, sometimes multiple times a day – and doing so safely. But there will always be some things that take a lot more adjustment than others.

When you choose to follow Jesus Christ there are a number of things that happen. Perhaps the most fundamental beginning a life of change – to become more like Jesus Christ. And that means learning new ways of doing things. Also, more importantly, ‘unlearning’ things that are diametrically opposed to the Christian Faith.

Becoming a Christian is an amazing experience; it is utterly liberating; it is beautifully life transforming. But while it is worth every sacrifice we feel we are making, we are still sacrificing things we may have spent years cultivating - from hatred and bitterness, to an inappropriate career or way of paying for common items.

To become is a Christian is to embrace change. And it doesn’t need to be something to fear because any exchanges with God always work out with us gaining more than we give away.

After all, Jesus already gave His life for us, and that’s a cost we’ll never be able to match. Hallelujah!

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We all instinctively know that the best way to move through a wall is via a door way. We know that we’re not going to push the brick wall into conceding us to move through it.

So why is it so often we find ourselves straining against the walls of life, getting worn out and angry that God has somehow failed to help us move through this solid object? When, in reality, there is a wide, gaping, open doorway just a few feet away.

We sometimes talk about following God as walking along a path – that he guides us along the paths of life. We read something similar with the shepherds when Jesus was born as God even used a star to guide the shepherds to their destination.

In my walls and doors metaphor, that would be similar to God providing the shepherds with a bright light to light their path, the shepherds knowing about that bright light and the reason for it, then covering their eyes and blindly walking forwards hoping to strike the right path.

In our lives we so often do this don’t we. God calls us; we move towards His voice; we encounter an object and assume God needs to remove that obstacle. And, yet, if we opened our eyes – instead of moving forwards in fear, or terror – we’d notice the open door inviting us on.

Is life getting difficult as you try and move along? Perhaps God wants you to open your eyes and enjoy the journey. With God, it will always be epic, even if, sometimes, a little scary!

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Have you ever thought to yourself that since God seems to have so much to do in the world, that you’d help Him out? You know, give God a hand to help Him answer your prayers since He is so very busy with all those prayers that need answering?

There’s very clearly nothing wrong with praying! And God desires us to be a part of building His kingdom here on earth and that includes, among other things, being those answers to prayer lifted by others.

But there is a large caveat here, however, because while it is good to be obedient and serve God by helping someone else, it isn’t the same thing to expect God to be obedient to us, and answer our prayers.

Let us never forget that God is still God. Yes, we should feel free to address the King of Kings personally - as our Father. But He is still God, and we should act with reverence towards Him. I’ve done a teaching video on this exact subject - What is Reverence?https://www.berrybunch.org/Articles/651911/What_is_Reverence.aspx

Much like forcing a flower to reveal its petals before its time, so is our forcing our prayers to be answered by God. Sometimes that is ahead of time, and sometimes that is because the “Yes” answer we urgently need God to respond to has nothing to do with God’s love for us being somehow lacking or distracted, or hearing us.

Rather, perhaps, it is because that “Yes” would be detrimental to us.

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In the third episode of this series of Marriage Matters, Andy B and Jo take a look at the subject of things that might cause disagreement in our relationships. Let’s face it we can’t always agree on everything and that could mean arguments, heated discussions, or challenging communications.

At times in our marriages, we need to manage our differences in opinions and deal with our different approaches to life. There is probably no end to what we might disagree on and nay include subjects like politics, money, parenting and food choices to name but a few!

This week, Andy B reads finds wisdom to tackle divisive issues and reads:

Proverbs 20:3
2 Timothy 2: 23-24
James 4:4:1-3
Ephesians 4:26

**The Take Away

Andy**Andy noted the importance of taking time out to be with God for a finite period of time when arguments are not being resolved or are escalating.

JoJo was struck but how much wisdom and guidance can be found in the bible to assist us in dealing with conflict and issues in relationships.

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Our car is currently sitting in our garage until we can get it repaired. The expected bill is far larger than we can afford, so it may well be several months before we can get it fixed, with divine intervention!

I’m not happy with how easily I lost my peace when I was given the news about the problem, and probable repair costs. While I’ve matured I’m still a work in progress, and bad news is something I still need to learn to receive better!

Problems come along and can take us out without warning. They overwhelm us, sometimes to the point when we feel like we can’t breathe. Problem after problem throws itself at us, and we have no choice but to do the best we can.

If you’ve started with a lovely prayer time in the morning, you might be in a better mood when you get such bad news. But, have you ever noticed that these problem issues always seem to arrive when you’ve woken up and had to rush in to the day, so are utterly unprepared for what smacks you across the face like a wet kipper on a winter morning?!?

God is always good, so we can’t blame Him when things go wrong. Parts on cars wear out: at one level, the parts that need to be replaced on our car, other than being far more expensive than we’d prefer, are just parts designed to wear out and be replaced!

When problems come along how do you react?

When intensity rises, what is your go to response?

It really does reveal the side of us we prefer not to think of. However, God is watching us for our response.

Just a thought…

Andy B

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I love cycling and I’ve been doing it as far back as I can remember.
I helped Jo develop a passion for cycling when we got married and I taught my own boys to cycle through the busy streets of a large City in England.

I’ve cycled through snow and through rain, through fog and through windy weather. But, one condition that makes nervous is ice. The other is gusty winds. That last one makes me not stops me in my tracks.

As a professionally trained driver, with a decade and a half of experience – I have no clue how many miles, but 56 Miles Per Hour for anything up to nine hours a day, over a 15 year period would be something towards how many miles I covered.

I have seen a lot of good and bad drivers.

I wonder what stops you from doing the things you’ve set out to do? Even things you enjoy doing.

I wonder what God has called you to do, that you’re too afraid to try doing.
I can promise you only one thing – if God has called you to do something for Him then, with Him, you can’t fail to succeed to accomplish what He will equip you to do.

Just a thought…

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Two Sides! When you’re printing something, you need to consider that there are two sides to the thing you’re printing on.

It’s really the most basic of things, but you never waste a leaflet by printing on just one side because there’s a 50/50 chance it’ll be thrown to one side and just show a piece of white card!

So, you print on both sides.

The same goes for business cards. But, if you want cheaper business cards, then there are many companies who will print them for you, to a high quality, only 50% of the card will have their advertising on it.

Which isn’t great, unless you want business cards in a hurry and don’t mind advertising a business that has nothing to do with you.

Which leads me to a question – which side of you are people seeing?

Is it the side advertising something that you don’t want people to focus on? Or the side you’re crafting?

We’re not supposed to be two faced. And we’re not supposed to project an image that is false.

But, we do need to consider what people see and unless we’re careful, they’ll just as easily see the side of us we’d rather keep hidden.

So, what do people see when they see you?

Just a thought…

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Weeds. They’re such a pain and I’m sure you, like me, have lovingly tended the odd one before we realised it really wasn’t something that deserved our care and attention!

Weeds grow and lie dormant under the surface of the garden just waiting for the right conditions to burst forth and ruin that lovingly weeded piece of garden that we spent hours sorting out.

Because are opportunists. They don’t need much of anything to go wild and create havoc.

We’ve all got weeds in our lives too – they lie under the surface and then suddenly guilt erupts.

If you want to deal with weeds in your garden you need to find the root and get rid of that, or they’ll come back.

Likewise, there are temptations in our lives that need properly cutting off and out – just like cancer – so they don’t grow back.

Just a thought…

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It’s a great feeling when you finally fix something yourself; there is an immense sense of satisfaction when you hear that final ‘click’ as something goes perfectly back into its proper place.

I’ve seen that happen a few times, and it’s always very satisfying!

In life there are some things that we simply can’t put right. It doesn’t matter how hard we try – we just can’t make fix it or repair it.

When we lost our daughter she was just 11 weeks old. There was nothing I, or we, could do to prevent her death. It was utterly out of our control and it took me many years to finally work through that pain and loss and before I was ready to allow my wife and I to consider trying for another baby.

There are times when saying sorry is simply no longer an option, or even appropriate, to say.

In those times we have a single, healthy, choice to make. And it is the same choice whether it’s a video we’ve recorded, and subsequently lost, or the fracturing of a friendship or relationship.

That one healthy choice? It’s to let go!

When we lost our daughter, it took me years to reach the point of being able to let go. Sometimes life ‘stuff’ happens and we find ourselves utterly unprepared.

But I had to accept that I had lost my video, and I had to accept that I had lost my daughter.

I’m not being glib, or fickle, here - losing a video is not the same as losing a daughter! But it is the same action that we need to take on both counts – we need to choose to let go.

Just a thought…

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Andy B and Jo continue in this new series of Marriage Matters improving the format further – just a few tweaks! In this second episode, Andy B and Jo take a look at when life gets hectic, when there might be too much going on and it might be difficult to find time for your spouse.

Times of busyness can cause problems and you may feel distant from each other in marriage, or it can bring you together as you do life together through the ups and downs and hectic happenings.

This week, Andy B reads from the book of Mathew, perhaps some familiar verses calling us to go to Jesus and find rest in Him.

Mathew 11:28-30

The Take Away

AndyAndy gives us a handy tip to ‘front load’ which means get things done ahead of time so when stuff comes in, we can handle it!

JoJo highlights the importance of prayer in helping us through the busy times and staying strong together as a couple. And Jo notes we can cause our own busyness and to be careful of that.

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In this episode of Endurance, the last of this season, Steven and Nathan are thinking about those bad days that we all have from time to time.

Endurance is your weekly spiritual workout, whether you think of yourself as a beginner, an intermediate, or advanced!

#GoDeeperAs Steven goes deeper into this week’s topic for Endurance, he begins with some examples of bad days. Jesus warned his disciples that they would face suffering in this world, but He also told them to be courageous because he had overcome the world.

Steven quotes a passage of Scripture from the book of James which commands us to rejoice when we face trails because they make us stronger. In addition to this, he makes a few interesting points. One of which is that whether you’re having a good day, a bad day or a worse day you should praise God. He also challenges us not to write off a day just because something bad happens.

#GoDoNathan and Steven discuss this week’s topic in greater detail:

You don’t throw away an entire box of eggs because one has gone bad.
Are you having a good day?

Check out this week’s episode to find out how to navigate the mountains and valleys of life.

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Today is Good Friday and marks the most important date in the Christian Calendar. After Christmas Day, Good Friday, is probably the most celebrated day of the year here in the UK, and around the world and, annually, for some 2,000 years, and for good reason!

There are two great certainties in life. No matter your status, your wealth or your success, they apply to you just as much as they apply to me - they have nothing to do with culture, geography, goodness or ‘niceness’.

The first certainty, of course, is that we will all be born. We don’t get to choose who our mother and father will be. We don’t get any say over brothers and sisters, aunts and uncles, or the time and place of our birth.

The second certainty is that we are all going to die one day: we can keep ourselves fit and healthy, avoiding any – and all - potential dangers, and still die at a time and place that was not of our choosing through no fault of our own.

In the Nicolas Cage film National Treasure, we hear the following clue for the treasure they sought:

“the debt that all men pay”.

Now, in the film, it formed a clue to finding the treasure but that phrase actually comes straight out of the Holy Bible, and can be found in the book of Romans, chapter 6 and verse 23:

“For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life through Christ Jesus our Lord.”

Unlike our birth, where we have no control, we do have absolute control about what happens when we die. And, that choice, affects everything while we’re alive too.

“The debt that all men pay” is super encouraging because we know that Jesus of Nazareth was a real man. Various Court Judges over the centuries have assessed the case He answered and found him not guilty. Various historians over the centuries have proven that He was the same Jesus of Nazareth who was put to death on a cross by the Romans at the time.

For you and me that is important because Jesus, literally, paid “the debt that all men pay”. And that means we get the choice whether we wish to go to heaven or not.

You can ignore this Christian stuff as just a bunch of magical rubbish designed to make people feel better and act as their crutch to get through life. However, if we’re right about this ‘Jesus stuff’ then you might wish to reconsider what you ‘know’ to be true, or not.

If you want to know more about Jesus Christ – the reason it says Good Friday in your digital and paper calendars, why not ask Him to show Himself to you. If you’re right, what have you got to lose?

Just a thought…

Andy B

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What's coming up on our next Endurance podcast?

In this episode of Endurance, the last of this season, Steven and Nathan are thinking about those bad days that we all have from time to time.

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Have you ever heard of the story of the ugly duckling? If you haven’t it’s simply a children’s tale about we grow as we age; about how we can start off looking one way but will grow into something quite different.

The moral of the story, for me, at least, is to not let our children think they can become what they want to be, just because they want to.

It's a bit like stating that Santa Clause is real. Harmless? Not really - not if we convince them that he really is real, and the reason for Christmas: a lie is a lie is a lie.

Each of us may look at who we are and think we are rubbish.

Let me state something wonderfully true here: you are not rubbish! Because God CAN NOT make rubbish!!

If you want to see your full potential, surrender your life to God – the one who, literally, hand made you; hand designed you.

His own version of you at your best is always going to be better than anything you can dream of.

If you think a duckling growing in to a swan is amazing, and God loves the animals He spoke into being and created, what can God do with you if you allow Him to.

Just a thought…

Andy B

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Have you ever witnessed somebody become a Christian? I’ve been privileged to see this quite a few times. Each occasion was utterly different from the next. But the one thing that always followed that moment of saying ‘yes’ to Jesus Christ was an inescapable, infectious, impossible to miss joy!

When I was at school I vividly remember someone trying to ask me a question. I say trying, as it was more accusational than inquisitive. Their conclusion, simply, was that I was weak because I only used my faith as a crutch. When I told them that they were quite correct, that evidently was not the answer they had hoped for, as they were left just a little surprised.

Life can be pretty tough. There is so much that can cause us to feel anxious and to hide away from danger! But since there will never be enough cotton wool for that, what is the solution for those of us who know Jesus Christ?

That’s where Joy comes in. Fun is great, but joy is everlasting and doesn’t depend on our circumstances.

I’m not naïve enough to think that things don’t come along that make us feel as though we can’t breathe because of what is happening around us, or to us – I survived the largest mainland bomb in British history so I know life can be suddenly, dramatically, life defining and terrifying.

But I also know that, with Jesus Christ, there is always a tomorrow, and that is just as exciting as the joy we can experience today.

Just a thought…

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From football to tiddly winks, what gets you excited? We’ve all that got one thing gets us on our feet and shouting. For some it’s football, or perhaps tiddly winks is your thing. If tiddly winks is new to you, google it – I won’t spoil the surprise!

If you’ve ever been to the football (soccer) terraces of your local football club then you’ll know the sort of excitement I’m talking about. It’s pretty much the only thing which seems to excite the passion in us British folks. Although the tiddly wink scene can get pretty brutal too, I’m sure.

In church we should be seeing those same levels of passion. I know it exists – just like at the excitement of the Jewish people who set out to kill Jesus, an innocent man. All because they allowed their excitement to spill over to murder.

Excitement is a state of being that can be either good or bad. But, in church, we should be seeing similar levels of excitement to that of the football terraces.

At best, at a football match, your team might score a goal. They might even be sitting at the tippet top of a leader board. And as exciting as that evidently is, it will never even come close to the excitement when someone has chosen to follow Jesus, and experience a life – on earth – of peach, hope and joy, because they have a certainty of their future.

Why don’t we see the levels of excitement in church, that we can see on the football terraces? If we can get excited about 22 people running around in front of us for our entertainment, shouldn’t we striving for similar levels of excitement in our churches?

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There was a built bridge. It was over a river, but they knew that there were some pretty fierce so it was decided, using the best knowledge available, to make that bridge SUPER strong - it was so solid they knew it would never struggle against the winds.

Until the winds came.

Before it really ever got used it had collapsed into the water below.

When they worked out why it had collapsed, it was simply too strong for it’s own good. It was built so strong, in fact, that it could not cope with the winds.

Today we know that buildings need to be able to move, to breathe, to flex. Take a look after an earthquakes and you’ll see the buildings that were built to be less strong by just being solid, but to be flexible and malleable instead and it is those buildings which survive.

When tough times come it’s only natural to harden ourselves so we can’t be hurt the same way twice. There can be an element of wisdom, but it all too often makes us break under pressure.

It is the same in our Christian faith. Being strong can be helpful. But flexible is always better as a posture for buildings, bridges and people.

When we are flexible we can adapt and adjust. When we are rigid in our thinking, we will eventually break: stronger doesn’t mean better…

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In this episode of Endurance, Steven and Nathan are looking into the fact that we are not invincible.

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Steven begins this week’s GoDeeper with Isaiah 40:30-31, which says that even youths will stumble and fall. In other words, even the strongest and fittest of us will grow tired. He then gives two examples from his own life which illustrate this.

He then challenges us to go to God for strength. In addition to this, he recommends seeking help from other people. Finally, he concludes with Joshua 1:7, which tells us to be strong and courageous, but also to follow God’s commands.

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Nathan and Steven discuss this week’s topic in greater detail:

Another Scripture relevant to our topic might be “I can do all things through him who gives me strength.”
God gives us spiritual strength. But sometimes He gives us physical strength.

We also recommend that you listen to “Invincible” by Skillet – it’s a great song.

Check out this week’s episode to learn how to get back up again when we stumble and fall.

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Andy B and Jo are back for another brand new and improved format of Marriage Matters. In this first episode in this series of Marriage Matters, Andy B and Jo take a look at free time within our marriages – noting the importance of investing time with our spouses.

Andy highlights the importance of quality not quantity when it comes to time we have with each other.

This week, Andy B reads from Ecclesiastes, which talks about there being a time for everything:

Ecclesiastes 3:1-8

The Take Away

Andy

Our children will thank us when we invest time into our marriages as a priority and above time with families.

We need to prayer and think seriously about the time we have and how to spend it and not let life just happen or let precious time pass us by.

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If you had to write a biography about yourself what would it say and how easy would you find such an exercise.

God tells us that we are fearfully and wonderfully made; that He hand made us on purpose and for a purpose.

So, if you were saying who God had made you to be, how would you go about that?

I’m currently writing something of a professional biography, not a super short one. But I struggle to speak the truth about what I am good at for the most part.

I’m quite comfortable saying I’m really good at creating complicated church services that are suitable for a massive range of ages that are popular, and yet I struggle to describe other things with such clarity.

I’m certain part of my issues is that I’m British, and the British are, if nothing else, incredibly reserved as a rule.

We’ve done some amazing things and led the field in so many areas. And yet, when it comes to talking about ourselves, we would do well to take some lessons from our American friends, who are so much more natural at saying what they are able to do, or not.

So, if you were writing a bio about yourself, what would it say?

Feel free to leave it in the comments if you like as I’d love to read who God has made you to be 😊.

Just a thought…

Andy B

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Andy and Jo will kick off this new Season, looking at “Down Time” and how that should influence our marriages.

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Let’s go somewhere controversial. It shouldn’t be, but it is. So, let’s get this out at the beginning.

Evolution is not true!

It isn’t false because I say it is. Even Charles Darwin stated it was only a theory – and a theory that has never been proven to be true. Actually, the opposite has happened. But, let’s stick to the facts here.

I’m telling you the theory of evolution isn’t true because God told us how He made the world, in just 6 days with a 7th day - when He rested.

You can argue with me, but you can’t argue with God! Well, not unless you want to call Him a liar and I don’t recommend that!

Most importantly, because we can trust God in Genesis chapter 1, we can trust Him when He also states that each on of us was hand made by Him, and that we – every one of us – has a purpose.

Here’s something we can know absolutely without doubt: God does not make rubbish, so you are precious and valuable and have a purpose that is world changing!

Just a thought…

Andy B

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It’s easy to jump into the day with a smile on our face and a coffee in our hand. Although I don’t recommend jumping with a coffee in your hand, unless you have a sealed flask that you trust. Then your smile will change and you’ll remember you should have drunk tea instead!

However we start the day – whether we love mornings or loathe them, we all face similar issues, that have nothing to do with how much money we have, whether we work in the home or in an office or on a building site or whether we work at all!

We will, each of us, face challenges which will knock us for six and toss us around like a leaf on a giant, cresting, wave as it reaches the land.

When you become a Christian the devil will seek to corrupt you, distract you, tempt you, put you down and make you as insignificant as he can make you feel. That’s all he knows to do, because he’s fighting a rear guard action from a battle that he has already lost.

Don’t ever underestimate the devil, but don’t ever forget that, as Christians, we’re on the side that already won the final battle…and that God is bigger, so there’s never a need to fear with God walking behind us, ahead of us, by our side…

Sometimes we can feel so down by life – and we’ve all been there, for a billion different reasons – that we want to give up.

Don’t! Get up and fight. You can’t stand while lying down, so get up and stand. And if you have to fight to get on your feet get it done!

Just a thought…

Andy B

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Whatever is going on; whatever your life looks like right now; wherever you’ve come from; whatever is looming ahead of you – there is always reason to Praise God!

At the time of recording this video, I am finding myself breathless

For me, it will pass and is simply the side effect of having my heart medication dropped by 50%. That is a good thing, but it is not a pleasant thing to work through!

However, it is still worth making the effort to Praise God!

Whatever we may feel like can change in an instant, and making the effort to Praise God, no matter what, is the very best, most reliable route I know - and have ever experienced – of dealing with negative emotion feeling, and allowing God to redeem them into something amazing.

There is always something to be thankful for, even if it takes us a moment to see it.

So, no matter what Praise God. Nuff Said!

Just a thought…

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We all see change and can get a bit freaked out. Losing control is another one that can make us very uncomfortable.

Perhaps I’m more unique though, because I really do enjoy change! I’m not daft enough to think that some change doesn’t infuriate me. But that’s because a lot of change is utterly unnecessary.

Here’s the thing for those of us who have decided to become Christians – change, and losing control, is at the very core of being a Christian!

When we say sorry for the things we’ve done in our life, that we know God was not happy with; when we choose heaven and peace on earth, over hell and hell on earth, we are choosing two things at that very moment. One of those is change, and one of those is losing control.

Both are heavily rewarded. Actually, there is nothing that God can ask us us to place in His control; in His hands, that will not be a greater blessing than however important that ‘thing’ may have been to us.

So what does accountability have to do with that? It’s really simple.

When we become Christians we are, at one level, simply admitting that we can’t do this life on our own – that we need God’s help.

But God loves us so much He puts people in our path who can help us become ever more like Jesus – those people will help hold us to account, and we need that.

Watch a high calibre race and you’ll see the runners held to account – by someone setting the pace they need to run at.

We need those pace setters too – people
who hold us to account and pushing us to our absolute best.

Just a thought…

Andy B

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Nathan and Steven are back! In this episode of Endurance, they are looking at what to do when you make a mistake.

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#GoDeeperSteven begins by reminding us of the obvious truth that we are human and therefore make mistakes. With that in mind, we need to know what to do when we make a mistake. He goes on to relate what one would do if they fell during a race.

When looking for appropriate Scriptures, he realised that repentance is the key to getting back up after making a mistake. Repentance is simple acknowledging where we went wrong and apologising to all those affected, first and foremost God.

He points out that often the consequences of our mistakes don’t show themselves until later. We need to deal with those consequences as they come along.

Steven also touches on preventing certain mistakes.

#GoDoNathan and Steven further develop some salient points made in GoDeeper:

1.We can’t recover when we stumble or fall until we accept it.
2.It’s really comforting to know that even if we stumble, God doesn’t give up on us.

Check out this week’s episode to learn how to get back up again when we stumble and fall.

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If you’ve ever watched the film, Finding Nemo - or Finding Dory – you’ll appreciate the fact the Dory, is a small blue fish, is a bit forgetful. She’s also incredibly joyful. And she is also well know for her little song when everything is going horribly wrong and those infamous words,

“Just keep swimming”.

If life has go you down today, don’t worry about it.

Firstly, because there is no point in worrying – just like rocking fast on a rocking chair…you move as far along the road as you would do if you rocked not at all!

Secondly, don’t worry about it because tomorrow is a new opportunity.

If life has you down, just keep swimming – literally keep moving; keep moving!

And in the words of an Admiral of the US Navy, always start your day by making your bed. Sometimes you will have good days and sometimes you’ll have bad days. But if you make your bed before you start your day, you’ll have something welcome when you finally get back to bed.

Today I am tired. But it will pass. And, until then, I’m gonna just keep on swimming

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It’s no fun when you are in a place of deep sleep and are rudely woken at 3am with your heart pounding: this has become my normality too frequently. And, while I’ve been told by my cardiologist to just ignore palpitations - because I know what atrial fibrillation feels like – and carry on as normal, I can’t.

At 3AM, when my heart starts pounding away badly, all I want to do is go downstairs - as quietly as possible and wait it out. Card games, a cup of tea and a film, or two, is as much as I can manage.

I can want it ‘not to be’…but it is what it is.

So how, then, did God know to speak to Kind David, many thousands of years ago, who then wrote down the words of his own struggles - which were identical to mine…in 2023, in the lounge in my home?!?

Psalms 55 contains 3 small verses - written for anybody struggling with any kind of heart rhythm issues! Because it speaks of a heart pounding in your chest; of the terror that generates in your mind and how desperately you want to escape to anywhere peaceful just to escape away from what you’re facing.

And that, right there, is exactly how I feel each time I face an episode of heart palpitations – or atrial fibrillation, for that matter.

If I die I know I’m going to heaven and that provides all the peace I will ever need.

But do you know that same peace?

If you do, great!

If you don’t, please reach out to me so I can pray with you

Just a thought…

Andy B

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How do you work out whether something is good for you, or not?

God’s made us with some amazing intelligence, and yet we can be “dumb as a bucket of shrimp” when we allow what people tell us, to over rule what God has already told us.

Of course we should seek medical advice about some things, but it should never over rule our ability to, also, pray and ask God in faith - for a miracle.

I’ve prayed for healing that I’ve either seen happen for others, or have received myself. And I’ve also seen prayers not answered.

Right now I’m not able to fast from food as my current medication advises against that – so I don’t fast from food. Ignore instructions and you’ll find yourself in a mess!

Today’s thought is all around honey – I heard someone say we shouldn’t eat honey as it has sugar, and is therefore really unhealthy for us to eat. However, God states that it is good for us to eat honey.

So, how do we work out who is right?

Well, really simply, God is always right! If He said it, we can trust it.

However, unless He states it emphatically we need to apply a little wisdom to our question, and perhaps phone a friend, or maybe go see a doctor.

Seeing a doctor doesn’t make you have less faith, any more than praying in faith for a healing makes you have more faith. Trust God because He is God! But don’t lean on your own understanding either and blindly walk where nobody else is…

Just a thought…

Andy B

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I was out for a walk one day and tracking my exercise on a sports app - I like it because I can see how my heart rate is doing, what my average walking pace is etc. However, on one occasion, when I checked my app, the map was just a horrible mess: imagine a 3 year old with a crayon and lots of sugar, and you’d have what I had on the screen of my mobile phone.

For a really good fix on where you are at any point, you need more than one satellite to help locate you and your device. Three is a good starting point. And, not surprisingly, there is another ‘three’ that also helps us navigate through life, and that three is often referred to as the Trinity.

While it isn’t a biblical title, it does help understand the role that God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit have together.

Deny God and you’ll get confused.

Deny Jesus and you’ll end up in hell (literally and figuratively).

Deny the Holy Spirit and you’ll get lost.

The Trinity is made up of 3 distinct parts; 3 separate people and we need all 3 of those people for a balanced faith - as Christians.

If you revere God and trust His words in the Holy Bible; if you believe that Jesus died and rose again for your sins; if you allow the Holy Spirit to guide your steps, you won’t have a massive, messy squiggle of mess like the map on my sports app - just check out the Israelites and their decades in the desert!!

Global Positioning Satellites are really amazing technology.

But the Moon is much bigger, and way better…and I know the hands that put that in its place!

Just a thought…

Andy B

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In this episode of Endurance, Andy B stands in for Nathan as we talk about having patience and endurance in life.

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#GoDeeper

Steven dives into the subject of endurance this week, explaining why it is so crucial if we wish to succeed.

He talks about how so many businesses, ministries and celebrities, who have come from humble beginnings, have become so successful only after many years of patient endurance.

And he refers to Scripture verses from Hebrews, Romans and more.

#GoDo

For the last segment, Andy B asks Steven some tough questions about the topic:

Where do you need patience, ie, what are you not currently getting quick enough?
How excited were you about me [Andy B] filling in for Nathan?

Watch this week’s episode to learn more about having patience and endurance in our spiritual and physical exercise.

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When you work as part of a team, that functions really well, it can be so hard when one team member is taken out of the loop.

A well organised team will be able to step in to each other’s roles as necessary.

Our usual day for filming new BerryBunch material – every Saturday - takes up around 4-6 hours each time. We work efficiently, and consistently - and all help out in different ways depending on what is being filmed.

We’re all able to step in to cover each other as necessary, although there’s usually someone more adept at any given function or role. This means that when someone steps out, for whatever reason, it is never going to be as slick as we’re used to. But we can still carry on.

I think many churches rely on a tiny handful of people doing, sometimes, really clever things. But the church of God is meant to be a place where we can each bring ‘something’ to the collective worship pot.

And that means we need to be able to fill in for others.

Yes, of course, there are some technical things needed in modern church services, but if only a tiny handful of people can do something, we need to be questioning whether we need to be doing that at all. And that comes from someone who has worked in full-time local church ministry.

When a few legs go missing from a 5 legged stool, it will inevitably become more unstable, and if those legs cease to be, and are next to each other, it’s easy to fall over.

God made you deliberately and on purpose. You matter to Him and, whatever your experience, or experiences, may bey, you are an integral part of your local church if you love Jesus.

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There’s a rather crude phrase in the UK about how P£$ Poor Planning Produce P£$ Poor Performance. (You can interpret those symbols for whatever works best for your innocence!)

The basic point is simply that if we don’t put in the effort to plan something, it’s likely to go wrong. And planning poorly usually results in poor outcome.

As humans, as parents, as friends, as children, as employers and employees we’re regularly planning something. Even if it’s our next break for a cup of tea!

Meanwhile, never planning for anything is a very bad idea on a number of levels. But, it is also a bad idea not to plan so much you’ve sorted the next thirty years of your life, without considering how you’re gonna do it.

We can dream that dream house. But if it’s on the other side of a ravine, we need to build a bridge first before fitting our bespoke kitchen units and game room!

In fact, the bible reminds us not to make plans for tomorrow – because we simply don’t know what tomorrow will bring, or where we will be.

Another angle on this is that we can assume as human beings that when we’ve done something and it goes wrong, that we must have failed somewhere. We live in a blame culture, so it’s only natural for us to blame ourselves.

But, here’s the thing. Sometimes those mistakes can be the greatest opportunities too!

As Christians we’re not Superman in disguise - we don’t have super human powers to avoid troubles and issues. No matter how much planning you do, something can go wrong that you have no control over, and could never have planned for.

And that’s why we’re called to live one day at a time - not one week, nor one year at a time. A lot can happen in a few moments – just speak to the survivors of any horrific accidents.
That’s why it’s best to plan, but to plan lightly – and, see what God might do that’s even better. God’s given us vivid imaginations and He desires us to use them.

Just don’t take failure personally straight away because, sometimes, there’s no way for us to prevent disaster. Which is why we’re called to live in peace – by trusting on Jesus, and not taking on life in too large a portion!

And, because no matter how the big mess may be, God is always ready and willing with a mop and bucket to help us clean it up, and make it even better than before.

Just a thought...

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Steven and Nathan are back with Endurance after a bit of a break, and they are using the expression ‘it is what it is’ to talk about accepting what is.
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In this GoDeeper, Steven talks largely about accepting what is. He begins by pointing out that in order to change you have to first accept where you are at, and he gives an example from his own life.

Then he discusses those things in life that don’t change even after much prayer. The apostle Paul had some experience of that, which Steven unpacks from 2 Corinthians 12. The other point that he makes is that we need to accept the past because we definitely can’t change that.

He concludes with a passage of Scripture from Ecclesiastes.

GoDo

For the last segment, Nathan and Steven discuss the topic a bit further, focusing on some interesting points:
1. We can’t change the past.
2. You can’t deal with a problem if you can’t even accept it exists.
3. What is ‘it’ exactly?

Watch this week’s episode to learn more about how to accept what is.

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In the Film series, Ice Age, there is little sabre tooth squirrel. He always gets so close to being to safeguard his precious nuts, when disaster strikes. If I’m honest he’s my favourite character because he never gives up trying. Everything gets thrown at him. And, yet, he just picks himself up and gets going again.

Sure, he suffers some typically calamitous disasters that requires the odd bit of hospital treatment.

But, he keeps going!

We’ve been through times in our life when we need an extra 20 or 30 fingers to fill the holes in the damn that is collapsing around us – just as we plug one gap in the towering wall of doom over us, another hole appears.

But, there is a solution to this and it is not to grow more fingers, but to stop trying to stop disaster from happening. Because, sooner or later, we’ll run out of fingers to plug that damn!

This isn’t about giving up.

This isn’t about not trying.

This isn’t about allowing people to get hurt because there are plenty of things that we need to keep doing in order to protect something or somebody.

However, it is most certainly about getting the right help! And that means pausing, and inviting God into what we’re doing.

Does life seem like more than you can handle? Then don’t try and handle it on your own, but to God who promises to walk with us through the flames and the flood.

Isaiah 43 v 1 – 2 (NLT)
“But now, O Jacob, listen to the Lord who created you.
O Israel, the one who formed you says, “Do not be afraid, for I have ransomed you.
I have called you by name; you are mine.
When you go through deep waters, I will be with you.
When you go through rivers of difficulty, you will not drown.
When you walk through the fire of oppression, you will not be burned up; the flames will not consume you.”

Just a thought…

Andy B

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Life can be so busy at times we might wish to scream for someone to stop the world so we can get off. And, yet, God’s plans are never for us to be that busy.

A wise man once said how important it was to leave spaces in your day for the unexpected.

I think there’s two reasons for this.

Firstly, if we don’t leave any spaces in our day, we’ll be tired and exhausted because our pace is that of a machine. And, as good as we may be, we are not machines.

Secondly, if we don’t leave any spaces in our day, we actually prevent God from having the right to speak into our lives and alter the course of what we’re about. Whether this is because we simply don’t want God to interfere in our lives because of arrogance or fear, it’s the same end result – exhaustion and burn out.

Some of the worse things have led to great memory building moments – it doesn’t have to be great, for it to end great!

My good friend Andy Brown wrote a superb 40 Day Devotional which I’d encourage you to seek out and get for yourself. In one chapter Andy Brown points out how “Jesus stopped”.

And, if Jesus stopped, shouldn’t we? Shouldn’t we keep spaces in our day to enjoy a rainbow, breathe in the scent from some trees or simply stop and watch the waves crashing into the shore.

These things are wonderful for our bodies – but it means stopping first.

So, try and build in moments when you can stop and let God guide those times. It’s amazing what we can do, if – and when – we allow God to be more involved in our daily lives.

He is a gentleman, so doesn’t often force His way into our lives. He can, He will – and He does. But, just like a gentleman, let’s not miss His kindness towards us.

Just a thought...

Andy B

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Isn’t It Amazing what Jesus did? He was the Son of God – of course. But He was also a carpenter, an older brother, a son.

One thing remains certain about His life and that is that He obeyed His parents, and his Heavenly Father too. He didn’t just do what He wanted, but knew He was part of something bigger.

He was Jesus Christ. And, yet, He was the world’s greatest servant too.

As we progress through life we gain wisdom and understanding. We experience the highs and lows of a life that is marred by the very sin that Jesus went on to conquer when He died on the Cross of Calvary.

God designed us to have dreams, vision, plans, intelligence. And He desires for us to use them.

However, with wisdom can come arrogance – ‘we’ve been here before so we know how this goes’. And God wants us to use that wisdom!

We can see social injustice, and God wants us to care for those who have little or no voice.

But, we also can easily find ourselves asking God to rubber stamp His approval of our carefully laid out plans, when God’s plans are infinitely better.

So, next time you have a really good idea, take a moment to hush and pause. Stop, and ask God what His will for you is in this, or that, situation.

It’s true – you may well have experienced this before. But human wisdom is limited by us…so take a moment to seek out God’s plan for your life, rather than His willingness to bless your plan instead…His is always better!

Just a thought…

Andy B

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Christmas SpecialsEndurance got Christmassy when Steven and Nathan looked at “too much of a good thing”. And for a laugh Steven was the one asking questions for a change! Find out for yourselves how Nathan got on!

In Family Prayer Time, Peter and JoJo were feeling festive in their Christmas special when they read together Mary’s prayer. Join them in focusing on Jesus this Christmas.

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Steven and Nathan are feeling festive in this Christmas special where they take a look at “too much of a good thing.” For a laugh, Steven asks Nathan the questions at the end.

Endurance is your weekly spiritual workout, whether you think of yourself as a beginner, an intermediate, or advanced!

#GoDeeperIn this week’s GoDeeper, Steven gives examples of having too much of a good thing to the point that it becomes a bad thing. The most notable of which is exercise, which if done too much can cause injuries.

In contrast Steven also gives examples of things which you can’t do too much of like pray. Ultimately, he points out that you can’t have too much of Jesus.

#GoDoFor the final segment, Steven asks Nathan some questions:

What’s your least favourite Christmas song?
Have you ever eaten enough on Christmas Day?
Can you give an example of when you have failed miserably and had too much of a good thing?
How many prophecies are there in the Bible for the birth of Jesus?
Have MI6 approached you on becoming one of their interrogators?

Watch this episode to hear what they discussed.

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This week, Steven and Nathan are looking at taking breaks. They expound some examples from the Bible, including one from Jesus.

Endurance is your weekly spiritual workout, whether you think of yourself as a beginner, an intermediate, or advanced!

#GoDeeperFor GoDeeper this week, Steven relates taking a breather during a workout to having a break in everyday life. He unpacks an example of a breather in the Bible, and he points us to the example of Jesus who often took breaks.

Steven points out that when taking a break during a run you shouldn’t just stop suddenly, but rather slow to a walk. In addition to this, he gives some ideas of what to do during a break, such as pray or eat a chocolate bar.

#GoDoFor the final segment, Nathan and Steven discuss talk about taking a breather:

Taking a break is actually quite important, isn’t it?
I suppose we need to apply wisdom when taking breaks.

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In Endurance this week, Steven and Nathan are looking at miracles. They look at some miracles in the Bible, and Steven talks about his ‘miracle trainers.’

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#GoDeeperSteven kicks off this week’s Endurance by explaining what is so miraculous about his trainers – besides being a bargain. He looks at a couple of prevalent miracles from the Bible, as well as a miracle involving running in the Old Testament.

We are reminded that God still performs miracles today, as Steven brings some more interesting points to the subject of miracles.

#GoDoFor the final segment, Nathan and Steven discuss miracles:

For what reason does God perform miracles?
Did you say you’d travelled 1,900 miles in those trainers?

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Family Prayer Time – Firestarter**For Family Prayer Timer, Jo and Peter used Elijah’s prayer on Mount Carmel, which literally started a fire, as a basis for prayer.

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We’re always trying to make life just a little easier for ourselves, aren’t we? Well, mostly anyway! And, as we age and mature (again, mostly) we discover things that don’t work, and things that work better.

But how are you with change?

Personally I enjoy needing to change things – it stops things getting boring. It means I have to rethink things I thought I knew, or was certain of. It also helps me remain flexible.

As a family we’ve learned how make videos of the material that we have been inspired to create! We didn’t learn it from a book, or at a college. We simply did it, assessed it, adapted it and rinsed and repeated that. At this stage we’re mostly happy with the quality of what we’re now producing. But we never stop planning, or looking over the work we make, and looking where we can improve what we’re producing.

If we’d stuck to the first attempt, we’d still be using a webcam and it’s microphone…that was a good beginning; the best we could come up with. But we’ve evolved what we do to using a studio green screen, two sets of studio lights, a very upgraded computer, studio quality video camera and video editing software that is outstanding.

The evolution of what we do has meant changing and adapting what we do. And in our spiritual journeys we should always be flexible enough to learn from others; we need to be humble enough to know that we don’t have all the answers and that life is a journey – we don’t arrive until we die, but what an arrival heaven will be!

Until that point, stay flexible, and don’t get too stuck in doing things one particular way. If we learn nothing else from the life of Jesus it is the fact that He was always flexible, because He always made time for things that mattered – other people!

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Titles can help us in many ways because they can instantly help us understand the function of the person we are talking to, or interacting with. And titles in churches are just as important.

If I’m honest I think the title ‘pastor’ has been thrown around far too liberally because if I’m talking to a pastor I want to know they’ve been chosen to lead the church, and have preferably been to theological college. Sometimes it almost feels as though we’ve taken that position of leadership, and made it into some form of participation award.

God judges those of us who teach, preach and lead churches far more harshly – the standard to which we must hold ourselves is much higher - so we need to ensure that we don’t water down the standards God has already set.

I remember one wise minister had a simple phrase – “Keep the main thing the main thing”. For him it was all about fulfilling a function, and that is a superb way of thinking about it. He didn’t care, for example, about which company the church used to ensure their fire extinguishers up to date. He didn’t mow the grass either. It wasn’t that he saw those as beneath him – far from it! But he did understand the importance of the different people of the church body fulfilling the various functions as God has equipped and called them.

We can assign all sorts of titles to make people feel good, or even to make them feel less good about themselves. But, ultimately, function matters far more than titles and God is seeking people who have a heart to serve Him.

Let’s use titles wisely, and righteously – they really do matter, and they can sow despair and confusion, or peace and clarity. Ambiguity is not something that we should entertain as members of the bride of Christ, of whom Jesus is the head.

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“Everything new must be better”. This must be the mantra on anybody involved in selling anything – that the new thing is better than the old because it is newer. But as we’ve seen with new and old version of the same cars this isn’t true.

Also, just because we can doesn’t mean we should. Marmite Easter eggs? No thanks!
When we think about styles of worship in churches, it’s easy to relegate robes and spoken prayers as so old fashioned and, therefore, no longer relevant. And yet robes worn by a minister can be tremendously helpful during a funeral – it helps the minister deal with the grief of a family; dog collars are a great way of assisting your local vicar visit you in hospital. It’s just a helpful bit of uniform! And it keeps you warm in a colder or draughty church: just sayin…

Written out prayers are not pointless either – if anybody tells you that, just point them to the most commonly known prayer in the world in the words that Jesus taught us a template, that we commonly refer to as the Lord’s Prayer. There are many people I’ve met over the years who would be much happier writing their prayers out, and crafting them, prior to reading them in a church context.

I’ve visited and worshipped many churches over the years and there is only one constant - there are many people who love Jesus in all sorts of settings – whether that’s a church using the Book of Common Prayer and strictly hymns, or a stage lit Pentecostal church with smoke machines and sound systems that render congregational singing redundant.

I’ve met Christians who remain in their Catholic church, their Jewish synagogue – because that is where they feel God is asking them to be, in order to win their friends to Christ.

There are people who love Jesus everywhere, and that is a good thing!

So, please don’t ever discredit people who worship differently from you. And don’t forget that God is looking at your heart so, if you’re prone to looking down your nose at ‘that church down the road’, remember that you’ll have to answer to God for that unpleasant perspective, just as much as you would for murder or gossip or theft. You’re saved by the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ on a cross, just like everyone else.

As a naïve teenager I refused to say the part in the Book of Common prayer about being part of one catholic church. Little did I know that the lack of a capital letter was rather crucial here because there truly is one church, and the word catholic merely means that we’re part of a broad church!

And WHAT a beautifully diverse church it is!

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What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger is the theme for this week’s episode of Endurance.

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#GoDeeperIn GoDeeper this week, Steven starts off by attempting to educate us on the history of the expression: “What doesn’t kill me makes me stronger.” After which he explains that although running strengthens bones, it can be associated with some serious injuries. Steven gives an example of one such injury, relating it to how we can learn from suffering.

Steven also explains 2 Corinthians 4:8-9 as best as he can. He points out the writer of this passage, Paul, likens Christians to fragile clay jars with treasure inside. That treasure is the gospel. Despite all of the suffering that Paul endured, he was not totally destroyed because God was at work in his life.

#GoDoFor the final segment, Nathan and Steven discuss some interesting points:

I suppose there are certain hardships that do not benefit us. How do we deal with those?
We know that “all things work together for the good of those who love God…” And, of course, God is our Redeemer. This is helpful for us when hardships cause us damage.

Check out this episode to hear what conclusions they reached.

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In Case You Missed It Family Focus on Konnect Radio – Board Games!Jo and Andy B looked at Board Games on Family Focus on Konnect Radio – Sundays 3-6 pm. You can listen to this show (Sunday 20th November) on Catch up if you go to the Konnect Radio website. The BerryBunch shared the fun and the not so fun side of playing board games!

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I wonder if you’re anything like me and feel like you spend so long praying for God to bless you with something, that you miss the moment when God actually blesses you with the very thing you were praying for.

I think part of this is that we are not expectant enough of what God wants to do in our lives. Perhaps we have experienced false teaching about how blessings are always financial (they’re not) and shy away from expecting good things. Expecting God to be some sort of unlimited American Express Card is very wrong. But thinking God of miserly is equally so.

God really does want to bless us with good things! We just need to understand that what God sees as a blessing often takes us a while to accept as such. We allow our feelings to get in the way of good biblical understanding.

It’s worth noting here that having money is fine: Jesus trained as a carpenter, and that wouldn’t’ have been for free! He also went around with a money pot, which Judas looked after. Paul worked his way frequently.

Making money is right and proper. But we also need to understand that we don’t need a single penny in our bank accounts in order to accomplish what God is asking of us.

Jesus truly is all we need. It took me over a year to accept that the business we knew God was calling us to set up didn’t need a single penny to happen. As soon as I finally accepted that we immediately sold our house and got on with what God had been asking us to do, after we had prayed for Him to teach us faith.

We should be praying to God, but we should do so expectantly. The bigger caveat here is that we should be praying ‘in His will’ which means praying as Jesus would pray, not as we would say.

It’s worth finishing by pointing out that “there’s nout wrong with a bit o brass”. In other words, having money is neither good nor bad. Money is just money. But, what we do with it does matter, and being free to give to others is an important principle to comprehend.

Just a thought…

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Have you ever received a gift that was begrudgingly given? Perhaps it was merely someone who you beat in a game but their ‘well done’ felt more like a knife in the back, rather than a sincere congratulatory statement. It can, so easily, spoil our elation at winning!

Tithing is something we often think as just an Old Testament thing - tithing is simply an old word for ‘tenth’, and tithing is the principle of giving God the first tenth of your harvest, if you’re a farmer, for example. Many people today seem to think that tithing died with Jesus. But that isn’t just not true!

Tithing is giving to God, albeit a specific amount. However, as we can read in the New Testament, tithing was not deleted as a religious act, but merely fulfilled. Tithing is, actually, a great opportunity for us to test God – the only time God not only allows us to test Him, but actively encourages us to test Him too!

And there is no set amount. You can tithe after tax or before you pay your tax, because there is no right or wrong amount to give to God – but whatever we give needs to be done both freely and willingly.

The world will tell you hold on to what’s yours; to hang on to what you’ve worked hard for. But Jesus has already given us more than we could ever deserve, so giving a small portion of that – with a glad heart – gets much easier when you keep in context the gift of eternal life we all have freely given to us, once we become Christians and seek to live like Jesus did.

Are you giving (tithing) to God at this time?

It doesn’t have to go to your local church either while we’re on this subject. It may be to a local or virtual ministry, your local church, a homeless shelter. It may be your time or your money or anything you have of value.

The principle of giving to God is what’s at stake here. And doing with a joyful heart.

Just a thought…

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When we get involved in a project it’s quite possible for us to get so focused we can miss the most obvious of mistakes. That’s the reason why you’ll find the breakdown truck driver refuse your help when they load your car on to their vehicle – they need to make sure nothing has been left loose!

It’s the exact same thing with driving a truck – the only person who can ever ensure the load is secure is the driver.

I recently made some business cards for a time when I thought some networking might occur. It’s great to talk to people, but I wanted to give them something so they didn’t have scrabble for a pen and paper, or try and find the right app on their phones.

And the BerryBunch booklet business card was born!

They were hand made, hand designed and hand finished and we love how they turned out.

During the process we went through many versions until we were happy with the wording inside the BerryBunch Business Card Booklet. And, due to how focused I got while enjoying the process of creating them, I only changed the wording of the first business card of each page I printed off.

So I had to bin those and start again!

It’s worth taking a moment to always check our finished work is correct – especially when it involves words!!

And it’s the same with our spiritual walks with God. We can be going along quite happily, but having started down a road that is a dead end – purely because we didn’t check with somebody else what we may have read in the bible, for example. That’s where a good friend comes in – someone who knows the bible too, and knows us, and can help us see the error we may have made.

Just a thought…

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This week Steven and Nathan focus on “giving it your all” in exercise as well as everyday life.

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#GoDeeper
For GoDeeper this week, Steven explains the need to give all your all, in exercise, as well as in work, education and the like. He then quotes Matthew 22:37 and encourages us to surrender ourselves wholeheartedly to God.

Steven points out that we can’t run flat out all of the time, and in much the same way, we shouldn’t give all of our money and time away. But we should use it all to God’s glory as it says in 1 Corinthians 10:31.

He also encourages us to say no to things we are unable to do, otherwise we run the risk of becoming busybodies. In addition to this, he touches briefly on avoiding distractions.

#GoDo
For the final segment, Nathan asks Steven some interesting questions:

How do we know how much to give?
Could you define the meaning of the word “oomph”?

Watch this new episode to find out how Steven answered these questions.

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Join us for Endurance: Sundays from 4pm!

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Guest Blog Posts by Andy B**

Andy B has written some guest blog posts for Rainer, The Devotional Guy. He has also written a blog post for UK Christian Bloggers – of which we are members – coming in December.

Family Focus on Konnect RadioFor Family Focus on Remembrance Sunday Andy and Jo, together with the rest of the BerryBunch, discussed remembering. They also played some brilliant tunes as usual.

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It’s easy to see all the gaps and fill them up. If it’s a dam, great. That same finger shoving effort may not be quite as helpful if it’s a colander you’re filling the holes in, while you’re trying to strain some cauliflower from the water it was just boiled in - for your dinner!

Context, as ever, matters!

We can treat our diaries, and our time, a little like this – we can fill every second available, and leave no spare capacity (or room for other people, or room for God).

I once chatted with a minister in a church. He was pretty new, and his immaturity was sadly all too easily on display as he talked about how important he was, and why his diary was so very full all the time. The bigger problem here was that he had been given some really solid advice, and had chosen to ignore it – he’d been advised to always leave a little space each day for issues that came up with his congregation. He happily told me why he was ignoring that advice; he told me it was great advice, and he might do that one day.

It wasn’t a surprise to see how much damage that did to the church and the end consequence was people leaving in their droves because they didn’t really get any chance to meet with him: his overly full diary precluded him from meeting the needs of the very people he was filling his diary in order to serve better, a little like the father who works all the hours he can for his family, while neglecting his family in the process – the initial reason for his extra hours.

Buffer zones protect us, sure. But, they also create opportunities - a little like saying no to one person in need, enabling you to have the opportunity to say yes to someone else. Filling our diaries, in one sense, can be simply our arrogance shining through. It is a bit like saying we can read the future and know what will be happening tomorrow or next week. Making plans is great. Not allowing those plans to change is not so good!

Perhaps this sounds a little extreme to you, but it really is rather true – we can block out our ability to hear what God may be saying to us: there’s nothing wrong with being busy. But there is something wrong with being so busy we have no time for other people who may need us.

So, be slow to fill your diaries, and always make sure you leave time for God to have the right to alter the course of your day.

Just a thought…

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If you’re late for work, then rushing like a mad thing is rather a sensible course of action. Of course we shouldn’t break any speed limits doing so! But hanging about and taking our time to drink a second cup of tea isn’t appropriate either!!

There are times in life when we simply need to get a hustle on, to get the job done…and keep our job, perhaps…

As we switch across to some new video editing software, we’re taking our time. Sure, we’re pressing on to make the switch over to the new software but we also, already, have work we are already doing. So, we’re taking our time and doing a little bit more each week the new software, and a little bit less with the old software.

Within a couple of weeks, that process should have been completed.

There’s a phrase that goes a bit like this: slow is smooth, smooth is fast. The basic point is simply saying that going slower can save us time later.

Measure twice, cut once is another thing saying the same thing.

More haste, less speed is the exact same thing - when we rush we are prone to making mistakes. Sometimes those mistakes can not be undone.

So, Pace Yourself, and make sure you take that 7th day off from your rest-of-the-week-working-pattern. God took a break on the 7th Day of Creation…so we have no excuses!

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There will always be parts of our lives we’d rather forget – those moments when something traumatic happens to us, or those times when we’ve done something that may have ruined the life of someone else, perhaps permanently.

Those moments define us, and they can be moments we’d rather not ever have to remember.

But, having undergone a 15 month of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy - for childhood trauma - I find it fascinating that the way to help someone process that trauma is to enable them to relive that trauma, and yet remain in control of that memory they are reliving. That control was lacking, hence the therapy approach.

Those 15 months were incredibly exhausting, but that process of remembering – in a safe environment – meant I could finally move on something I had had no choice over suffering.

Remembering the pain was a literal part of my healing!

When our daughter died, aged just 10 weeks, it was a time that truly took our breath away as we sought to process what was happening - that we could not control. And, yet, it was also the birth of our determination to seize every moment and live life to the full to the very extent of our abilities. That led to a journey I wouldn’t wish to have missed, as much as I still miss our precious daughter - Magdi. God redeemed that pain into something truly wonderful.

We forget the past at our peril

Sometimes remembering can be painful, but blocking or attempting to delete the past actually removes parts of our past from us, and our we are the products of our past. We don’t have to relive those traumatic moments with a smile! But, they made us who we are today.

If you have some past pain that you can not process, talk to Jesus about it. He endured a trauma we will never have to match or meet or face, and all because He loves us and wanted to give us the option of Heaven as our final destination.

And, that is something worth remembering

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Have you ever heard the phrase ‘phone a friend’? While it may have been made more widely known by a popular British TV quiz show, I’ve used it and heard it for many years before that. The meaning is fairly simple – when you get stuck, you contact someone who may know more.

We all need people we can talk to – either as some form of a sounding board (I have several people like this who are happy to listen to my Andy B thoughts spilling over) or as someone to whom we make ourselves accountable.

Accountability is hugely important, and a subject for another day: we can’t force people to be made accountable! But we should be allowing ourselves to be made accountable to other people. And it is super important never to exist in a bubble of our own thoughts and feelings. That’s just inviting big and painful trouble: a different perspective can see what we can not.

I was once told by a church minister that he would act like the father I never had. He didn’t ask. He just stated that was happening. But, I had no respect for him - for a wide number of reasons, not least the fact I didn’t know him and was happily married when he ‘gave’ his advice. Needless to say I ran a mile and didn’t look back!

We need to exercise wisdom when sharing personal facts and feelings: as Christians we should always be open about our lives with the people we meet, but it is also important to create and enforce righteous and appropriate boundaries too – Jesus did this all the time, and that’s worth paying attention to, very much!

Be wise and righteously cultivate a few friends you feel safe talking to and make yourself accountable to them. Wise counsel doesn’t come cheap, but it’s extremely precious!

And, remember, you never have to surrender personal information that you’re uncomfortable with sharing, especially with strangers and people we don’t yet know well. They might attend a church, or even wear a dog collar, but let’s share our lives appropriately, and carefully: dog collars can be faked, and church is full or broken people just like you and me.

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In this episode we are focusing on Remembrance – remembering the sacrifice of those who have died fighting for their countries. But also the ultimate sacrifice of Jesus Christ.

Endurance is your weekly spiritual workout, whether you think of yourself as a beginner, an intermediate, or advanced!

#GoDeeperAs it is Remembrance Sunday, for GoDeeper this week Steven reflects on those who have fought for our freedom. He starts off with two absolutely perfect scripture verses – John 15:13 and Galatians 5:1.

He explains a little about Remembrance Sunday for our viewers around the world. Obviously, he talks about those who died defending freedom during World War 1 and 2, as well as other more recent conflicts, but he also reflects on those who have fought for our freedom in politics and law like William Wilberforce.

Steven points us to the greatest sacrifice of all – Jesus’ death on the cross. And he challenges us to stand up for others even if it costs us.

#GoDoFor the final segment, Nathan asks Steven a couple of questions about his talk:

It’s been said that in your spiritual walk, you are either going forward or backward. Would you say that’s correct?
How do you celebrate your progress?

Watch this, the first episode of this season, to find out Steven’s answers to these questions.

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As it is Remembrance Sunday, for GoDeeper this week Steven reflects on those who have fought for our freedom. He starts off with two absolutely perfect scripture verses – John 15:13 and Galatians 5:1.

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When we look around the world we see houses built for their surroundings. But one thing all houses remains constant – they really do need fresh air to keep them healthy.

As people we produce moisture all through the day, and that needs to be allowed to escape the house.

You can keep your doors and windows closed, but while this may make you warmer, it is also going to make problems with damp far more likely.

As Christians, we also have a habit of sometimes shutting the doors and windows of our churches, and hiding away from the world. We do it in a hundred different ways, but it is always healthier to open the doors and windows of our churches to keep us healthy – it allows fresh air (people) inside, and helps prevent against us becoming stagnant in our approach to life.

So, make sure your windows and doors get opened once a while, because fresh air is good for all sorts of reasons. And it’s the same with our churches too – open the doors, let people in, and breathe.

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The focus for Endurance this week is Remembrance; reflecting on those who have lost their lives defending our freedom. In this episode, Steven reminds us of how Jesus laid down his life for us and challenges us to stand up for others even when it costs us. Jesus gave his life as the ultimate sacrifice for all of humanity and Steven and Nathan encourage us to remember this too.

Family Prayer TimeJoJo and Peter take time this week to encourage us to mark Remembrance Day as a family. JoJo reads a well-known poem to help us to reflect on what men and women from the Armed Forces have done for us across the world and Peter leads us in prayer. Join Peter and Jo in remembering the fallen and those who fight to protect us today – We will remember them.

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We can treat life how we treat eating toast! We can take it all and shove it and hope for the best.

But there is a better way and, having a beard, has made me more aware of the need to bread my toast into smaller pieces; any of us would do well to break up our lives into smaller pieces too.

I’m reminded of the phrase, ‘Just because we can, doesn’t mean we should.’ And I think that is ever more relevant. The fact we can load that toast into our mouths doesn’t mean it is a good idea.

We can be so determined to run the race, that we call fall before the finish line – or even just keep on going right past it and not realise we can stop.

So, take life a little slower, take it in smaller bites when you can - and try cutting your toast into triangles – it’s less messy!

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There are always issues to face in life. Sometimes we can pretty much work them out as we go. Sometimes, we need a manual. Or, in the case of the new video editing software we’re now using, lots of time spent watching YouTube videos kindly made by others!

One of the problems with us as human beings is that we don’t like to embrace change everywhere. And software can be one of those things that we like to stay as it was.

As human beings, however, we were – each one of us – made uniquely, and deliberately by God. There was no accident when we were made. It wasn’t random. God made us with a purpose, and on purpose; He made us by the work of His own hands and that includes some of Himself in everyone of us, that we can see in the emotions we have.

We can’t ignore change – it can be good for us and is often necessary. But I do wish software could be - more frequently - rather more intuitive because it matters not how good it is, if normal people can’t use it.

I also think that sometimes it can be less about learning how to do something new, and more about unlearning something we already know. It certainly is like this when we come to faith; when we meet Jesus and decide to do things His way: it takes a while to unlearn what we knew, so God can upgrade the software of our minds to the latest operating system.

So, when did you last surrender yourself to Jesus to see if you needed any updates? Unlike our phones and computers, there is always an update ready to install. Aren’t you glad it always works, and never conflicts with that which is good; with that which is God

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As a slight caveat, this is the first video edited with some new video editing software we’re now switching across to. I think it’s improved various elements of both the editing and the videos you can watch that we make.

But we’d truly love to know what you think. Perhaps you can’t see a difference – we’d be grateful if you could let us know! We’re hoping that both the audio and the video have taken a turn for the better! Anyway, on to today’s Andy B!

We all know that we can influence others, and that others can influence us too. The question is always whether or not that influence is healthy: are others leading us towards Jesus, or away from Him? And, likewise, are we helping turn people towards Jesus, or not?

If you’re going around shouting at people about how evil they are you’ve missed the point of scripture – for starters – and are likely pushing them further from Jesus. If you go around, peacefully, letting the light of Jesus within you, draw others to Jesus, you’re helping build God’s kingdom here on earth.

Trending is a term made far more popular due to social media, such as Twitter or Instagram. If you can get people using ‘your word’ then you can, in theory, push up your brand. Business uses this all the time, because they can tie that trend to themselves. So, when anybody used that trend it helps lift awareness of that brand.

Hence the term, What’s Trending? Although it’s worth noting that nobody can own a hashtag. So #whatstrending may become popular. You have been the first one to use it, but they’re just words, so ownership can never be assigned to one person.

Recently, we had a #WhatsTrending moment when Steven had some toast cut up into triangles. Jo saw it and thought she’d have the same. I saw what Steven and Jo were eating, and copied them. Steven’s tiny choice over how to eat his breakfast affected the breakfast choices of two others.

Ok, this is a fairly minor thing. But these sorts of influences happen every day, because we all influence the people around us, as they influence us

The only question we should be routinely asking of ourselves is are people seeing good trends from us or bad ones

Just a thought…

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I sent a quick message to a friend. I’d fixed a bin. He was a mechanic, so I told him what I’d managed to do, with my own hands and some ingenuity (and some super glue and cable ties).

I also took the opportunity to check on how he is doing. He is a good friend, and someone who had given all for his country, and pays the price of that sacrifice today. So, I checked in with him – as I frequently do.

His reply was asking me about my 6th sense, because he was not doing great, and my message had come at just the right time. And, while I certainly don’t have any sort of a 6th sense, I am filled with the Holy Spirit and, sometimes, quieten my own thoughts enough to hear what He is trying to say to me. This was one of those times! 😊

When you hear those promptings let me encourage you to be gold with them, and do something.

If that voice is asking you to do anything the bible would not agree with, then that voice is not from God. Learn to filter that voice, recognise and ignore it – a bit like a spam filter on an email account; put it straight in the trash, and unsubscribe from future messages! It usually comes with confusion, anxiety, guilt or some other negative emotion (or something illegal or simply wrong!).

We have tremendous power in this life to do much good, and much harm. So, take a moment, and pray today. Ask God who needs to hear from you, and get in touch

We may never get a reply – I regularly don’t. But sometimes I do, and that pushes me on to keep trying to reach out and encourage others

Just a thought…

Andy B

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For our first episode of season 6, we are focusing on celebrating progress in our spiritual and physical lives.

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#GoDeeper

For GoDeeper this week, Steven encourages us to celebrate the progress that we make in our faith, as well as in exercise.

He challenges us to keep on making progress in our faith by practicing our giftings and skills. He also gives us a ‘how-not-to’ guide on progressing as a Christian from 2 Timothy.

In addition to all this, he points out that there are certain areas of our life where we will struggle with progress, but we should celebrate those little steps we make.

#GoDo

For the final segment, Nathan asks Steven a couple of questions about his talk:

It’s been said that in your spiritual walk, you are either going forward or backward. Would you say that’s correct?
How do you celebrate your progress?

Watch this, the first episode of this season, to find out Steven’s answers to these questions.

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Jesus will return one day. It states it in the clearest of terms at the end of the bible, but also all the way through the bible too. Jesus IS coming back, and there WILL be a judgment made of those who are going to heaven, and those who are going to hell. This may not be popular teaching, but it is true none the less.

But, how should we wait for His return?

Well, firstly, we have to realise that we can never know when Jesus is coming back. If anybody ever tells you’ve they’ve worked it out, they’re lying to you and themselves. Plain and simple – not even Jesus knew the time when He would return, so no human being can ever know!

Witnessing a conversation between some Christian bloggers I was saddened to see unpleasantness erupt around “works and salvation”. These religious words are usually used when one states that we can not go to heaven (salvation) based on what we have done (our works) it is absolutely true that what we do (our works) will not get us into heaven. More on that below!

While there is debate around whether or not it is possible to lose your salvation (in other words whether or not you can become a Christian then stop being a Christian and lose your place in heaven) and I have heard both, that is not relevant here. What is relevant is to say is that salvation without works IS a huge problem! Because, ultimately, if we love Jesus, then there should be works evident in our lives of that love, for others to see, hear and witness.

You don’t need church or baptism or communion to be a Christian, as good and beneficial as they are. But you do need works. Not because works will assure you a place in heaven – they can not do that. But, because without works there is no evidence of faith. And, without any evidence of a faith I’d be seriously questioning the salvation of that person.

If you want to go to heaven you need to have a relationship with Jesus Christ – you need to say sorry for everything you have done which is wrong, and you need to believe that Jesus died and rose again in 3 days. Nothing else will get you into heaven, and you don’t need anything else to ‘push you over the line’. Jesus already did what was impossible, by making it possible for us to go heaven in the first place – you get to heaven through a relationship with Jesus, and nothing else can add to that, or replace that.

And that’s it. It isn’t complicated!

Just a thought…

Andy B

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BerryBunch Programmes are back! After a month of all sorts of other projects for the BerryBunch, our regular schedule is back up and running.

The only exception is Marriage Matters which will return in the New Year - with some exciting changes planned.

Dave Unleashed also returns in a couple of weeks with Story Times going out weekly anyway - because we use those in our Konnect Radio show every Sunday between 3pm and 6pm (UK time)!

Endurance
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Family Prayer Time
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Our kitchen has a sensor which enables the lid to raise, and hold in place – open – at just the swipe of your hand. Or your butt if you back towards it. It really isn’t fussy!

Anyway, ours stopped working and a critical element of this capability is a small black box that joins a motor to the bin lid itself. And inside this black box are a number of small plastic white cogs, and one black cog.

In checking out to see what was broken one of these cogs flipped out, and I managed to knock another one loose: I did not know which way they were supposed to fit together, and there were an alarmingly large number of possibilities as I soon was to discover! I got there in the end, but with no details on how they should be, it took me longer than it needed to.

In life it can feel as though our cogs – the different parts of our life - are not meshing together well! Sometimes we need to have them replaced or just relocated. And, as Christians, that means handing over the keys to our car, so to speak, to the Holy Spirit. He comes, as the gentle person He is, to rearrange those parts of our life which have simply gone out of alignment.

But, in order for Him to do His work, we need to allow Him to do so – and that means inviting Him into our hearts and minds to put things the way they should be, and need to be, as per the Maker’s Instructions.

Just a thought…

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Our sensor bin gets used often and, as it gets used, the batteries eventually get tired and give up their efforts. We put in hew batteries, or freshly recharged batteries, and it becomes all spritely once more.

Are you struggling with feeling tired all the time? You’re serving God but never feel the benefit of His refreshing and recharging?

Then it’s quite possible you’re doing something either in your own strength or against God’s will for your life. Either way leaves you feeling tired, worn down and fed up.

God ALWAYS equips us for the work He asks us to carry out. He will never trick us into doing something and leave us fending for ourselves – that simply isn’t in God’s nature.

So, if you’re tired and run down go back to God and ask Him what His plans are for your life.

Just a thought…

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In our home we bought, quite a while ago, a battery operated sensor bin. Put simply, you wave your hand in front of the sensor, and the in lid opens for you. And, we love it!

Some friends had one and, once we’d used their sensor bin, we knew we wanted one too. However, as is often the way, the engineering to keep it at a lower price, was not as good as the idea.

Eventually, our bin broke. It was trying but no amount of fresh batteries could make it work again. It needed something more than a bit more energy and oomph!

I didn’t think there was anything unrepairable inside as we could hear the motor turning strongly, and the lid was opening a little bit. So I took it apart and, after a little bit of effort -over a couple of days (to allow superglue to dry properly) - it was working again. Albeit better than ever!

hen I had finished putting it all back together, there was a spring left on the surface, which I knew we didn’t need. That leftover part was no accident – due to how I’d repaired (and improved) the original design).

In our lives there are often things that God desires for us to have removed from our lives. God does not accidentally leave these things to one side, because He is the Master Craftsman, and we are the products of His own hands.

So, when God is doing some repair work to you (which I’m pretty sure we will all have to accept every day, until the day we die) let Him decide what is needed, and what is not. After all, He hand made us; He personally designed us; He really is the only surgeon who can safely operate us because his work is always perfect.

Just a thought…

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Halloween – is it a good thing or a bad thing to celebrate Halloween?

I’ve heard both sides of the argument!

I’ve listened to church ministers of the gospel who say we should celebrate it, because it is nothing to fear since we are Christians; putting on a Halloween celebration is good for the church to do as it shows how churches are still relevant for a modern world.

I’ve listened to church ministers of the gospel who say we should never celebrate it, because to do so is invite evil into our churches and into our lives.

So what do I think? What is the position of the BerryBunch.family Ministry – that reaches out to families all around the world?

Well, to be honest, we couldn’t do better than Canon J John, who wrote an article we also published – in full, with permission – on our own website. So, go read his article. It’s typically, superbly penned! But what’s my brief version of his written piece? It is simply this.

Philippians 4:8 (ESVUK)

Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honourable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things.

You cannot celebrate evil and darkness, while also thinking about the words of the verse above.

Perhaps you see it as just a bit of fun? In reality, you simply cannot do so if you believe in Jesus Christ.

You’re welcome to disagree with the conclusion of myself, or Canon J John (Philo Trust), or Gavin Calver (head of the Evangelical Alliance) – who also put out a similarly themed comment. But, just like putting your hands near a fire, further away is always safer, than as close as you can.

Canon J John’s article is titled The Tragedy of Halloween

Just a thought…

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In this 3rd part of this look at The Trinity, wind is the basis of the analogy.

Wind is really important to growing trees. All that pushing and pulling actually helps the tree grow stronger roots. Take away the wind, and the tree can grow only so tall before it falls over.

That idea of needing wind fro growth is at the heart of today’s Andy B 2 Minute Video because, likewise, the troubles of this world will come. But the Holy Spirit strengthens us; Jesus repairs us; God watches over us.

Also, if you haven’t already, go and check out the person who inspired this mini-series on the Trinity : God the Father, God the Son, God the Holy Spirit - David’s Daily dose - https://davidsdailydose.org/ because David writes in such a way that is wonderfully accessible – whoever you are – and also wonderfully simple and deep at the same time. It is a rarely seen gift!

Just a thought…

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Our show – Family Focus – has been running from 4 til 6pm, on Sundays. But, from this weekend forwards, we’ll be doing an extra hour as well – to keep you company whenever and wherever you are it the world: 3 til 6pm, Sundays on Konnect Radio.

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In this second part of a 3 part series – all about the Trinity – we use the example of a Fire Chief, Firefighter and Fire Alarm.

We need the Fire Alarm to alert us to danger, the Firefighter to come rescue us, and the Fire Chief is needed because we need someone with more experience, who can sustain a much wider viewpoint.

However we describe the Trinity we must first acknowledge that the word doesn’t exist in the bible. It is, however, a way of explaining the relationship between God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit.

Here’s my second attempt at doing just that.

Just a thought…

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It’s hard to explain the Trinity. For a start it isn’t something you’ll find in your bibles. But the members of The Trinity are very obviously there: it is, at its heart, our human way of seeking to explain the relationship between God, Jesus and the Holy Spirit.

I’ve heard that relationship explained using water as having 3 separate states (gas, liquid, solid), yet still all still being water at their core even if they do look a bit different. I’ve also heard it as a yoghurt being made up of three parts, although that attempt at explaining The Trinity never made much sense to me if I’m honest.

In one sense it doesn’t really matter because the concept of how God, Jesus and the Holy Spirit operate and exist is far more important than any word or phrase we might use to paint that picture more simply. Actually, it would be disconcerting if the King of Kings and Lord or Lords could be easily explained. I’m rather glad it isn’t all that simple, as it leaves us more in awe of Him.

Whatever title we use, God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit are most simply described as three separate people (they are all a “Him”, and not a ‘what’ or a ‘her’).

They all operate separately of each other, and yet they also are the same - hence God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit.

It isn’t enough to say they are all the same, and it isn’t enough to say they are different. That is the limit of human understanding and why the scripture that talks about God’s ways not being our ways is so humbling and reassuring. We see the reverence that Jesus has for His father, for example: God is so much bigger than any of us, or any collectives of us and that is a VERY good thing.

However, with that said, I truly hope these three linked posts on The Trinity shed a little light on this most wonderful of relationships. They are simply illustrations designed to explain the relationship of God, Jesus and the Holy Spirit - that I hope may bring some comfort, and also keep in proper awe and reverence of just how much bigger God is than we are.

And how He still desires to spend time with us, allowing Himself to be limited by the fabric of ‘time’ in order to have that one to relationship with!
Anybody want to shout an Amen?!?

Just a thought…

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Are you any good at resting?

I’m never going to be accused of being lazy. But I could, far more easily, be accused of not resting very well.

If I’m in bed I’m either asleep or pretty ill. Simply lazing about does not come naturally to me, so it can be hard for me to properly rest when I do get the opportunity.

While in Spain my wife and I were not coping with what many other British holiday makers were doing – sitting by the pool seemingly filling the time between breakfast and dinner, day after day.

We do not do well at not doing anything. But, doing nothing on purpose is something very different - there is a world of difference between the two, and we all need times when we can deliberately, and intentionally, do nothing.

I was sat in a coffee shop the other day watching the world go by. I felt guilty for doing it, and then got righteously challenged by a wise friend, who didn’t ask me why I wasn’t being busy, but pointed out that I shouldn’t be leaving it to just once every few years! We all need friends like that in our lives - thank you Mary.

Perhaps you’re a worship leader, and you struggle to worship, unless you’re stood at the front behind a keyboard and microphone…I’ve struggled with that one over the past 35 years as a worship leader. You need to take that one to God in prayer, and probably, rather urgently, need to step down for a while. Our relationship with God matters more than our ability to simply fill in for any single function in the church.

Oh yeah, the other thing about doing nothing on purpose, is that it gives God a chance of speak into our busy brains. Much like fasting from food, we also need to fast – on occasion – from the busyness, and the business, of life.

So schedule in some time when you disengage from the ebbs and flows of life, and take a little time. It isn’t self-indulgence, but a necessity to have some to ourselves. Don’t cut yourself off from other people in your life, but some time with your phone switched off is rarely wasted.

Just a thought…

Andy B

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It’s good to give gifts to others, and it can be great to receive them. But, some gifts, simply are not what they appear to be and can create more issues than they solve.

We’ve had gifts on both side of that coin - and I’m sure you have too. Many have changed our life for good, even if just for one day. Others, well, they ended up in the bin where they belonged.

We’ve got a whole stack of logs to chop up and a neighbour let us borrow his safe chainsaw. It’s a great idea, but it is rather flawed and ended up at our local rubbish dump. He had asked for some money as he was happy to sell it, and we had offered to buy it. However, we had a go with it and found it didn’t work. Hence why it ended up at the tip!

Some gifts really are not what you think they will be. Some, truly are.

As Christians we have the best possible gift in a relationship with Jesus Christ. It is the gift which keeps on giving; it has no end! And it is a gift we need to share with others.

We can give people a gift which will cost them more than they could afford. But, we can also give them a gift which will bring them more than they could ever hope to buy with anything they could ever hope to have.

It is a gift worth having. It is a gift worth sharing. It is a gift worth hanging onto.

Just a thought…

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There's just one topic of conversation in this Issue of 60 Seconds, as Jo asks Andy B about his latest book - out last week.

It's called Just a thought... and is available to buy on Amazon in paperback or eBook formats.

Grab a copy, your favourite mug, some biscuits and let Andy B warm up your brain as he shows you how the ordinary moments of life can help teach us much about our spirituality; our faith.

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Introduction

In this final episode in this series of Marriage Matters, Andy B and Jo take a look at expectations within our marriages – noting how we can have too high an expectation or to low an expectation on our marriages.

Andy highlights the issues of placing too much importance on the Wedding Day, when Marriage is for life - not just for the Wedding Day!

This week, Andy B shared some scriptures, which helps us to understand what matters in a marriage.

1 Corinthians 12:21-26
Acts 2:44-46
Jeremiah 29:11

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High Standards, Low Expectations, from Hot, Holy and Humorous:
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The Take Away

Andy

You can plan your wedding day, and the ceremony. But be careful you don’t assume the rest of the marriage will be as easily planned out. Life gets messy. Things happen you can’t plan for. But that’s not indicative of anything other than the fact that life happens and tings catch us off guard that we never be unexpected. And, remember that those hard times in your life, which you didn't plan for, can be God's best way of getting your attention to become more like Jesus.

Also, a couple who love Jesus together can influence people around them in a very unique and special way.

Make sure you’re not settling for low expectations and expecting a poor marriage ahead of you.

I need to have higher expectations of what we can actually achieve together, with God.

Andy and Jo

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On this episode, we are looking at the idea of training for a purpose and with a goal.

Endurance is your weekly spiritual workout, whether you think of yourself as a beginner, an intermediate, or advanced!

#GoDeeper

In this week’s GoDeeper Steven starts off by relating the need to train for a marathon to the value of training for our future. He gives an example of training for the future from his own life.

Steven also warns about planning too much for the future, because after all we don’t know what tomorrow may bring. On that note, he points out that we can’t prepare ourselves for everything.

#GoDo

For the final segment, Nathan asks Steven a few questions about his talk:

We should prioritise spiritual training over physical training, don’t you think?
I suppose as Christians we should be motivated. Is that true?
Why do you want to be a Royal Marine?

Watch this, the last episode of this season, to find out Steven’s answers to these questions.

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Introduction

In this episode of Marriage Matters, Andy B and Jo take a look again at roles and responsibilities within our marriages – this time focusing less on the practical side and more on our attitude and heart.

JoJo notes the need for ‘Sacrifice, Submission and Service’ and Andy B challenges us not to judge one another and to act out of love and compassion.

This week, Andy B shares two scriptures, one relating to the Church but noting the relevance in marriages and the second one about the Early Church and how they shared everything with joy and generosity, equally relevant to couples.

1 Corinthians 12:21-26
Acts 2:44-46

Tips and Resources

· Peaceful Wife – April Cassidy

· Song of Songs – read together

The Take Away

Andy – We need to ensure that any of the thoughts we bring into our marriage, about how marriage should be, don’t get in the way of what our marriage could be. There’s plenty of pressures being married, that are unique to it. But they just need managing like in any other situation. Don’t judge what you see because we rarely see the bigger picture.

Jo – Our life as Christians should be very much on display within our marriages. As Christians we should be exhibiting the Fruit of the Spirit, but our marriages also should be exhibiting exactly that too. While you can put on a Sunday smile to the people in your local church, that simply isn’t going to work within your marriage.

Andy and Jo

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What's coming up in our next Endurance Podcast?

On this episode, we are looking at the idea of training for a purpose and with a goal.

Endurance is your weekly spiritual workout, whether you think of yourself as a beginner, an intermediate, or advanced!

Join us for Endurance: Sundays from 2pm!

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Every day we have to make decision whether to push ahead or pull back. It can be as simple as whether we rush into the car park for our daily work, or taking our time to letting someone take our place in the supermarket queue, or jumping in between two people who are arguing.

From the simple to the complex, we have to make these decisions.

Earlier, I went out for a cycle and got caught in the rain. I tried sheltering behind a tree as the rain was more horizontal than vertical. But, it didn’t offer me enough protection.

Eventually I made the decision just to push on ahead home which was just 5 minutes or so further along the road I was on.

In my case I made the right call – it rained for a good 60 minutes after I had arrived home. Much longer standing in the rain and I could have started to get cold.

But it doesn’t always work out like that – we often second guess ourselves to exhaustion wondering whether we should do something or not, and then beating ourselves up when it seems we made the wrong call.

And, yet, the best we can ever do is make the most wise, most righteous decision we can with the information in front of us. And, as Christians, that means praying, as well as working our relationship with the Holy Spirit.

We won’t always make the right decision. We will make mistakes. But, we can always learn to be more like Jesus, and more trusting of the Holy Spirit by seeking to listen out to His gentle voice, steering us along the road.

But, if rain is possible – take a rain coat just in case!

Just a thought…

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S05E023, Splinters and Infections, Andy B 2 Minute Video

While cutting back some hedges I had a sudden, sharp, whack to my hand from a branch that had whipped towards me. Unfortunately, there was a thorn on said branch which banged into my hand. The remnants of a thorn were still stuck in my glove! so I got a good chance to examine the offending article – it looked complete, so I’m not overly worried right now about anything remaining in my finger.

However, having worked around wood for long enough, I also know not to do nothing!

It was a long time ago that the wife of a carpenter – who also happened to work in a pharmacy - gave me some great advice. As she pointed out herself, if her husband went to the doctor or hospital for every splinter he got, he’d never leave the place! Her advice – use some paste, usually used to treat warts, as it pulls any splinters that might be there, as well as any infection. And this is something I have done many times.

But, the whole process of feeling that pain, applying my ‘go to’ the paste under a plaster - and the solution I’ve frequently used - got me thinking about how we can allow hurt, bitterness and resentment to grow.

We justify our anger, or hatred, because what that person did to us was cruel and unfair, so we will not forgive them; “they don’t deserve it”.

We justify the hurt we caused another because they just needed some hard truths speaking to them. Why should I say sorry – “they started it”.

There is, of course, never any justification we can use for doing not forgiving people, or causing someone pain and not doing something about it. Jesus died for things He could not have done. He was definitely without fault – not something we can say of ourselves in this lifetime!

Get stuff sorted: it isn’t always possible, or even appropriate, to go and say sorry to the person we have wronged, but it is always possible say sorry to God.

Just a thought…

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On this episode, we look at how to be lights in a dark world.

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#GoDeeper

For GoDeeper this week Steven is talking about being in the world but not of the world. He begins by explaining what it means to be of the world.

He gives us three particularly relevant Scriptures which he unpacks. He challenges us to not blend in, but rather stick out because of the Holy Spirit in us.

#GoDo

For the final segment, Nathan asks Steven some questions about his talk:

I gather from those Scriptures you read that we can’t really be neutral. We can’t be on the middle ground, can we?
How do we go about obeying God when there is so much opposition to Christians in the world?
Do you have a decent bright torch?

Watch this week’s episode of Endurance to find out Steven’s answers to these questions.

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In this episode of Marriage Matters, Andy B and Jo look at who does what in our relationships – to putting the bin out, cleaning, cooking, staying at home, going out to work and more – not an exhaustive list!

Actually, as Andy and Jo discuss the issues and share their own stories, it happens again, they both realise that one episode on this subject will not do justice to working out roles and responsibilities in Marriage – another Part 2 is promised!

This week, Andy B is on the ball and slick with the scripture, well there was just the one!

1 Corinthians 12:21-26

Tips and Resources

Prevention is better than cure
Don’t judge
Communication is key
Take time out to pray – maybe you need to change not your spouse!

The Take Away
AndyIf you’re blessed with a family that grows, get your children involved. Not so you can do less, but so that you can all, together, do more.

“It's not about doing less. It's about all working together to do more.”

Jo
You need to make plans in order to be organised as a family. That helps everyone know what is they need to be doing, and who has responsibility for what.

Do that “and it takes the stress away”!

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“You’ve got a friend in me” so the lyrics go from a song used in Toy Story. Wonder if you’re singing the rest of that song right now, or humming it and annoying your colleagues?

We are made to be with other people. God designed us to function in community – not isolation or solitude. He made us so we work best when we depend upon other people. That corporate effort is what can make the world sing, or scream. That depends on the other people…or does it? I’ll let you ponder that one on your own!

As a family we’ve been through all sorts of times in life, but while we have been forced to face some things alone, having people to support and help is always wonderful.

We are, each one of us, utterly unique. We all have different skills and gifts and talents that we can bring to bear to the people around us. We’ve been blessed with some super lovely people over the years. But are you the sort of person that other people want to help, or not?

It’s perfectly possible to reject help without knowing it. And that can be super upsetting for willing hands and hearts.

So, let people help you! Who knows what might develop from you accepting help and letting your own inability, or even vulnerability, show? But, and perhaps even more importantly – asking for help from others can let a little sunshine in to you own life, and their life too!

Don’t ever be afraid to say you can’t help if you can’t!

One minister had to put off moving into their new manse after some helpful church members did far more harm than good through willing hands that really shouldn’t have been let loose near a paint brush: if you don’t know a hammer from a paintbrush, perhaps stick to making tea instead.

However, if you’re a professionally trained driver – like I am – then volunteering to drive the van for some people moving house will not tax you in the slightest, but could mean the world to them. It’s quite fun driving a baby truck if you’re more used to dealing with abnormal loads and driving 44 tonne trucks!

We all have skills, whether that’s making cups of tea, cheering people on, driving a van or plumbing in a washing machine. Let your skills help others – that’s exactly what Jesus did and look at what He managed to do!

And never be afraid to say no if you really can’t add value: people in distress don’t want willing people, but skilled people.

Just a thought…

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Endurance – Light Shines Brighter in the Darkness

Steven and Nathan discuss what it means to be in the world, but not of the world. They tackle the tough topic of sharing our faith with unbelievers.

Steven explains what being ‘lights in the world’ means; it apparently has nothing to do with torches, as Nathan learns.

Family Prayer Time – Psalm 11

In Family Prayer Time JoJo and Peter read the whole of Psalm 11 which reminds us of how God protects us, and they both encourage us to read the psalms out as a family. JoJo says it is good to pray as a family, hence Family Prayer Time.

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Feelings can’t be relied upon. They lie to us, they overwhelm us and they can deceive us. What we feel, no matter how strong it may be, can change at the drop of a hat - or in the blink of an eye. You get the idea!

Over the last weekend, as a family, we accomplished an awful lot. Including our usual set of videos to film for the BerryBunch, our regular show for Konnect Radio, chopping the best part of a month’s worth of firewood ready for the winter.

All in all, with exercise, cooking, sleeping and resting, it was a very full, and satisfyingly busy, weekend.

And yet, by Monday morning my feelings were getting me down as I could only focus on those things we hadn’t done; a very small list: I’m sure I’m not the only one who can struggle this. In reality, my feelings – as powerful as they were – were wrong.

So, I did the only thing I could do – I phoned a friend! Ok, it was Facebook Messenger, but the point is the same – I chatted about how I was feeling with a trusted friend – Alan, who write over on his blog, Devotional Treasures. And I wanted to share with you the two pieces of golden advice that he gave me:

Put some worship music on (my personal choice would almost always be Skillet, played rather loud)
Read the book of Philippians (slowly and deliberately).

Reading those precious words of scripture brought my focus back to God and, in doing so, brought my eyes to the large pile of wood we now have – ready to go in our log burner in the coming weeks and months.

We all need an Alan in our life. And, if you haven’t got someone you can talk to, who can challenge and encourage you, pray for someone who can fill that need.

Just a thought…

Andy B

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Following on from my last Andy B 2 Minute Video – Weather Forecasts and Wet Faces Part 1 – I’m thinking more about how we come across to other people. People might read a biography about you, then meet you and discover you are simply not who you say you are. And that is never a good thing!

Because, as Christians, we’re called to be in this world but not of it. To me, simply, that means we’re supposed to live and work and breathe on this planet like everybody else, but that we should be standing out. Being experts at camouflage is something we should not be excelling in: as followers of Jesus Christ we simply can not just blend into the background until someone asks us about our faith. That is just not how we should be living!

Jesus died so we could live bold lives worth living. Not timid lives that are never even noticed.

Of course, we should not go around preaching at people loudly and pointing out how terrible they are; remember that when you point a finger at someone, you’re also pointing 4 fingers right back at yourself! Judging others is something we should leave to God. Making judgements, of course, is an absolutely essential part of Christian living, and something we are commanded to do by God: being the person that nobody wants to come near is absolutely not what we are called to do. Moreover, the bible instructs those of us who love Jesus to live peaceable lives so we can win others to Jesus.

We should, therefore, be authentic examples of people who love Jesus; who are at peace with the world around them; who put others first; who have a sacrificial approach serving others ahead of ourselves.

In short, we should be like Jesus – willing to die so that others may have life. That death might be as simple us losing our unwillingness for our colleagues to know that we believe prayer is critical to a life worth living.

Just yesterday a doctor in the UK won his legal case – the judgement, at the end of a 4 year period of his life, stated that he has the right to offer prayer to his patients. And he absolutely should! He has gone through what can only be described as a hellish time as saw his job, his lifestyle, his livelihood on the chopping block. But, he also, clearly, knew it was worthwhile because, above all else, we all need Jesus – every single one of us.

Just a thought…

Andy B

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We rely on forecasts for so many things. From weather forecasts for planting crops to financial forecasting to know where our finances will be. Forecasting can cost ridiculous amounts of money for the most accurate types.

But, the thing about forecasts is, no matter how expertly they done, they can be utterly and tragically wrong!

We hear ‘the facts about…’, delivered in such a way that we know we shouldn’t question it. But, question it we should!

You see, no matter how good as the computer is - providing whatever forecast we want - it is only as good as the data is given – supplied by humans, and as good as the programming is, supplied by humans.

And we humans are oh so very fallible!

We hear terms like ‘The facts about evolution’ but, at best, it is simply a theory that has never been proven.

We hear terms like ‘The facts about climate change’ and yet, at best, it is impossible to state anything that bold and suggest it is anything more than a theory.

We need to be so careful when we hear about facts – too many have been proven incorrect.

Plus, we can not read the future any better than we can know if it will rain tomorrow or not.

However, there is hope! If you want to know if it is raining, there is a sure fire way to know – stick your head out of a window. If it’s wet, it’s raining. If it’s dry, it isn’t.

As far as predictions go, they’re super useful and I use several of them for all sorts of purposes from financial planning to putting the washing out!

But treat predictions as what they are otherwise referred to…a guess.

Just a thought…

Andy B

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While repairing the seat hinge on one of our toilets a couple of things occurred to me.

Well, to be honest 3 things occurred to me.

Firstly, that I needed to clean the toilet soon!

Secondly, that it’s worth remembering the next time I use a toilet in someone else’s home to check if they have a slow close toilet seat like we do - to avoid any embarrassing toilet loud crashes and potential breakages!

Thirdly, it’s really easy to know we have our feet planted exactly where we thought they were – right next to God. But, we can find ourselves turning our head, one tiny bit at a time until, eventually, we’re wondering where God is.

As ever, He is exactly where we last looked – right next to us!

The hinge on our toilet seat doesn’t go out of alignment quickly. It takes several months. Once you notice it not working quite right it’s really easy to make it work properly again – you just have to get the hinges a tiny bit of attention (one of them simply needs pushing back where it belongs – perhaps just 1 centimetre).

And so it is with our relationship God – it is super easy to lost sight of where He is. It is also, mercifully, even easier to find Him again.

How? Just take a pause and listen – much like the way bubbles always rise on water, so is the voice of God always evident. It just takes us standing still and listening.

Just a thought…

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On this episode, we focus on the concept of Godly competition.

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#GoDeeper

Steven begins GoDeeper this week, by giving examples of competition in everyday life. He briefly reminisces over Queen Elizabeth’s entrance to the 2012 Olympic games.

Steven gives us one of his favourite accounts in Scripture, compares competitiveness to pride using an example from his own life, and warns against cheating. He also warns spectators against favouritism.

Ultimately, he challenges us all to be good sports.

#GoDo
For the final segment, Nathan asks Steven some questions about his talk:

1.I gather competition usually makes us perform better, whether that be in exercise, business, or other areas. Is that right?
2.I suppose good, Godly competition must be accompanied by humility and gentleness?
3.Are you sure you beat me home that time you mentioned?

Check out this week’s episode to find out how Steven answers Nathan’s questions.

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Andy B and Jo return to Money Matters in Marriage Matters this week – matters about Money that matters because Money matters in Marriage, just like matters about marriage matters!

Jo starts with reviewing Part 1 and highlights how finances have been a top reason for arguments in marriages and reminding us that there are around 2000 scripture verses relating to money – so must be important!

There were some muddled matters in this week’s Marriage Matters, but in the end Andy B delivered on some scriptures to help us:

Hebrews 13:5-6
Proverbs 23:4
Luke 12:24

Tips and Resources* The Power of a Praying Wife – Stormie Omartian – chapter on finances (https://www.stormieomartian.com/) * The Power of a Praying Husband – Stormie Omartian- chapter on finances (https://www.stormieomartian.com/)

**The Take Away

Andy** – Andy was reminded of the importance to always ensure faith was a part of our financial planning as Christians. We simply shouldn’t ever approach our finances, without also remembering that God is interested in both our needs, and our provision.

Jo - Having been brought up to value money more than is wise, Jo was struck by the fact that God has never failed her, and how God cares for even the sparrows – as the bible reminds us.

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In 1996 my girlfriend, and I, were walking through the central heart of Manchester City Centre. We had noticed a very heavy police presence, and police helicopters flying overhead but we had no clue what was shortly coming!

There was a sudden crack, and a thunderous noise - with a shockwave I’ve never been able to verbalise. People were screaming and glass panels, many times larger than a person, were falling dangerously close. One strike from any one of those panes would have killed you outright.

Jo and I were standing underneath those panels as they fell to the ground.

All in all we got off fairly lightly – I only had to deal with a pounding, excruciating headache that never abated, for several weeks. I was told I got off lighter than many other people.

The initial blast sent me into shock. Meanwhile, my cool as a cucumber girlfriend, found us a way out of Central Manchester – a City she did not know. Her shock, and tears, would come later.

We had survived the largest, ever, British mainland bomb in history. I went on to marry that woman and she is now my wife, Jo. Told you she was a ‘good ‘un’.

You can never know how you’ll behave at high altitudes, or when a bomb goes off!

Our vastly different responses to a shock have been repeated many times over the years, although we’ve only had to survive one bomb blast so far.

About a week ago we found out we were going to face a sizable loss to our income. The timing couldn’t have been worse: I reacted with panic, and Jo didn’t seem to notice. Again, her shock would come out later.

As a family we’ve been living by faith for quite a good number of years. What I mean by that is that we don’t go out of way to ensure we have enough money but, by doing what God has asked us – and serving Him with [my] time, we are utterly dependent upon Him for all that we need.

But that situation has passed. We’ve had two gifts, and we can now get through the month.

Situations change and I’ve always said that living one day at a time is too much because life can change in a second!

So, when panic mounts upon you, try and stand still long enough to let God rescue you.

If you’re facing a bear, or even a charging cow, running away can be the most dangerous thing you can do. Standing still can save your life. And that works for our lives as Christians too.

So, don’t be in too much of a rush to help God fix your situation – give Him the right to intervene in His timing. And, don’t be too hard on yourself on not reacting well. Just give it to God and move on.

Just a thought…

Andy B

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Sometimes we just need to exercise a little less caution, and be a bit cheeky.

I once heard a great sermon from a preacher who was talking about how the Holy Spirit sometimes works in what appears to be a sneaky way. Now, I’d interpret that to mean that the Holy Spirit works in a cheeky way – sometimes the Holy Spirit does things we were simply not expecting.

And, sometimes, I think we could all do with a little more boldness. And, perhaps, even be a bit cheeky sometimes.

There was a huge pile of wood opposite the end of our driveway. I’d pointed it out to Jo. As a family who burns a log burner quite a lot through the colder months, I recognised that that pile of wood would be rather handy for us! I also knew that none of the local houses had chimneys, so none of the neighbours could make use of it. But, we could!

However, and quite rightly, my wife pointed that I couldn’t’ sneak over in the dead of night and simply liberate if from the grass patch where it had been dumped. It did belong to someone!

Upon walking home one day I spotted someone going into the complex that the grass belongs to, and asked them if there was someone I could ask. I felt a bit cheeky. This poor soul was, after all, simply a nurse going to see someone who was actually her patient.

I told her why I wanted the wood and she said she would try and do what she could. She did not sound hopeful!

But, a message came quickly back that she’d spoken to someone, and that the wood was ours if we wanted it. Moreover, that there was more wood we were welcome to that would be put in the same spot in the coming weeks.

Awesome!

So, if you see something you might need, just ask. You never know what the reply will be. At worse, it may be a no. But, on the other hand, it might actually be a yes.

I think, sometimes, God is actually waiting to see if we’re willing to ask for something…waiting for us to be just a bit cheeky and push the boat out a little with our prayers.

Just a thought…

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When life throws you something you weren’t expecting, it’s always a good idea to get some help!

Sometimes those helpers can do no more than just listen to whatever it is you are struggling with. But, they can also have some wisdom – especially if they have also been through something similar.

Our initial reaction is something we really don’t have much say about. It’s mostly from who we are.

For example, when disaster strikes my wife is simply brilliant She isn’t fazed at all! Later on, she will reflect…and maybe cry over what happened early.

Me? Well, I crumble first! Like a chocolate tea pot.

It’s mostly how I’m made up – but I’m also brilliant later on.

I wonder who you’re more like?

Anyway, if you, like me, know that dealing with disasters is not your strong suit, then it’s best to seek help sooner rather than later. I know, from past experience, that I’m not all that good at praying off the bat. But, I am pretty good at asking others to pray instead. And that means more people are praying into whatever has goner wrong. And, that, is no bad thing!

Prayer is great. Helpers are great. So, get some helpers to pray! Then, they can check on you afterwards too.

Just a thought…

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The seas crash against the shoreline, and the shoreline gets claimed by the sea and it is the same in our lives – things come along to erode away at the very foundation of who we think we are.

When Queen Elizabeth II recently passed away, I will never forget being in our garage, having just arrived from I don’t now remember. I told the family. Jo’s first response was for her eyes to well up, and she shouted ‘No!’. I was simply lost with pain and grief because Her Majesty had a certain faith and, with her passing away, a period of uncertainty immediately dawned upon us, including a new Prime Minister. Much is going to change now.

But, it isn’t just about what may come next. It is also about what was, that is no more.

We always knew the Queen was there. For almost every single citizen of the United Kingdom, we know no other monarch as our leader. And, now, that has changed.

With King Charles III there is the certainty that I will see, in my life time, yet another change to the monarchy - as King Charles III is the oldest man ever crowned King, in British History. That is simply the way of life – things change, whether we want them to or not. And death is the one thing every single one of us is guaranteed to face at some point.

How we face it, though. That is key to how we live right now.

The Queen knew where she was going when she died. Her active, ongoing, very much alive relationship with Jesus Christ was very real to her, and very evident to any who heard her speak. She may have been our Queen for a time, but she also knew she was going to meet the King of Kings.

Life will change around us, but there is one certainty that never will: God is the same yesterday, today and forever. He will, absolutely, never change.

While the seas may eat away at the shoreline; while life’s troubles may eat away at our confidence and peace, there is one sure person to look to for certainty.

So come join me standing on the Rock of Rocks. His name is Jesus. Queen Elizabeth II was my Queen. But she was, and is, my sister in Christ. Before God we are very much equal, and that is something worth celebrating.

Queen Elizabeth II was a woman who was willing to kneel at the feet of Jesus, and so am I.

I would ask you if you are willing to do the same as she did, and as she is doing right now.

Just a thought…

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Andy B and Jo return to Money Matters in Marriage Matters this week – matters about Money that matters because Money matters in Marriage, just like matters about marriage matters!

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On this episode, we look at the idea of grumbling, and why we really mustn’t.

Endurance is your weekly spiritual workout, whether you think of yourself as a beginner, an intermediate, or advanced!

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Steven begins this week’s GoDeeper by explaining that grumbling through a workout or through life is hard work. He makes the distinction between grumbling and being honest about life.

Steven gives us an example of grumbling from the bible and identifies the cause of grumbling as discontentment. He explains how to be content and concludes quite simply that we need to be content.

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For the final segment, Nathan asks Steven some questions about his talk:

I gather from your talk that grumbling never helps anyone; it always makes life harder for everyone concerned. Is that correct?
Contentment – not always easy to achieve. But, as you say, it is ‘super important’. If we are not content, is that especially serious?
Do you think you grumble much?
If you were given a cucumber, would you be content?

Check out this week’s episode to find out how Steven answers these questions.

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Introduction
In this episode of Marriage Matters, Andy B and Jo focus on finances in marriage – Money Matters on Marriage Matters, now that’s a mouthful!

Actually, as Andy and Jo discuss the issues and share their own stories, it soon becomes apparent that one episode on this subject is not enough – so they promise to come back with Money Matters Part 2!

Although, as Jo informs us there are as much as 2000 scriptures relating to money, Andy and Jo do not choose one! Instead, the episode is centred around the scripture that talks about how quarrels happen because let’s face it money and everything financial, in marriage, is in the top 10 reasons for arguments!

James 4:1-3

However, Jo brings up two other useful scriptures. The one when Jesus provides money for taxes by fishing and the women in the bible with the jar that kept on giving:

Mathew 17: 24-27

Tips and Resources

“The Money Secret”
“60 Minute Debt Buster”
Christians Against Poverty (UK) - https://capuk.org/
Money Saving Expert (UK) https://www.moneysavingexpert.com/

The Take AwayAndy – Andy’s Take Away is to let Jo go first! And then reflected on the fact that you don’t need any money to do whatever God is asking of you.

Jo – Burying your head in the sand doesn’t help. It’s more honouring to God, and your marriage, to have a good understanding on everything going on with the finances in marriage.

Andy B 2 Minute Video
Stuck In The Middle With You

TestimonyTuesday

A Sudden Answer To Prayer, Part 1 –

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Do you ever have those moments when you’re listening to someone who is in the middle of saying something, and it is as if somebody just slapped the back of your hear. Because what they just said was absolutely not what you were expecting.

Perhaps it is the name for something you associated differently. Perhaps it is an opinion that seems diametrically opposed to other things they’re saying. Perhaps it is simply because they quoted something totally out of context.

I’ve had many of those over the years. Growing up with someone who is severely narcistic and you get used to things like that. That is quite normal, for someone like that.

However, it doesn’t help the person listening.

As we speak to others we need, of course, to be careful when we quote things. We’re gonna make mistakes. That happens. Of course it does. But sometimes it’s a bit more serious.

So, don’t be afraid to ask for some clarification, even challenging as necessary.

And let’s do all we can do, as my wife frequently reminds us, to “Say what you mean and mean what you say”.

Ambiguity is something I’ve observed used lots by some folks in church. It creates wriggle room for something they want to do, which they know won’t be popular – or righteous. So, they speak in such a way that enables them to do something other than what they intimated.

Jesus was never ambiguous – which should be enough for us really, so I’ll stop here!

Just a thought…

Andy B

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Konnect Radio Show – Family Focus

Exciting News!

Andy B and Jo launched their very own show on Konnect Radio called Family Focus. The Radio show started on 4th September and is on air every Sunday from 4 pm – 6pm.

Andy and Jo are joined by Dave the Dog and invite you to join them for good chat, great music, and fun-filled features.

Gather around the radio, as a whole family; what else would you do on Sundays from 4 pm?

Dave the Dog Show – Dave unleashed!

It’s hard to believe, but Dave the Dog has his very own show too! The first show went out last Monday and Dave will continue to provide fun for all the family every Monday at 4 pm.

JoJo managed to keep Dave on track last week, so we have every faith that, although Dave did get side tracked, JoJo will steer him in the right direction this week!

In the show there is Storytime and Art time and Dave, in his own inimitable way will lead us through!

Dave is funny and is unleashed – what can go wrong!

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Excitement is contagious isn’t it. Well, unless that excitement is at the cost of something you’re losing out on. Although, sometimes it can be super exciting to see someone get they something they really deserve – that excitement can even transcend our own disappointment.

Following a post by my goof friend Andy Brown, and his blog, with a post he shared titled “Leading Home Bible Study for Children (RB)” (https://andy-brown.org/2022/09/08/leading-home-bible-study-for-children-rb/) it reminded me of the importance, for parents – and anyone else who has contact with children in the context of church – to be excited about Jesus.

Sure, when you first come to faith you can get very excited about what is a totally new life ahead of you. But while that can wain. It doesn’t need to. Actually, if we’re growing in our relationship with Jesus, then that passion for Christ should grow into a deeper and more mature version.

And excitement is Exciting!

Many parents, in particular, get upset when the grown up children appear to walk away from their faith, commonly around 14-16 years old in my own experience. However, having spoken with enough parents over the years, those young people almost certainly left church many years prior, and most probably because they had only ever been introduced to a relationship with church attendance, or with the faith their parents have. And, what they need more than anything else, is their own relationship with Jesus Christ.

Jesus is exciting. A life with Jesus is exciting. A life of faith, is VERY exciting.

So be excited, and point people to Jesus, not church or the bible. As good as the bible is. As good church can be, they can not save us – only an active relationship with Jesus Christ can do that.

So get excited, be excited and let that excitement infect the people in your life.

Just a thought…

Andy B

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Do you ever have feel that something has changed around you? But you can’t quite put your finger on what it is?

It’s a little like sitting in your car, when the car next to you starts pulling away – while you’re stationary. You suddenly feel as though you’re moving backwards…our perception can be so easily distorted!

I call this ‘creep’. It’s that movement, that is sufficiently slight or tiny, that confuses what we think is real. We accept things that aren’t, simply because we didn’t notice them changing -until we get a sudden jolt and realise everything is different.

In our relationships with God we have this same issue of ‘creep’.

We listen to some music we know wasn’t healthy or appropriate. We watch a film that had scenes we were uncomfortable with? But those things can also creep up on us so gradually we don’t realise how comfortable we have become with things that we are actually uncomfortable with!

How do we counter against this? Well, mercifully, that part is super simple.

We just need to spend some time in prayer. Or reading our bible. Or being with other Christians, worshipping God.

In a world that tells you to centre yourself by looking inwards to your own desires and needs, can I recommend some good introspection (the sort that involves somebody else looking at us across a table in a coffee shop) to check how we’re really doing.

Feelings lie. They are ever changing. What seemed bad, can slowly appear ok.

But truths don’t lie, or change. So get some truth in you to balance that slow creep of who we are and what we believe – and get some time with God.

Just a thought…

Andy B

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Are you too busy? Are you overdoing it?

In a world of 24/7 emails, it’s almost possible to never leave work – especially when we forget to turn our phones off at night (or the phone always switches on when it is charging…just sayin!!).

We all, instinctively, know that being too busy for too long is a bad thing and medical science backs that up: during World War II soldiers in the British Army fighting in the jungles of [then] Burma were dropping dead, for no apparent reason. It turns out that we really can’t actually just keep going without significant rest, because our bodies ultimately just switch off.

Those soldiers were simply on the front line for too long, in the extremes of a jungle, and their bodies could only tolerate so much. Faced with constant ambush, and death, their bodies were subjected to intense stress and pressure that far exceeds anything the majority of us will ever even come near to.

But we still should take heed of that tragic lesson, as we still need times to rest; we still need to make a considered, regular, routine, ongoing effort to balance our work and our home life.

Right now I’d say I wasn’t overly busy, but I would say that my life is very full - and I’m loving it! However, I’m still wise enough to know that I need to check in with trusted friends to ensure that I’m not doing too much.

And, remember this next life lesson - if you’re too busy to stop and take 30 minutes a day to be with God, then you’re too busy.

That might take the form of 15 x 2 minute moments (or even 30 x 1 minute moments) around caring for a small child or your family (been there!!), or an elderly relative. And, while one day with no time to stop may be ok when emergencies strike, when it becomes a repeated occurrence we’ve got a bigger issue to resolve.

Just a thought…

Andy B

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I’m sure you have met some people who build you up. Or those people who do quite the opposite and to all they can to tear you down and squash you.

I’ve worked under both sorts of bosses and the one thing that I still find a little curious is that the types of people who do all they can to make you as low as possible; who go out of their way to make you feel utterly terrible still express such consternation when they don’t get you performing very well.

And, of course we are all products of our surroundings to some extent. When we find ourselves in a supportive situation, we will flourish!

It’s a simple question from me today – are you the sort of person who goes out of their way to build up the people you meet? That may be employees. That may be others on your sports team. That might be the staff sitting on tills in the shops you visit.

Are you going about leaving the beautiful scent of Jesus when you leave the room?

Nobody wants to be put down. So, let’s ensure that whenever we meet people we, as followers of Jesus, go out of our way to think of others.

It isn’t about compromising our beliefs, but thinking of others first.

Just a thought…

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On this episode, we explain the concept of spiritual maintenance.

Endurance is your weekly spiritual workout, whether you think of yourself as a beginner, an intermediate, or advanced!

#GoDeeper

For GoDeeper this week, Steven tackles the surprisingly difficult topic of healthy humour by first explaining how little humour is in the Bible.

He quotes a verse in Ecclesiastes, which says that there is a time to laugh, and he then points out that a quick Google search reveals numerous benefits to laughter.

Steven compares two examples from the Bible where people took the mickey and cautions us not to mock others. Plus, he touches on sarcasm and black humour.

#GoDo

For the final segment, Nathan asks Steven some questions about GoDeeper:

Do you think God wants us to laugh?
I was wondering about that account with the bears. Elisha’s reaction did seem to be a trifle extreme, don’t you think?
I suppose we need to apply wisdom in our use of humour. What do you think?
What did Adam say when he first saw Eve?

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As promised, after focusing last week on wives, in this week’s Marriage Matters, Andy B and Jo look at how husbands need to love their wives – The Power of a Husband’s Love!

Andy B reads these scriptures to help us steer us in the right direction:

Ephesians 5:25, Colossians 3:19 and I Peter 3:7

It looks like the love the bible is talking about is selfless, sacrificial and unconditional and to be honest a high standard of love is expected from husbands for their wives.

Tips and Resources

Read Song of Songs for inspiration on showing your love for your spouse.
Watch Torvill and Dean ice dancing to the Bolero as a picture of marriage.
Write your own Song of Songs type message to your wife.
Get a notepad and use to write messages to each other to show your love for each other.

The Take AwayAndy – Andy reminds us of the importance to never stop being romantic to your spouse. Also, to buy a small notepad and leave each other messages when you’re apart from each other to write love notes, or perhaps even your own home grown Song of Song to your loved one.

Jo – Watch Torvill and Dean ice skating together and reflect on your own marriage and the beautiful dance God desires between husband and wife (https://youtu.be/KNCSij0hUp8)

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As the problems in the world seem to overwhelm our own ability sometimes even just to breathe, let alone think of meaningful solutions, we need to remember that, whatever we are facing, God is still very much in control!

When the world is shaking around us let us never forget that we truly have nothing to fear with Jesus by our side, not deflecting every issue we see, but enabling us to move through them, well.

I truly believe that the terrifying energy price rises, which affect us all, can be viewed as terrible, while we simply criticise the government for what they have done, or not done. Or, we can see it as another opportunity to show people the gospel of Jesus Christ.

People need heating, food, and help, but they need Jesus so much more - as the Bishop of Winchester (UK) so eloquently put it.

Here is a freebie idea for you to try out, and I urge you, as per my Andy B 2 Minute Video yesterday (Stuck In The Middle With You) to do something about it, more than you pray about it. And I say this as one who understands only too well the real challenges of church leadership.

So, why not open your doors to the local community. Invite them in for some warmth from your heating. Invite them for hot drinks and hot food, if you can.

We can either panic and fear what is coming. Or we can embrace Jesus, embrace people, embrace our communities and do something about it.

The government may, or may not, do something to arrest this situations and help the many thousands of homes facing a winter of no heating or hot food. Time will tell.

But the peace, hope and joy that comes from Jesus is still very much alive and active! People need more Jesus more than they need a solution from the government who, at best, are people just like you and me - in need of Jesus too.

So, keep it simple. Don’t panic, and sit down to work out what Jesus wants you to do through the challenges you’re facing in your situations – for His glory and His kingdom, remembering those precious words of Corrie Ten Boom, that God is also in the business of preparing us for heaven and frequently used the difficult situation we face: he doesn’t often take us around them, but shows us how to walk through them, with Him by our side, in front of us, behind us.

So, as the world continues to shake, stand. And then sit down with the people God puts in front of you.

Link to Beth’s blog - Lessons from a Lab

Ask for prayer through Konnect Radio

Link to Agape

Just a thought…

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Dave the Dog Show – Dave unleashed!

It’s true – Dave the Dog has his very own show! And with the help of JoJo, Dave will provide fun for all the family! In the show there is Storytime and Art time and Dave, in his own inimitable way will lead us through! Dave is funny and can get side tracked, so JoJo will be there to stay on target!

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As promised, after focusing last week on wives, in this week’s Marriage Matters, Andy B and Jo look at how husbands need to love their wives – The Power of a Husband’s Love!

Andy B reads these scriptures to help us steer us in the right direction:

Ephesians 5:25, Colossians 3:19 and I Peter 3:7

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Have you ever heard the phrase ‘meet God in the middle’?

On the one hand it is simply ridiculous that ewe can ever meet God half way – since He is omnipresent. If He is everywhere, then there can be no middle!

But, I do think it is good to consider what it is that God is asking of us. After all, if we simply sat back and said ‘Ok God, I’ll wait for you to move’ we’d have missed the point of the entire scripture. We’d also miss the reason why Jesus became Man, died on a cross, and died – so that we could have a relationship with God.

This would not have been possible without what Jesus did when He descended to hell and defeated even death – the one certainty every one of must face.

To be a Christian; to be a disciple of Jesus – is to embrace change and to seek to honour all that Jesus spoke in that wonderful template for how to pray we often far too easily simply, lazily, recite as the Lord’s Prayer without considering it’s true meaning and power of those precious words spoken by Jesus Himself. And that is that we are to bring heaven on earth, by literally being heaven on earth – by being and showing the light of Jesus in all that we do - whether that is how we drive, speak about others, refuse to engage in gossip or laughing at rude jokes. It is reflected by whether use a friend’s copy of software rather than buying it ourselves, or not returning items of food we forgot to pay for in a supermarket.

A disciple of Jesus is not simply one who is destined for heaven. A disciple of Jesus needs to work out what God is asking us to do as we journey to heaven. And that journey requires movement on our part – towards Jesus, and towards people who also need Jesus, just as much as we do.

I’ve seen many churches who almost revel in praying about anything – in order to not have to do anything. And I say that as one who has been in full-time church ministry!

Yes, let’s pray. Absolutely. Prayer changes everything! Truly!!! But, let’s not use prayer as a means of preventing having to actually do something. Jesus prayed before doing…not instead of doing.

We need to meet God in the middle, by asking God what it is He wants us to actually do.

The life of a Christian is one of doing, not just being. Yes, let’s take time simply ‘being’ in the presence of God. But, let’s also ensure we are being the people God desires us to be and bringing His heaven on earth.

Just a thought…

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As we move through life, with jobs, cars, houses, rent, children, funerals and so much more, it can often appear rather shocking when things either go away when we weren’t expecting it, or perhaps more difficult to cope with, when things were going our away and then suddenly everything went south.

The Disciples of Jesus must have had some amazing times watching Jesus move about the countryside performing the miracles He did. Only to see Him dying on a cross.

The world they thought they knew changed, in an instant.

That one situation destroyed their hope, their faith, their belief – for a moment. And, as we know, that event changes history because none of us have to go to hell when we die – each of has a choice we are free to make to follow Jesus, and go to heaven instead.

There are plenty of situations that can throw us to the wall, so to speak – for good or for bad.

But, whatever happens, we can still Praise God, because He is still sovereign.

When Corrie Ten Boom, a Dutch woman who lived through World War II was taken to prison, her world was shattered in so many ways. And yet, as she went on to write and speak about, that was also an opportunity for God to prepare her for heaven.

So, whatever is going on in your life right now. However difficult to beat it may well be, do remember that you are not alone and that God is still there to guide and aid you through life.

Just a thought...

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Hope can sometimes feel like a premium we’ll never be able to afford.

With rising energy costs – 80% in the UK, and that’s just the most recent rise – it can truly appear terrifying to look ahead.

As Christians we are, of course, not immune from the struggles of this world. Yes, we have a world creating God who loves to answer our prayers. However, He is not a distant magician with a magic wand; it isn’t a case of using the right words, or convincing arguments to get God to give us what we think we need.

So what is all this God stuff about then if you can’t get what you want? Well, it is super simple!

A relationship with Jesus means that we can have peace. Not a peace that can be here today gone tomorrow. Or, perhaps, here now, gone in 60 seconds.

It is a peace which exists because it does not depend on anything to do with us, our situation or the world around us. And that peace creates a hope based in something which is unshakeable.

In my book - Broken Dreams, and Hope! - I discuss this in much more depth. You can buy the book, or watch the video (for free) to find out what I’m talking about to much deeper level.

Life creates many situations which can break us. But God gives us a peace which is worth fighting for and striving for. And, the really good news, is that we neither have to fight nor strive for it. If we follow Jesus; if we make Jesus our special friend – our Lord and Saviour – that peace comes as a free gift. You don’t have to earn it. It is yours, and mine, if we simply look to Jesus and live life the way He desires us to .

So, if the world feels like it is stealing you of your hope for the future, turn to Jesus – He is ready and waiting, no matter who you are, what you have done, what you have said or what you think, to provide an endless source of peace, and hope!

You simply need to ask Him into your life, and to know that peace which transcends all understanding. It is a peace, and a hope, which will never fade, spoil, diminish or wear.

Just a thought…

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During the Second World War there were posters with “Do Your Part” These were more commonly used by the US to seek to inspire American women to get involved in the war effort, from the Home Front – working in machine shops, factories, farms and wherever they were needed. They didn’t go to fight, but they did support those doing so.

During COVID we saw similar campaigns with slogans like Do Your Part, Stay Apart – designed to get us to keep a certain distance from each other.

In both situations the slogan was used to seek to inspire people into doing something about the situation they were surrounded by – on the Home Front.

With an 80% rise in gas and electric costs here in the UK, and much of Europe struggling with rising costs that people have no hope of ever meeting, we see terror and fear around us as people face a very dark and grim winter. I just heard on the news that 25% of households in the UK have stated they will not be turning on their central heating systems when the weather turns colder.

This throws up some serious issues as the British weather can get very damp and cold, and because our houses are designed to function with central heating. If you simply don’t turn on the heating, you’ll ultimately risk structural damage, damp, mould and serious ill health – even death.

As Christians there is, at first glance, very little we can hope to do about this situation as there isn’t much we can do on a global scale – which is what is truly needed. However, there is much we can do on the Home Front, because we can all Do Our Part!

For example, we can make ourselves to our work colleagues and listen to their struggles. We are not immune from the issues and worries of this world. We do, however, know peace, because we know Jesus.

So don’t despair friends about what you can or can’t do, or about the problems facing people. Jesus already won the victory on that old wooden cross. And, when Jesus uttered the words “It is finished” He was also saying that we have no need to fear even death, He defeated it for us.

So, “Do Your Part” and make sure you are shining the light and hope of Jesus Christ to the people you meet in your everyday lives. We could all do with a touch more hope, and you can be the bearer of it.

There is much to be afraid of. There is much that is bringing terror.

But, above it all is Jesus Christ – and He is the peace and hope that our world needs, so Do Your Part and don’t try and hide Jesus. He is, after all, the only solution to a fearful people, including ourselves!

Just a thought…

Andy B

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On this episode, we explain the concept of spiritual maintenance.

Endurance is your weekly spiritual workout, whether you think of yourself as a beginner, an intermediate, or advanced!

#GoDeeper

For GoDeeper this week Steven starts us off by pointing out all the maintenance that athletes must do before they can actually exercise, such as warm-ups, cool-downs, and stretching.

He then points out that as Christians we also need some maintenance, so that we function at our best for what God has called us to. Plus, he explains the difference between growth and maintenance.

Steven draws our attention to an interesting verse in James 1 and goes on to give us an analogy for how to maintain our faith using the process of learning to play an instrument.

#GoDo

For the final segment, Nathan asks Steven some questions about his GoDeeper talk:

There’s a Scripture verse that says our bodies are a temple of the Holy Spirit. I suppose that is why we need to take care of our spiritual bodies?
Are we always going to be under maintenance?
You talked about bitterness and other problems we face each day. I suppose they could be allegorically represented by mud trapped in the cogs of a bicycle or dirt that gets caught in a car’s engine. Would you agree?
How do you look after your trainers?

Check out this week’s episode to find out how Stevens answers these questions.

Steven and Nathan

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Introduction

In this week’s Marriage Matters, Andy B and Jo look at how precious a wife is – well a good Wife, no! - an excellent Wife, not just any Wife! Don’t worry, Andy and Jo promised to cover husbands next week!

You may have guessed already that Andy B reads from Proverbs 31 and in particular verse 10 – to find out that an excellent wife is more precious than Rubies, Jewels or Pearls, depending on your bible translation. The long and short is a good Wife is valuable and precious like expensive gems, hence Rubies are a wife’s best friend!

Tips and Resources

Andy B recommends all, not just men, read ‘Thoughts for Young Men’ by J.C Ryle
Jo recommends a book written by April Cassidy: ‘The Peaceful Wife’
And to find a good example of a wife of noble character – an excellent Wife – then Jo tells us to look no further than the Book of Ruth in the Bible and recommends we read all about Ruth in ‘Ruth’!

The Take Away

Andy – Looks will change, but a passion for Jesus is the thing we should be pursuing in whoever we desire to marry.

Jo – It feels good to be valued and considered valuable as a wife. Proverbs 31 is an encouragement to do the right thing as a wife and it’s good to know that it applies to us all!

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Family Prayer Time – Psalm 6JoJo and Peter use the whole of Psalm 6 as a prayer to God reminding us of the relevance and power of these words for us today.

Endurance – A Life More OrdinarySteven and Nathan discuss the value of being ordinary, challenging us to embrace the ordinary aspects of our lives.

Andy B 2 Minute VideosAndy B is back with more 2 minute videos.

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In lieu of our usual, 6pm, Andy B 2 Minute Video, we thought we thought we'd share this video with you instead. We think this is a good substitute for today!

This is a video that will be going out (and is already going out) through Konnect Radio and their own socials: Jo and I are going to be doing a brand new show for them, on Sundays from 4pm (UK time), starting Sunday 4th September. It's called Family Focus, and we'll be, we'll, focusing on all things family!

We're super excited to get stuck into this new project with Konnect Radio, and we hope you'll join us and listen along - and get involved! Our show is for everyone, after all, whether you're aged 8, 88 or 888 (probably not too many people listening who will have quite reached that last age).

We'll have some great features including Bible Stories with Dave the Dog, The Doggy Cushion and so much more!

If you want to listen along you can listen via your smart speaker, via the Konnect Radio Website, or by downloading the Konnect Radio app from either google or apple.

If you ever miss any of the shows that go out, you can always listen again via the Catch Up page on their website.

For more about Konnect Radio (which we've been enjoying since they began some 16 months ago) visit their website - https://www.konnectradio.com/

We'll be LIVE on Konnect Radio - on Wednesday 31st August, on Gareth Cottrell's Breakfast Show - to talk about the new show and we'd love you to join in if you can.

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For my birthday, recently, my family bought me a new keyboard for our ministry computer. It’s an amazing thing because it is ergonomic. While the layout of the keys may be what you’d expect, the layout of the whole of the keyboard certainly is not. And, as someone who has done an awful lot of typing, this is no easy switch!!

I remember doing a computer course on how to use a mouse. They were brand new and I had never before seen such an odd looking thing before. I thought it was a stupid idea. Well, I was fairly young!

To be fair, I don’t use a mouse now - if I can avoid it - and have a trackball mouse instead. This stays put and your thumb moves around it to move the cursor on the screen – it has saved much wrist strain because it is also ergonomic and flows with the natural position of your hand and arm, rather than forcing an odd kink to occur so you can use it.

With change comes the need to learn something new too. If you swap something ‘like for like’, then you’re golden. But, even swapping from my laptop to a spare PC we have - with a standard keyboard - can be a serious challenge as different buttons are in slightly different locations. And, well, I can type pretty fast. With greater speed comes greater errors when it goes wor, wg, wrg, wrong…

In our walk with God we need to embrace change too. But, with that change, we need to ensure that we don’t fear the mistakes that often accompany such change. Mistakes are part of life, just as much as the successes.

However, once you decide to follow Jesus you have, by default, committed yourself to a lifelong journey of change. You simply can’t become a Christian, and then just wait for heaven. It simply doesn’t work that way. Once you start following Jesus, and seeking to become more like Him, you realise - as you become more like Him - just how much you need to become like Him, and so often, and how much more you desire to become more like Jesus and so on.

The life of a Christian is to always embrace change – that is the first step towards Jesus, and it is every step thereafter. But, what a journey it is because the more you change, the more at peace you become with the life you are living, because that life you are living becomes ever more Jesus centred and Jesus filled.

Just a thought…

Andy B

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I’m back! I hope you’ve missed these short daily reflections on life. I’ve certainly missed making them!

I took a pause because I’d been doing them, without any proper break, for nearly two years and I wanted to pause long enough to have a rest so I could come back refreshed. But, only to do so if I felt God was wanting me to continue with them, which I believe He does.

So here we are! And, while my short videos may have taken a pause, the rest of the BerryBunch Ministry carried on and we have some AMAZING things happening. Some of which I still can’t yet talk about publicly. They’re super exciting and I can wait to share what is coming up with you in the fullness of time.

Anyway, let’s get Back to Business! (did you see what I did there?!?)

In life it’s super easy to see our failures and successes and directly apply them to our ability to obey God successfully, or not.

We think, logically, that if things are going well then we must be getting things right. And, conversely, that if things are going ill, we must be getting things wrong.

But I can positively affirm that the two do not need to tie in with each other when it comes to matters of faith.

We recently purchased a replacement computer for the old one we’ve been battling with for two years – ever since we started editing videos. Video editing – the very heart of all we do – is incredibly computer intensive, so an old computer simply becomes an increasing liability. Our computer isn’t what I’d call old. More like a relic from the dark ages- you know, before we discovered coal power!

Anyway, the one we bought was a refurbished model, and the very best we could afford. Which was really not much! But we had peace, so went ahead. When it arrived, it was faulty and, sadly, the company we bought it from were beyond rubbish at accepting it back and giving us our money back. [In the UK you had 14 days to return anything, for any reason, if you’ve bought it remotely. In the end I had to force a refund through the company who we used to help us buy the computer.]

That refurbished computer was the very best we could do. But, it was not the very best that God could do. Because, and I do wonder whether this is tied into the issues we had with the faulty computer we first bought, somebody bought us a brand new computer. And a highly specced. one at that – one designed, specifically, to edit videos.

It’s beyond amazing and is saving us loads of stress and time.

So, if you’re doing something you had peace about doing, and it goes catastrophically wrong, be slow to start blaming yourself for having made a mess of the whole thing. It may well be that God allowed that to happen to help remind you how much you need to rely upon Him, and not your own understanding. It may well be that that mistake you now see before you, is really just part of God’s plan to help you become more like Jesus – FOR HIS KINGDOM.

Just a thought…

Andy B

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On this episode, we are looking at how we should view the ordinary and the extraordinary.

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#GoDeeper

Steven begins this week’s GoDeeper by getting us to think of the extraordinary feats demonstrated during the 22 Commonwealth Games, compared to the ordinary feats that ordinary people like us achieve.

He then unpacks the passage of Scripture found in Luke 18:10-14, pointing out the differences between the two people praying in that passage. One was rather ordinary and humble, whilst the other thought himself extraordinary and was arrogant.

Steven reminds us that riches and fame, which are not ordinary, are not all that healthy for people.

He concludes that we shouldn’t strive to be extraordinary but should embrace the ordinary and mundane aspects of life.

GoDo

For the final segment, Nathan asks Steven some questions about his GoDeeper:

It seems as though “ordinary” and “humble” go hand in hand. Would you agree?
From what you said, I would gather that ordinary life and ordinary activities are quite healthy. Does that sound correct?
I suppose we need to be content whether we are led to live an ordinary life or an extraordinary life. Would you say that’s right?
Would you say you live an ordinary life or an extraordinary life?

Watch this week’s episode to find out Steven’s answers to these questions.

Steven and Nathan

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This week’s Marriage Matters, you’ll be pleased to hear, is quite simple and straight forward and although Andy B and Jo tackle what might be the mundane and ordinary things of married life, this episode is not boring!

To give you a taster, so you can believe it’s true, these are some of the subjects covered: cleaning your teeth, putting the bin out, cooking meals and wait for it – cleaning the dishes! And if that was not exciting enough Jo mentions smelling roses and coffee and Andy gives a list of meals he eats!

Ecclesiastes 3 – A time for everything

Tips and Resources* Consider perspective! Rather than seeing the faults of your spouse, see the good they do and bring into your marriage, and to your friendship. * Don’t forget to be in the moments. It’s easy to be busy doing stuff, and ticking things from a To Do list. But don’t forget to enjoy the moments too because all those moments make up a marriage.

The Take AwayJo – Marriage isn’t boring!

Andy – Marriage is best in partnership – so, what is your Take Away from today’s episode?

Andy and Jo

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In Case You Missed It
Endurance – Timing is everything
Steven and Nathan look at timing in life, challenging us to trust in God’s timing, even if it does not agree with our preferred timing.

Marriage Matters – It’s gone Pear-shaped
In this episode, Andy and JoJo discuss how to create peace and harmony in the home despite things going pear-shaped. They encourage us to keep going through those difficult times in the knowledge that God can redeem our trials.

I am a Secret Agent for the King of Kings
In this post, we talk about how we were miraculously gifted with a new computer for the BerryBunch Ministry.

Keep in Touch
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On this episode, we talk about how to have timing in our spiritual walks.

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#GoDeeper

In this week’s GoDeeper Steven relates queuing, waiting for the bus, and being on hold to those times or seasons of waiting in life.

He goes on to emphasise the importance of God’s timing compared to our own timing, because ultimately, God sees the bigger picture.

Sometimes we can feel as though we are waiting for ages for something that we have prayed for, but we must trust God. Other times we can feel like we are not ready for something, like a calling, but again we must trust God.

Steven concludes that ultimately, we need to trust in God and in His timing.

GoDo

For the final segment, Nathan questions Steven about points from his GoDeeper:

How long do we have to wait before we can justify being impatient?
That Scripture verse in Isaiah says we will soar like eagles. I’m not overly keen on heights. I shan’t really have to fly at really high altitudes, shall I?
It sounds as though achieving the right timing in our obedience to God is quite a tricky business. How are we supposed to get our timing right?
What time is it?

Watch this week’s episode to find out Steven’s answers to these questions.

Steven and Nathan

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Introduction
In this week’s Marriage Matters, Andy B and Jo face the fact that things can go wrong and use the phrase ‘pear shaped’ to describe difficulties in marriage. Jo wants us to know that they are not being ‘pearist’ and have nothing against pears! And, as usual, Jo and Andy share their own experiences to encourage and support us in celebrating marriages in spite of these unattractive problems and help us find a healthy way to grow our marriages.

In this episode, Andy and Jo encourage us to keep going in our marriages and work at creating peace and harmony in the home in spite of problems and to let understanding and forgiveness rule.

Andy reminds us that the bible is full of good stuff to help us in our marriages and Jo is amazed at how God turns things around and brings good out of our trials. Andy and Jo highlighted these scripture verses:

Mathew 7:5
James 1:19
Mathew 18:15 -20

Tips and Resources

Find a mature, Godly married couple to spend time with and to learn from them
Visit marriage.com for useful articles proving possible solutions to your marriage problems.

**The Take Away

Jo** – “There’s so much great advice around in books, from churches, through videos – there’s help, so never think you’re on your own!”

Andy – “The Bible always has the answer to the struggles we have. It also shows us the best way to nurture, grow and strengthen your marriage.”

Andy and Jo

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Endurance – Danger Zone (S05E003)Steven and Nathan discussed stepping out of our comfort zone and taking those risks that God may call us to take. After Steven took us deeper in GoDeeper Nathan asked him some hard questions. In the end they both helped us to understand what it means to step into the “Danger Zone.”

Marriage Matters – Love Hurts (S02E003)And B and JoJo took a look at Hosea 3 as they covered some rather hard-hitting and difficult subjects.

A Brief Pause with Andy BAndy B has provided much wisdom and encouragement with his brief pauses, short and sweet and give us plenty to reflect on throughout the day.

Keep in TouchSocial media loves to hide the stuff you see.

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In this week’s Marriage Matters, Andy B and Jo face the fact that things can go wrong and use the phrase ‘pear shaped’ to describe difficulties in marriage. Jo wants us to know that they are not being ‘pearist’ and have nothing against pears! And, as usual, Jo and Andy share their own experiences to encourage and support us in celebrating marriages in spite of these unattractive problems and help us find a healthy way to grow our marriages.

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On this episode, we expound the topic of spiritual rhythm.

Endurance is your weekly spiritual workout, whether you think of yourself as a beginner, an intermediate, or advanced!

#GoDeeper

This week Steven begins GoDeeper by relating our need for rhythm when running to the rhythm we need in our everyday life.

He goes on to draw out some of the things that Romans 12:8-9 commands us to do in order to live at peace with everyone. They include prayer, generosity, rejoicing, service to God and more. Our daily routine or rhythm should include these things listed in Romans 12:8-9.

To conclude this week’s GoDeeper, Steven challenges us to follow the Holy Spirit’s leading to change what we need to in order for us to have rhythm in our lives.

GoDo

For the final segment, Nathan asks Steven some difficult questions about his GoDeeper:

I gathered from your talk that we need to adjust our rhythm in life to different seasons. Is that right?
How do you find the correct rhythm?
I suppose rhythm gives us consistency and therefore helps us to be more efficient. Would you agree?
What is your favourite car?

To discover Steven’s answers to these tough questions, watch this week’s episode of Endurance: Rhythm of the Righteous.

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Introduction
In this week’s Marriage Matters, Andy B and Jo tackle some seriously difficult issues that can rear their ugly heads in marriages. And, as usual, Jo and Andy share their own experiences to encourage and support us in celebrating marriages in spite of these unattractive problems and help us find a healthy way to grow our marriages.

Jo highlights the fact that we can and will hurt the ones we love and how we need to be understanding and forgiving and Andy reminds us of what love is as described in 1Corinthians 13, noting that we should not keep records of wrongs!

It’s a hard-hitting stuff which was inspired by Hosea 3 which describes a challenging marriage involving adultery and prostitution and God calls the husband to take his wife back. Have a read for yourself and maybe read Hosea 3 and some chapters before and after to help you prepare for this episode – You can’t say we didn’t warn you!

Tips and Resources - some websites you can check out* Fierce Marriage - https://fiercemarriage.com/ * Hot, Holy and Humorous - https://hotholyhumorous.com/ * Unveiled Wife - https://unveiledwife.com/ * Freedom in Christ Ministries - https://www.ficm.org/

The Take Away
Jo – “Marriages can face some really tough issues and we need to get help and pray!”

Andy – “Listen to the pain not the words. God forgave us, and He forgivers us with the measure that we forgive others – a sobering thought!”

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**Steven and Nathan

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#TestimonyTuesdayTestimony Tuesday is real life experiences of God at work in people’s lives and we have another awesome testimony of God’s involvement in the daily life of someone to encourage us in our own lives. God is good, so we share what he’s doing. If you have something to share, get in touch.

Lord of the Rings BlogJo uses quotes and scenes from the Lord of the Rings to teach us something of how we should live our lives as Christians.

Coming Up
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In this week’s Marriage Matters, Andy B and Jo tackle some seriously difficult issues that can rear their ugly heads in marriages. And, as usual, Jo and Andy share their own experiences to encourage and support us in celebrating marriages in spite of these unattractive problems and help us find a healthy way to grow our marriages.

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On this episode, we look at the idea of ‘danger zones.’

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#GoDeeper

This week Steven kicks off GoDeeper with a passage of Scripture from Mark, chapter 8 where Jesus commands us to take up our cross and follow Him.

He goes on to point out that if you keep certain everyday objects like a car or smart watch hidden away, out of danger, you defeat their purposes. That’s exactly what the servant with one talent did in the parable of the talents.

The apostle Paul practically lived in the “danger zone,” he was the prime example of what Steven and Nathan are talking about this week. However, Paul followed the Holy Spirit’s prompting into the “danger zone.”

Steven relates how his speaking to the camera was him stepping into the danger zone – figuratively speaking. And finally, he challenges us to step out of our comfort zones into the danger zone as and when God leads us to.

GoDo

For the final segment, Nathan asks Steven some questions about his GoDeeper talk:

Were you suggesting it is more natural for Christians to be in the danger zone?
It states in Hebrews that without faith we cannot please God. Ergo, stepping out in faith, or into the ‘danger zone,’ is what pleases God, is it not?
You said that we need to take up our Cross. Could you clarify what you mean by a ‘cross’?
What colour is your T-shirt?

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In this week’s Marriage Matters, Andy B and Jo challenge us to consider how our marriages measure up to God’s standard. Andy and Jo remind us that marriage is God’s design, noting that God created one man and one woman and said they should go forth and multiply and that the two become one flesh which is spelt out in Genesis.

Andy and Jo also point out that Jesus talks about being the Bride Groom and the Church being the bride, using the analogy of marriage showing the importance of marriage and our witness through our marriages.

Andy B highlights the impact of a healthy Christian marriage and Jo agrees and shares that she was led to Christ by a Godly couple who were loving, gentle and kind and so together.

Andy B reads 1 Corinthians 13 showing us that tis is the framework for our marriages – Love – no clanging gongs or plumber’s tools thrown down here, please!

Tips and Resources

Get alongside other married couples and learn from them.
Watch the film -War Room.

The Take AwayJo – “Marriage can be portrayed as really boring, or dull. But, it’s actually a really exciting challenge because it encourages us to become more like Jesus, and nothing is more exciting than that!”

Andy – “Does our marriage point people to Jesus, or to ourselves? Do I come across as loving Jesus more, or my wife more?”

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On this episode, we look at the idea of ‘danger zones.’

Endurance is your weekly spiritual workout, whether you think of yourself as a beginner, an intermediate, or advanced!

Steven and Nathan

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Marriage Matters – What’s the big deal? (S02E002)**

Andy B and Jo will kick off their new season with the importance of marriage because marriage matters! As Andy tells us matters of the marriage matter because marriage matters or words to that effect!

Endurance – All Rounder (S02E002)

Steven and Nathan are back with their new format and are looking at being an all-rounder in their physical and spiritual lives. Steven challenges us to develop all of our spiritual muscles not just the ones that make us look good!

Coming Up
Family Prayer Time – Psalm 3 (S02E003)

JoJo and Pete read as a prayer Psalm 3 which was written by David who was running from his son, Absalom at the time. This Psalm is a prayer for us now to ask for God’s help in protecting us in our lives today.

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In this week’s Marriage Matters, Andy B and Jo challenge us to consider how our marriages measure up to God’s standard. Andy and Jo remind us that marriage is God’s design, noting that God created one man and one woman and said they should go forth and multiply and that the two become one flesh which is spelt out in Genesis.

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On this episode, we look at the idea of being a spiritual ‘all-rounder’.

Endurance is your weekly spiritual workout, whether you think of yourself as a beginner, an intermediate, or advanced!

#GoDeeper

In this week’s GoDeeper Steven kicks off by pointing out that just as we need to work on all the different aspects of fitness, we also need to work on all the different aspects of the Christian faith, not just the ones that look good in church.

One of this week’s passages of Scripture from 1 Corinthians talks about spiritual giftings. Steven explains that there is a difference between skills and giftings with a simple example.

The fruit of the Spirit gets a mention as Steven highlights the fact that you can’t have one of the nine parts of the fruit of the Spirit without the other eight.

He challenges us to practice all the different Christian disciplines such as reading the Bible, praying, giving, and listening to God, not just the ones we find easier or that look good.

GoDo

For the final segment, Nathan asks Steven some difficult questions about his GoDeeper:

How are you? (Can he avoid saying “I’m fine”?)
Which areas of our lives do look good in church?
It talked about spiritual gifts in one of the Scriptures you read. Which one do you think is the most important?
Balance seems to be the key word of your talk. Would you agree?

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Andy B and Jo are back for more Marriage Matters. They said they would be back and here they are - back with more matters about marriage that matter because marriage matters, as Andy B so succinctly manages to say each week (or not)!

As usual Andy and Jo share their thoughts and personal experiences as they consider why Marriage is the way to go and seek to dispel the myths about marriage that make you think of marriage in a negative way. Andy B and Jo do their best to extol the virtues of marriage which wasn’t as difficult as it sounds as the research seems to back them up!

Andy and Jo have chosen three short verses from scripture to aid us in discovering what the bible says about marriage:

Genesis 2:24
Ephesians 5:25
Proverbs 31:10

Tips and Resources

Read Song of Songs in the bible – a celebration of marriage
Read about the marriages in the bible, for example Abraham and Sarah or Joseph and Mary and learn from them.
Take matters in marriage to God in prayer not into your hands like Abraham and Sarah did
Be flexible, marriage like life does not always go the way you want.

The Take AwayJo sees the importance of marriage and how it has been designed by God and is good. Jo also sees the benefits of staying with the same partner in marriage, getting to know each other, learning about each other, and finding comfort, safety and peace in this.

Andy reflects how God made marriage for a reason, and the marriage He designed in Genesis, as He was creating the world – and people! - was REALLY good, and really good for society as a whole.

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What's coming up in our next Endurance Podcast?

On this episode, we look at the idea of being a spiritual ‘all-rounder’.

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Join us for Endurance: Sundays from 4pm!

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TestimonyTuesday - A Moment with Our Creator

Testimony Tuesday is real life experiences of God at work in people’s lives and we have another awesome testimony of God’s involvement in the daily life of someone to encourage us in our own lives. God is good, so we share what he’s doing and if you have something to share then get in touch.

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What's coming up in our next Marriage Matters Podcast?

Andy B and Jo are back for more Marriage Matters. They said they would be back and here they are - back with more matters about marriage that matter because marriage matters, as Andy B so succinctly manages to say each week (or not)!

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On this, the first episode of Season 5, we talk about how we use the phrase “I’m fine.”

We had a short break, but we’re back with a newly refined season of Endurance.

Endurance is your weekly spiritual workout, whether you think of yourself as a beginner, an intermediate, or advanced!

#GoDeeperSteven begins his first ever GoDeeper by stating the rather obvious fact, that saying you are fine when you are not, is lying.

He goes on to unpack Colossians 3:9, which commands us not to lie to one another (other Christians).

He points out that when one lies about being fine, it is not helpful, because how can anyone help if no one knows that something is wrong.

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GoDo

For GoDo, Nathan asks Steven four questions regarding his #GoDeeper talk.

How important is it really to be honest?
When we say “I’m fine” without thinking, could that be partly the result of habit?
Why might we be dishonest when others ask us how we are doing?
What did you have for lunch on Friday?

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Well, that’s it - this is my 100th episode of Andy B 2 Minute Videos in this current season (and my 148th overall). We’ve only recently reached 1,000 posts across the BerryBunch, and now I’ve just finished my 100th episode of my weekday thought provokers. It’s a moment to celebrate what I’ve been able to do by the guiding, and providing, of God.

With this current season we saw the biggest changes to our online ministry:

we’ve added another pair of studio lights
we’ve invested in 2 x studio quality microphones
we were blessed with a gift to buy BerryBunch t-shirts
we were blessed with a gift to buy a studio camera
we’ve added in brand new, funky jingles

I’m definitely no perfectionist, but I do like doing things to a high standard, especially when doing them for God and, at this point, I’m really thrilled with what we are able to produce in these short, weekday, devotionals. And I really like, with this current Season of Andy B 2 Minute Videos, that we’ve hit on what we feel is a good balance of everything necessary to make them come to life for you.

I also know the true value of taking a pause to recharge, refresh, renew, rethink, so, this will be my last one for a little while: God willing, I intend to return with more on Monday 22nd August, 2022, at 6pm as usual (UK time).

And, before too long, you’ll be able to read these devotionals, in the book that is so close to being published. I’m just waiting on a foreword by a friend, and a final spelling/grammar check.

What are enjoying, the most, in your serving God? Are you willing to give that back to God? Because, if you don’t, you’ll easily end up crushing the very gift He gave you. But, if you do, what might God give you in return? It might be the same desire or ministry. It might be something totally new. Either way, you win!

Just a thought…

Andy B

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On the floor of our studio, for about 2 weeks, has been a tiny piece of black foam.

I knew what it is – the foam cover from a pair of small headphones. But the studio floor is also a fairly busy place, so I left it, and then forgot about it and, then, well, rinse and repeat until I make an Andy B 2 Minute Video out of it!

Eventually I worked out who it belonged to when I spotted Jo’s earphones, missing one circle of black foam from one side - and I finally went to pick it up: I’ll replace the missing one from Jo’s earphones later today from the small bag of spare foam covers that we have, just in case someone loses it on the studio floor, just for example!

But this got me thinking about how often in life we leave things ‘cluttering up the place’. We tread on them. We kick then. They annoy us. We stumble around them. They irritate us. Or perhaps they just makes things look untidy and messy. But we don’t actually bother to do anything about it, even when we know it makes sense to do so. Even thought it would only take us, sometimes, just 10 seconds of our time.

I wonder where God is asking you to bend down, and pick up that small thing you can see in front of you so you can either throw it away, or give it to Jesus - so He can, perhaps, redeem it?

It’s too easy to just ignore things, and then move on. But, it can often be much quicker to just go pick up and either put it back where it came from, or throw it away – and then move on with one less irritation or distraction in the way.

It’s the same when I edit our videos for the BerryBunch. Sometimes there are left over guides from the last video I edited. I’ll get annoyed as they keep sticking what I’m trying to move to themselves (as they do what they are supposed to be doing, and what I wanted them to do with the very last video….but, just, not right now!!!). There is a simple solution – I can delete them all in one go, and start again. It takes a couple of seconds. But, as sure as eggs is eggs, I’ll get frustrated with these inanimate objects until I finally reach the end of my patience (or finally see sense and wise up!) and delete them all and start again - saving, well, loads of time and frustration!

If we don’t act on these tiny little things, they soon build up and we run the risk of our minds being overrun with the petty, and the inconsequential, and can all too easily miss out on something far more important that God id desiring us to hear or see (or do).

All for the sake of a minute, bending down and picking that little thing up and tidying the floor space. Or hitting that delete button.

Just a thought…

Andy B

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The UK has seen a terrifying increase in costs for heating and cooking. In the middle of summer, heating seems like something to not worry about. But the latest estimates are that a family who are paying £300 in the summer, will be paying £500 by October and £550 by January. As a family we were only paying £100 at the start of the year. That’s a five fold increase!

In the midst of this our UK Prime Minister has been forced to resign, which leads people to wondering what – and who - comes next, and I struggle to see how we won’t have a Summer, and Autumn, of strikes and protests as poverty bites ever harder on the poorest people of our nation, which is rapidly spreading to those with greater wealth as bills grow, while wages shrink rapidly by comparison with rising living costs.

All of this breeds fear!

But, as Christians, we have access to something that is guaranteed to provide peace, joy hope – no matter what our circumstances are. And that comes from the bible, because the bible contains the very words of God, that show us how to live a life that is not controlled by fear; it comes from a relationship with God’s son - Jesus Christ.

So, if you’re worrying about the future, please do know that while God doesn’t ever promise to make our lives easier as Christians in this world, God will provide us with something much better – a certainty of our future, and the promise that He will walk through those difficulties with us and peace no matter what is going on around us, or however difficult life gets.

Jesus is the answer to the greatest struggles of our time, and John 3 v 16 reminds us that the only way to living that life, now, of peace and hope is by choosing to follow Jesus.

It is Jesus who will help us defeat fear, in order that we can know peace instead, through the power of His Comforter – the Holy Spirit.

Just a thought…

Andy B

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S04E096, Headwinds, & Tailwinds, Failure and Success, Andy B 2 Minute Video

Kindness doesn’t have to be something we reserve for special occasions. It doesn’t have to cost us everything we have either, but it will always cost us something.

At the time of writing there’s proof of the need for kindness in our world as a former South African satanist - of many years - recently became a Christian. Why? Because of an unprompted act of kindness from someone he didn’t know, that led Him straight to the face of Jesus Christ, and His love.

Yesterday evening I was doing some shopping. In front of me was a lady who was about to pay for her shopping, but she couldn’t afford a pack of biscuits as well, so she had hand them back to the cashier. And, with her shopping bill now low enough, she paid and started to leave.

I knew what I needed to do, but I hesitated. What if she was offended at me asking? What would she think of a strange man offering to pay for some of her food? What would the cashier think? Excuses poured through my mind at lightning speed!

But, then, the Holy Spirit shouted louder and my voice found itself - I offered to pay for her packet of biscuits.

She initially said no and, after some hesitation on her part [“see, God, I knew I was wrong to ask, now she’s offended” – shut up Andy (my own voice here!)…wait……], and after a rather direct prompting by the Holy Spirit to stop being stupid – and silent – I found my voice again and persisted with my offer to buy those biscuits for her!

The biscuits went through with my shopping but, as she was leaving, she came right back, grabbed my hand, looked straight in my eyes and told me how exhausted she was after a 12 hour shift. Those biscuits were her way of keeping herself going a bit longer!

Kindness doesn’t have to cost the world. But it will cost us something. It’s also a one ninth of the Fruit of the Spirit, so it’s something we should always be pouring out to others as a result of our relationship with God!

So, be on the lookout for opportunities to be kind! Who knows what difference your kindness make to someone else? And, remember, that you might be the only piece of Jesus they see that day…so make it count!

Just a thought…

Andy B

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I was cycling the exact same route for several days in a row. However, the wind direction – and speed – changed each day. I went from having a tail wind on a stretch of road one day, to a head wind on the same section of road the next. I saw my average speed double with the wind behind me, and drop to half when it was against me. It was quite noticeable!

If we always help people with everything, they will struggle to learn how to do that for themselves. At the same time, we need to balance helping someone learn, with helping someone thrive. It takes time to let people learn, but it is so much rewarding for everybody when we let them – and resist that urge to just get the job done ourselves.

God wants us to do well. But that doesn’t mean a good job, with a nice house, 2.4 children, a new car every year and an amazing retirement plan. It may be that there is some comfort for you in your life! But that isn’t how God ever measures success in our lives, because God cares for our hearts far more than our physical comfort. And, to be honest, that physical comfort often gets in the way of our relying on Jesus anyway.

Do remember that, just because you can, doesn’t mean you should!

So, take everything to the Lord in prayer – whether good or bad – to ensure you’re being pushed enough to encourage you, rather than make you lazy. And, to ensure that any headwinds are good for you, rather than those headwinds actually being God trying to gently dissuade you from a wrong path.

Just a thought…

Andy B

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Today's topic idea was sponsored by Devotional Treasures: Alan suggested I use a tin opener as a hook for an Andy B 2 Minute Video, so here it is.

There is a particular tinned meal which can be rather popular in the BerryBunch household. We eat it seldom, but MAN IS IT GOOD! It’s simply a pie you bake in an oven, in the tin it comes in. In very clear instructions, on the back, is the need to use a good quality tin opener, because this tin uses much heavier steel: flimsy, or cheaper, tin openers simply won’t cut it (pun warning): to access the goodness within, you need something built for the job!

When it comes to understanding the Bible we can easily take what we read literally, or legalistically (or liberallistically – this should be a word…even if it isn’t, yet…). The problem with either approach is that they don’t help us grasp what God is actually seeking to speak into our hearts. And, the Pharisees were legalists…just sayin…

For example, we should take literally God’s own account of how He states He made the heavens, earth and everything in it in just 6 actual days. You can argue against it and you can wrestle with it. But, that is what God said He did Himself, so to deny that, is to deny God. Simples!

For example, we should not be liberal in our reading, and change God’s nature as Male, as Father, as Him, just because we don’t like it. I once, sadly, heard a minister state that you could call God either He or She. That sort of warped thinking helps no one and is, in no uncertain terms, blasphemy – not good! That minister said that God wasn’t really a man, so it didn’t matter what we called Him. We didn’t stay long in that church – run away from such teaching as it will never help you become more like Jesus one bit!

When we struggle with a passage of scripture it is almost always, I believe, because we don’t like what it means to our own life.

I had a friend who only ever read the Gospels and, perhaps, the odd Psalm or two. He didn’t enjoy what was said elsewhere. But, that sort of approach just ends up with the tinned goodness in a mess on the floor being eaten by the dog, and we go [spiritually] hungry.

The bible is beyond just an over rich supply of all we need.

The Holy Spirit is waiting with the heaviest duty tin opener you can imagine, with the lightest touch – ready to help each one of us gain access to the eternally liberating, life sustaining goodness within it.

Just a thought…

Andy B

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I’ve always said that perception trumps reality. It doesn’t matter what the truth may be, if our projected image doesn’t back it up. And the bible tells us that we shall be known by our fruits – it’s the basic underlying principle that lifted up the widow who emptied her purse against the rich man who gave so much, but only a tiny portion of what he had.

As Christians it’s easy to think that we need to blend in to our surroundings, in order that we can maintain our witness, and maintain that opportunity to witness to others.

In my truck driving jobs I was routinely ostracised by my colleagues, and managers, when I stuck rigidly to speed limits. However, sometimes, I’d found myself alone with a driver and they regularly told me how much respect they had for me, but knew they couldn’t never drive the same way. They wanted to, but didn’t have the courage to do so because of the other drivers (who also, generally, wanted to drive legally too).

I randomly met one of those drivers, quite a few years later. My boss had followed my following career change – setting up a high street shop – with obvious pride for one of ‘his’ former drivers. He would speak of me often, and it seems there was no small amount of pride at what I had gone on to do.

If there was a line up of people in your workplace, would you be picked out as being a Christian? Or would that finger move on to somebody else, and skip over you, because you were too silent and hidden about your love for Jesus Christ?

We don’t have to go around with a large bible, holding loud prayer meetings on our lunch breaks – that isn’t a good strategy to endear people towards you! But we should be obviously Christian through our actions.

In our workplace, our professionalism should shine out because of our faith. Does your faith stand out enough to be seen through your work ethic?

Actions matter, because that is how people judge us. The bible even tells us that we will be known by our fruit (what we are seen to do).

So be careful what people see of you!! Do be authentic. But, never hide your love for Jesus – you can’t possibly know who needs that most, next. When they have a need, will they know that they can be safe to turn to you?

Just a thought…

Andy B

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Washing machine companies spend an eye watering amount of money on advertising. I cringe as I remember some of the adverts on TV in the 80s and 90s. But, not, perhaps for the reasons you may think. Although, saying that, some of those adverts truly dreadful.

Not all that long ago the BerryBunch ran a high street shop - we sold everything eco-friendly, including alternatives for washing detergents, until a recession forced our profitable business to have to close.

Washing detergent functions just like a bar of soap – it attracts dirt, before washing the combined solution down the drain. No matter how much you spend, your detergent behaves in the same basic way. And the idea that if you use a particular detergent your clothes will smell better, or be brighter, or more coloured, just doesn’t really hold wash or hold much water (two puns in one!).

If you ever stop using washing detergent, you’ll know exactly what I mean as two things happen – your clothes suddenly lose a greyness you didn’t even know had been building up over time, and your machine stinks worse than a backed-up drain from your toilet on a hot summer day!

That smell is simply old detergent in your machine that is no longer being masked by fresh perfume from new detergent. It does not smell good! The greyness leaving is because the detergent – which was trapped in the clothing – is now being finally washed away, revealing the true colour of the fabric.

An old cliché you may have heard is ‘have you been washed in the blood’? This has origins with an initiation ceremony Roman soldiers might go through. An animal was suspended over them, while it was slaughtered. The blood would, literally, wash over them.

When Jesus died on that old rugged cross, He became that literal sacrifice as He took the place we could never take ourselves. His blood washed us clean as He defeated death, and makes us clean enough for heaven, should we choose to follow Him.

Life agitates us, just like a washing machine. But don’t try and avoid all of that agitation because it can also serve to refine us too, and wash us clean – if you choose to let it. All we need to do is call upon Jesus, and He will walk with us through whatever trial we’re facing, and make us whither than fresh fallen snow.

Just a thought…

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Someone tried to steal some signalling cable for train lines in the UK along an 8 mile stretch of railway. This created a huge problem as trains were cancelled all together, or simply delayed by 2 hours or more. As you moved away from the centre of where the problem began, those issues simply grew, exponentially!

At one train station one particular man had finally boarded a train, but became so angry when asked to get off that the police had to be called. The problem wasn’t one of him being unfairly targeted, but simply that he was standing where the train guard needed to be able to be. No train guard, no train!

The staff had similar altercations with people who simply became abusive at them for the problems with the train being overcrowded, delayed or cancelled. People who had reserved seats became enraged that they couldn’t sit down at ‘their seats’. But, when a train is that overcrowded, you’re fortunate to even be on the train at all. Seat reservations were removed by the train company until the problem had been resolved.

We’re not always very good at accepting things, and it’s so simple and easy to allow a sense of entitlement to grow, resulting in us shouting abuse at staff members simply trying to do the best they can, in an impossibly difficult situation that wasn’t of their making.

Pride goes before a fall – which is why pride is such a terrible evil in this world; arrogance simply makes people not want to come near you and creates isolation, and a lack of humans wanting to come near you; stubbornness prevents you from enjoying life, as you hold on, desperately, on to what you perceive as yours.

As followers of Jesus, we’re only too aware that this life is very temporary, and that we leave this world exactly as we entered it -with nothing but the memories of a life lived, for others to enjoy…or not!

So, always be willing to surrender your seat – whether to someone older, someone pregnant, someone physically struggling with more shopping than they can carry: let’s be kind to one another, and please let’s try and ditch the pride, arrogance, selfishness and stubbornness – can you imagine how much better the world would be if those attitudes and lifestyles disappeared?

Just a thought…

Andy B

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Life can be pretty challenging sometimes, especially when what you first thought was a pleasant day changes, dramatically. Now, you’re not just walking up a mountain enjoying the view, but you’re fighting for your life as freezing fog or a heavy downpour suddenly envelopes you, snow falls and you realise you didn’t bother to bring any emergency survival gear because it all looked so lovely when you set out.

When learning to drive I faced, what can only be described as, torrential rain – the sort that your wipers can’t work fast enough to deal with; the sort that makes the edge of the roads invisible.

I faced these same conditions recently when driving some friends to a train station, after a weekend of hosting them in our home.

We’d popped into a supermarket on the way, so that they could buy themselves some lunch for their journey, and by the time we had finished the rain had started falling, and then some.

Our car was literally opposite the door from the small supermarket. A fairly narrow footpath (sidewalk) stood between us - it took a matter of seconds to jump into the car, once we had left the dry-safety of that supermarket. And, yet, we were all thoroughly soaked through by the time we’d shut the car doors again.

Life does this sometimes doesn’t it? We go out in the sunny weather, with our shades on, and then we’re taking the shades off and running for cover as, sometimes, all hell seems to break loose directly at us.

It is in those times that we have to consider our following actions. And, sometimes, the best thing we can do is follow the advice of my driving instructor – to take a break, and a pause, while the worst of those conditions blow over. Sometimes being risk averse is the wiser course of action, if we can.

As Christians we can always go to God, and ask Him to help us. The bible reassuringly reminds us that we can take shelter under the shadow of His wings – what a place to be.

So no matter whatever storms you see raging around you, take a pause, and go talk to God, resting under His wings, and asking Him what you should do next.

Just a thought…

Andy B

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Good things and bad things. They make up our lives! And it’s easy to want to forget about the bad things, especially those mistakes we made that we don’t want anybody else to ever know about.

We can accomplish, some of the time. But, there are some mistakes that are impossible to hide from others. And there is nothing we can ever hide away from God.

While it may seem like a great idea to cover over those dents and scratches from the bodywork of our lives, it may actually pay us to leave them as they are. Not all dents are bad!

A friend lost some fingers in a tragic accident. He has a permanent reminder of something that was bad. And, yet, he looks at his hands and remembers that dark time as, more importantly, the time he chose to follow Jesus. That accident was actually the moment when he found true joy, peace and hope in a relationship with Jesus Christ.

The mistakes in our lives can be hidden or visible. We all have things we do wrong which can be hidden more easily than other things. But don’t be too quick to hide away your struggles – you never know when that thing you struggle with, could be what somebody else needs to know about, so they don’t feel utterly alone.

Just a thought…

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Stress can hit us in different ways. And one of the symptoms I’ve often experienced myself, or seen in others, is that of confusion.

You can be racing through life one moment and, the next, wonder you’ve just put the milk in the cupboard and the tea bags in the oven.

That, right there, is confusion, and too much stress can leave you in that situation.

As Christians we are absolutely not immune to the struggles of living in this world. However, we do have access to the creator and designer of this world, which means we can always ‘phone a friend’ for help.

If life is stressing you out, go grab a cup of tea, go for a walk, stand outside in nature and enjoy the sky or trees.

There’s always plenty we can do, but prevention is always better than a cure, so if you can see the stress building, talk to someone before you lose the kettle or your car keys!

Spend some time with God, who made you to be emotional – just like He is. So He knows full well, what it is to deal with stress because His own Son got so stressed he cried blood because of the anxiety He was having to process, so you’re in good company!

Just a thought…

Andy B

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“Road Closed”.

It’s a simple sign in the UK.

It is a big, unmistakable sign – in red, with bold white letters. It means you can’t go any further in your car, without, essentially, permission - such as you live or work beyond it. But, to most people, it is the end of your journey along that road, because you are not allowed to proceed any further.

Near our home is a beautiful location, right on the coast. Steven runs to it. Jo and I cycle to it, often with Peter. We stand, we look, we listen, we breathe. It’s idyllic.

But, it’s also just beyond two pairs of large, imposing, bright red warning signs. They exist because the road has been lost to the sea. Just before that, though, is a spot where you can park a car – or bike – and take in the view, the bees, the birds and the sights and sounds of God’s creation and walk down to the beach and beyond.

You need to know what is beyond those road closed signs for there is considerable danger as the road disappears suddenly beyond some concrete bollards, just in case you missed all the other warning sings!

It’s easy to shy away from ever mentioning Jesus Christ in your workplace. Your colleagues may well shout out His name in anger. But, it’s all too easy for us to never utter His name, for fear of offending anyone.

In certain contexts this is absolutely appropriate. If you’re working with vulnerable people then you need to be especially careful what you talk about, in case you unfairly influence the people you serve. But we should always be speaking of Jesus through our actions and attitude towards our work. And, sometimes, we will need to use words that are more direct too. We really do have the answer in a relationship with Jesus Christ.

Let’s not ever be afraid of mentioning Jesus as part of our normal conversation. Sure, if you throw Jesus at everybody, you’ll soon lose any right to talk to them at all. And it is really important for us to win the right to speak with people – we truly do need to exercise caution and restraint. But we also need to exercise wisdom and boldness. They all go hand in hand.

Don’t ever be afraid of sharing Jesus. Because beyond the Road Closed signs of fear, is truly a beautiful place. And we all need Jesus in our lives – He is the only true source of peace and hope in this world.

Just a thought…

Andy B

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When people say well done, do you try and deflect that compliment? I know this is something I’ve always struggled with!

I’ve led worship for more than 3 decades. Ever since the age of 11 I’ve been part of the worship group in a church, leading worship to children, or adults, or both. By the age of 15 I was leading worship in a church of 350 to 400 people, and a worship group behind me of perhaps 10 or more people on occasion - frequently either older, or more experienced, than I was.

People would frequently come up to me after the service and say how good it had been. Sometimes they were thanking the worship group, through me, which I quickly passed on to the others who had been involved in that service. But, it was always easier for me to deflect that thanks – when it was given to me personally, rather than the group as a whole – and say it was because of the musicians behind me or it was all down to God. Simply taking that encouragement was something I struggled with, badly! But there are a few fundamental problems with this approach.

When we say it was others, or God, that deserve any praise, then we’re also, additionally, - albeit perhaps unintentionally and inadvertently - blaming them for everything that was also not so good.

Work with me here, because it’s worth it, I promise!

Someone says ‘Thanks, that was great’. You respond by saying ‘It was all God’.

Someone says [of the same thing] ‘That was awful’ You respond with ‘It was all God.’

We’d never say the latter! But we say it every time we don’t let somebody simply praise us for something. Because, when we deflect thanks and praise, we both risk offending the messenger, as well as not taking responsibility for all that we were doing, both the good and the bad.

God gives us gifts. If you have a gift of leading worship as I do, it is only because of the breath He has put in your lungs. Sure, we can be skilled and talented, but gifts like the one the Holy Spirit gave me, do take it up a notch from what you can humanly do.

Chris Eaton, a well known British Christian songwriter, regularly received songs from people that ‘the Lord had given them’. He threw pretty much all of them in the bin because, as he said, it was obvious the Lord had gotten rid of them because they were so truly awful!

Let’s not shoot the messenger when they simply want to say thank you. But let’s not blame others for the good that God has put inside of us.
God deserves all the glory. Absolutely! But He also hand made us to be amazing creations capable of some amazing things, so don’t just dismiss praise and thanks, but accept it, humbly. We’re made in His image, and He can do some amazing things. But, then, so can you!

Just a thought…

Andy B

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Bilbo Baggins is something of a hero, if you know anything of Lords of the Rings. And there is a line he utters which is wonderfully descriptive!

He mentions about how tired he has become, and he likens his tiredness to ‘butter spread over too much bread’. To be fair to Bilbo, he had long gone past his natural oldest age, but that description paints a great picture of how life can, sometimes, feel.

The bible tells us that, as Christians, we should stand out – like salt does in a meal. It describes how when salt loses it’s saltiness it is useless and is only good for throwing out and being trampled upon. This isn’t good if you think that, as Christians, we’re supposed to live quiet lives that never offend anyone. Actually, if everyone you know is happy with you, you’re probably getting it wrong by not living a faithful enough life! And the whole heart behind living a godly life is that we will be offensive to those we meet, because of the Jesus in us. It is the truth which is offensive - not our loving Heavenly Father, who is unable to offensive in His nature, except to those that do not wish to hear His loving message!

This does not mean, however, that we can go around - like a meal with far too much salt - and being unhelpfully abrasive to the people we meet. We are supposed to live peaceable lives. But this, perhaps, is where there has been a terrible misunderstanding on what the life of a Jesus loving Christian should be like.

As we look around the world, at some terrible atrocities, wars, famine, drought and controlling governments and industry, it’s very easy to understand the reason why this is so as a Christian: As Andy Hawthorn of the Message Trust once stated, ‘when you take Jesus out of society, everything starts shaking’. And it is that shaking we are seeing as people pursue lives that are diametrically opposed to God’s best for each one of us.

A good meal is balanced by salt.

A healthy society is balanced by Jesus Christ and Christians actively living out their faith, boldly, and unashamedly.

So, let’s not be overly salty people who offend before people before they even meet us.

Yes, let us live peaceable lives so people can’t point at the many failings in our lives, but at the hope and joy and peace that pours out of our very pores. But, let’s balance that by not living such tiny lives that nobody ever notices we actually have a passionate love for our Saviour - Jesus Christ.

The message of the gospel of Jesus Christ is one that not a single one of us truly wanted to hear or accept - until we had surrendered to the love that Jesus Christ has for us. But let’s make sure that the people we meet are not offended by us, unnecessarily!

Just a thought…

Andy B

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When you’re playing cards you can wish a better hand, as much as you like. But, at some point, you have to accept the cards you’ve been dealt.

And it is much the same in life. We can wish for a better car, a better job, a better house, a better retirement plan, better health. But wishing just pushes us deeper into a place of being sad and depressed.

Wishing doesn’t change what is. It just robs us of our ability to enjoy what is.

Rather than wishing away our lives, we need to accept what is. We don’t accept it as something that can never change, but we do need to begin to change from where we are at

For example. If you want to run a 4 minute mile, you don’t start by running a 4 minute mile. You train hard and, over time, you’ll get faster and, eventually, you may be able to run that golden 4 minute mile. But all that training and effort doesn’t guarantee you’ll achieve what you want. Because plenty of things can stop you!

So, enjoy the life before you. And start by enjoying the hand you’re dealt- it simply means accepting what you can’t change, and moving on from that point!

With God by your side, you’ll get where He needs you to!

Just a thought…

Andy B

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Life can be full of struggles. Some can be good – like the effort needed to build muscle in a gym. The struggle feels good, because we can – possibly slowly – see a positive difference to our bodies. Some struggles can be bad – like grieving a loved one when we’re not ready to say goodbye to them, or having to live with life changing injuries from an accident that was not our fault.

In her book, Hiding Place, Corrie Ten Boom wonderfully illustrates how things that can at first appear truly awful, can be God’s blessings - which is why her sister was praising God for the fleas that attacked them where they slept in the middle of a concentration camp during World War II. If you want to know why that was such a blessing to them, you’ll need to read the book!

In life we often face challenges; hurdles; struggles; obstacles. We see them as things in our way, or as things to get around. We all too easily blame God for not doing a good enough of protecting us.

God never suggests that we’ll have an easier life when we become Christians. Actually, the bible is replete with examples why this just isn’t so!

When life throws us challenges we can either blame God for not protecting us enough, or we can trust that He truly does see all, and that we’ll be able to rejoice because of those fleas like Corrie Ten Boom and her sister Betsy Ten Boom!

God sees so much better than we do, and that delay to our morning commute might easily be something that protected us from something far worse. The point is that we don’t know, because we can’t read the future. But, God can, does and already knows the struggles we’ll face every day of our lives.

In Isaiah 43 we see God’s loving words that whatever we face, He will walk alongside us as we journey through them, not around them - in my book Broken Dreams, and Hope! I explore this specific topic much more in depth.

God loves is and nothing is ever wasted, even fleas.

Just a thought…

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When carrying out some rather widespread and deep website building work, Nathan and I ran across a really odd problem to have! Because, every time we loaded one video, another one kept on displaying instead.

After something of a panic, since it seemed to affect every video we had been working on, I thought about clearing the cache - for our internet browser.

If you’re more computer savvy than me (not very hard) then sorry for the following explanation:

The cache is much like the memory for your internet browser. When you visit a website and see a picture, the cache remembers that image and displays it for you, to save you data and time, without bothering to go and look to see if the latest image matches what it thought was there.

Our browser had simply remembered something we just were no longer using, and kept showing that instead. Clearing the cache made it look at the website, and display, in our case, the correct video.

And hence my somewhat concerned thoughts as to how I’d managed to break the internet from my little studio in the UK!

In our lives, as Christians, we can often get stuck remembering what used to be, and it inhibits our ability to move forwards in our relationship with Jesus Christ. It’s like walking forward towards a lamp post, while remembering back to a time when there was no lamppost. What you remember is quite irrelevant, as will become rapidly apparent as you meet the lamppost, and it’s best mate, gravity, and it’s brother in arms – pride!

What is, may be. But what was, may not be anymore! This is why wiping that cache is so important on your internet browser.

The bible tells us to daily renew our minds – that’s akin to wiping the cache for your internet browser each time you open it up to surf the internet. That way, you’ll only see what is currently true, and what be stuck on what used to be.

When we clear the cache in our relationship with God we’re not deleting anything. We’re simply letting God show us the latest version of something that He wants us to see.

Just a thought…

Andy B

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In this Season Finale, Andy and Jo make the most of the time they have available, and their friendship - they go out for a cycle together. And, while it took a bit longer to organise themselves to both be available - during a working day - they made it in the end.

Marriage rarely turns out how we expect and you'll never prepare for everything that comes your way. But, a marriage that is based around a friendship will always be much stronger and richer, than one that isn't.

It's easy to lose sight of that friendship, and that spark of fun and joy that sustains a marriage and grows a marriage. So, don't give up when things get difficult - either because of life issues that you can't control, or those that you think you can.

They will be back for another Season of Marriage Matters because they loved sharing the highs and lows of their 25 years of marriage. And, if they were going to sum up how - to quote Jo from episode 1, they lasted this long - making the deliberate effort to be together as often as possible would be it, and enjoying that time when you can!

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IntroductionIn this week’s Marriage Matters, Andy B and Jo do some more straight talking about sex in marriage – ‘Let’s get physical’ Part 3 – would you believe it! The focus is still on the good stuff and the benefits of a healthy sex life in marriage!

Jo recaps from the last episode, having covered frequency of sex in marriage, expectations, and false messages that we bring into our marriages, the advantages of a healthy sex life in marriage and Jo’s favourite memory of sex in her own marriage to Andy B.

In Part 3, Andy B and Jo move on to moods and feelings towards sex. Did they open a can of worms or was this a helpful discussion – find out for yourselves!

It’s the same scripture verses as the first ‘Let’s get physical’ episode, all relevant, all apply and good stuff!

Matthew 19:6
1 Corinthians 6:18
1 Corinthians 7:5

You could also check out the celebration of sex in the song of songs!

Tips and Resources* · Read Song of songs in the bible * · Read ‘The Message of the Song of Songs’ by Tom Gledhill to help you understand this book on sex in the bible – yes in the bible! * · Read ‘Sex, Romance and the Glory of God’ by C.J Mahaney and/ or * · Read ‘Feminine Appeal’ by Carolyn Mahaney * · And finally if this was not enough why not check out ‘Hot, Holy & Humorous by J. Parker

The Take AwayJo notes the need for sensitivity on both sides when it comes to being ‘in the mood’.

Sex is so good that Andy B and Jo realised they need to do it justice and plan to come back with Part 4 of sex to get physical again!

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One of the most powerful words in the English language has just two letters in it.

It begins with the letter “N” and ends with the letter “O”.

As Christians we can be under so much pressure to say yes to everything, and church leaders can be notorious for forgetting that the people who are giving of their time to serve in churches, how ever important that particular ministry may appear, also have lives to live and church is just one small piece of that.

Being part of a church family is really important. The bible goes to great lengths to remind us of the importance of exactly this! But our primary ministry is always to our family, especially if we are married or have children.

Clive Calver, who once led the Evangelical Alliance in the UK had to learn to say the word ‘No’. It reached a point where he realised he could have been in perhaps 3 or 4 meetings every night, or more, ever single day of the week. He didn’t like to say no. But, when he realised he had more meetings than evenings that he was needed at, saying no became something he was able to start saying. With maturity there is a certain degree of wisdom. With wisdom you realise that saying no can be the best thing you can ever do! And I use the word do, because we love to be busy doing stuff. When, in our relationship with God, it is no less important to do nothing in order to simply be with God. And that requires us saying no to something!

Within the context of a church family saying yes means we can give of our time. But, saying no, means we’re letting somebody else give of their time to God instead. If we’re not careful our ability to say yes can overwhelm other voices who may be less comfortable saying yes out loud.

All things have a beginning and an end. Which means that all things have a middle too! At some point we have to realise we can’t do everything because there is more to do than we can humanly do, and if we can’t do everything, and can only do some things, it is logical to conclude that we should be more than willing to say no in order to selectively do what God is asking of us. And it also means, interestingly, that we need to be encouraging people to say no, as much as we may currently urge them to say yes!

So give yourself a break, and be happy saying no to people, because God wants our hearts far more than our hands.

Just a thought…

Andy B

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It’s so easy to look at someone and make a snap judgement based on what we see, or perhaps what we smell. For example, if we smell a super expensive perfume, we may well label that person as “wealthy and important”. But if they smell as though they haven’t had a wash for a few weeks, we might assign a label of “dirty and homeless”.

Both labels may be true, but they don’t help us at all when it comes to how we should be towards them. Because the person with money is just as valuable as the person without. And, actually, if we read how Jesus treated those two types of people, we’d realise that the person with less is actually the person Jesus would be drawn towards much more. What a world we could live in if we valued people as God valued them, rather than what they can do for us?

We really do love to assign labels don’t we? The happy family. The sad widow. The goth.

If we give someone a label, then we feel like we’re more likely to understand who they are and how we should respond.

Using those first two examples I gave, anybody can wear expensive perfume – especially if they have stolen it. And the person who hasn’t washed for a weeks could have had their money stolen and be unable to pay for heating for their home or to wash their clothes.

So, let’s not be quick to assign labels to the people we meet, and let’s make sound judgements about the people who we do come into contact with, be it frequently, or simply occasionally.

It takes a year for us to see the fruit on a fruit tree, so why not give the next person you meet for the first time the same amount of time before you judge who, or what, they are.

But the bible does tell us to make judgements, and what to look for when doing so. What it doesn’t do is ever tell us to be judgemental. That’s never something we should entertain, and that’s where labelling people can go, oh, so, wrong!

Just a thought…

Andy B

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While filming some new material I made one small mistake, and gave one file the wrong title. When looking through the files on the computer later, I realised it had caused a whole bunch of files to now appear to be incorrectly labelled.

After spending some time trying to sort it, I realised I really needed a second set of eyes looking at the problem, so called in my middle son – Nathan.

Together we worked out the easiest way of renaming files correctly: sometimes we just need a second opinion – somebody else who can look at the problem and help us sort out a solution.

In our lives it is always good to make ourselves accountable. Feelings can lead us down dead ends in no time, with us wondering what happened and struggling to get out of the mess we’re now in. And this is where getting that second opinion, from a trusted friend who we are safe holding ourselves accountable with, comes into its own.

Due to my own frustration, I was struggling to sort those file names out; y frustration simply added to my own difficulty getting it sorted. Step in someone looking over my shoulder, literally, who could encourage me and affirm the solution I already knew I needed – on this occasion. And it was soon put right.

Those trusted friends can also help us from making a mistake in the first place.

We’re never going to be able to prevent every problem that we see before us. However, if we can avoid a few holes in the road, it’s better for everyone.

So, don’t always feel like you are somehow supposed to cope with every difficulty you face, and ask someone you trust to take a look at what you’re doing, or wanting to do, and take on board their advice and input.

Just a thought...

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Andy B starts this week’s GoDeeper with a prime example of hypocrisy, in which someone balances precariously on a ladder which is balancing on two tables and says, “don’t do this at home.”

He draws our attention to the Pharisees of the Bible who were very hypocritical, so much so that Jesus called them ‘white-washed tombs’. They knew the law like the backs of their hands but did not live it out.

Andy B points out that outward actions, which seem hypocritical, don’t necessarily point to hypocrisy, but what goes on in the heart does. And God sees our hearts.

He draws to a close with observations of hypocrisy in churches and a reminder of the humanity of those who show hypocrisy. At one level none of us are any better; everyone has fallen short of God’s glorious standards.

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In this week’s Marriage Matters, Andy B and Jo do some more straight talking about sex in marriage – ‘Let’s get physical’ Part 2 – still focusing on the good stuff and the benefits!

Jo recaps from the last episode and both Andy and Jo realise that they covered quite a lot, including, how we need to talk about sex openly, that we need to be careful what we watch – sex scenes in films are not always helpful – you can’t unsee something! – practising sex in marriage means it gets better – practise makes perfect!

It’s the same scripture verses as the first ‘Let’s get physical’ episode, all relevant, all apply and good stuff!

Matthew 19:6

1 Corinthians 6:18
1 Corinthians 7:5

You could also check out the celebration of sex in the song of songs!

Tips and Resources* Read Song of songs in the bible * Read ‘The Message of the Song of Songs’ by Tom Gledhill to help you understand this book on sex in the bible – yes in the bible! * Read ‘Sex, Romance and the Glory of God’ by C.J Mahaney and/ or * Read ‘Feminine Appeal’ by Carolyn Mahaney * And finally if this was not enough why not check out ‘Hot, Holy & Humorous by J. Parker

The Take AwayAndy and Jo both reiterate the importance of sex and the benefits within a marriage between one man and one woman.

Andy B concludes that God has a best plan for sex, that there are loads of obstacles to having sex in marriage and that we need to make sure these obstacles are not ones that don’t need to be there.

Jo, as promised, reveals her favourite sexual moment in their marriage, well two or was it three or four!

Sex is so good that Andy B and Jo realised they need to do it justice and plan to come back with Part 3 and 4 of sex to get physical again!

Andy and Jo

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I’ve finished another book writing project.

I’m pretty thrilled about it, but when I say I’ve finished, that’s just the initial editing. Next up is my middle son – Nathan – who follows behind me cleaning up any spelling mistakes or grammar issues. He’s a star!

After that it’s simply down to finalising the cover while waiting for the foreword being written by a friend, set a date for publishing and away we go!

As I was sitting there looking at the last text, on the last page, I thought about the other books I’ve got stacked up, ready to write.

I love the little blinking cursor on the page of a brand new book, because it reminds me of endless possibilities.

So, where in your life is God wanting you to look further down the road, rather than just a your feet. He cares about your present. But He cares even more about your future.

That’s why He sent His only son to secure a future for every one of us, that we can only access via Jesus.

Are you looking at your future and worrying about how it will pan out? God isn’t – He can already see your future.

Just a thought…

Andy B

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Every day is a learning day! And I learned that you can be made to learn the same thing over and over! Because, today, I learned that it can be too early to count your chickens. Again!

Having struggled with fitting a replacement TV to our supposed universal TV stand, I thought I had sorted the issue with being unable to fit cables in the back - due to the way the universal TV stand completely covered the plugs and sockets and on the back of the TV; I bought some right angled plugs that were meant to bypass the issue by simply pointing the plugs away from the solid metal of the TV stand, making it easy.

In my excitement I managed to bend one of those right-angle plugs as I tried to put the whole assembly back together. Turns out the gap between the back of the TV and the universal stand was quite a bit less than I thought, hence the newly purchased - and now bent - plug!

After giving up quickly with that particular solution I spent some 30 minutes cutting the metal on the TV stand, before bending it flat on itself – with a hammer - so it no longer blocked the path for those cables which could be easily pushed into their respective sockets.

This got me thinking about those times when we rush ahead, all while assuming the solution in our hand is the exact one needed at that exact moment. Or at least it may be a solution, but it may actually not quite fit as we’d hoped. It might even be the right solution but delivered at the wrong moment. For example, there is little point fitting a new windscreen (windshield) to your car before you remove the reason it got smashed in the first place - right solution, wrong timing.

One example that comes to mind is the Christian faith. We can throw it confidently at people, as the solution to all solutions: Jesus truly is the way, the truth, and the life and He makes everyone’s life infinitely better. But we can’t force people to follow Jesus and become His disciples. Our responsibility is to simply ensure we show everybody who meets us that we have a love of Jesus Christ (and whatever actions may be necessary for us to live out that love of Jesus) and allow the Holy Spirit to do the rest.

The bible teaches us to consider carefully before committing to follow Jesus. It also reminds us that it isn’t something we should do on a whim. So, we need to be careful when offering up Christianity as the solution – it is a perfect solution but, much like my rather bent little plug, we can’t force a good solution upon a person who is not ready because we’ll do more damage.

So, let’s let everyone we meet see the Jesus Christ in us through our words and actions. But let’s not try and force it anyone. That simply doesn’t end well for anybody.

Just a thought…

Andy B

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Every day is a learning day!

We saw some friends recently who gave us a TV they no longer needed. It’s bigger than the one we have, so we were really grateful for such a kind gift. And, at home, we have a universal flat screen stand – which we knew could handle the job of holding up the TV.

I don’t know about you but I’ve recently come to the conclusion that the something designed to be ‘universal’ really means it’s something that is designed to accommodate or fit anything other than the very thing you need to, which it is specifically should be able to fit. Because, unfortunately, the bracket that attaches to the back of the TV, actually completely covered over the back of the TV where all the sockets are placed!

And while I’m always one for problem solving, I just didn’t fancy cutting through a sheet of steel with my junior hacksaw, just to plug in a DVD player.

The problem was simply that there was not enough room between the back of the TV, and that metal plate on the ‘universal’ fitting so I bought some right angled plugs that will fix the problem because they create a lovely, flat, right angle so we have as much as room as we need for those cables, and no thumbs would need to be put at risk!

We do this in life thought, don’t we! We injure ourselves, physical - and emotionally – by trying to make ourselves fit into something, that we just don’t fit. We squeeze ourselves, causing untold damage trying to fit in.

The school playground comes to mind – where we commonly try and look like everyone else, just so we don’t stand out and get noticed. But, as people who call themselves Christians, however, we are supposed to stand out. We’re not supposed to blend into the background!

Let’s let God do the problem solving for us and be willing to look for simpler solutions. If He can design the hydrological cycle, he can help us no matter what issue we’re facing, whether that’s trying to fit cables into the back of a TV through a universal stand that isn’t as universal as it thinks it is, or something far more important!

Just a thought…

Andy B

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Our studio camera is great! The quality is outstanding, and it can even record 4k video should we want to. When setting it up I popped in an SD memory Card I had kept for a while in a drawer. I figured it’d work no problem! But, with the best will in the world, there’s so much data our camera can hold onto while waiting to write data (video) to the memory card in it’s side.

And, as it turns out, that old memory card I reused simply was not up the task at hand because it could have data written onto it at one particular speed. But, since our camera is of good quality, it can write at a much higher speed. But, importantly, it NEEDS to write a much higher speed that our little SD card could cope with which resulted in the camera working harder than it should, getting hot and switching itself off to prevent overheating.

It was working too hard due to an inadequate memory card which, to the naked eye, looked identical.

Once I’d done a quick bit of research and installed a newer version of memory card the problems went away!

In our lives as Christians, do we find ourselves doing something similar? Do we just grab an old memory from our faith and wonder why it simply won’t do what we hoped it might – what it used to do?

As we become more like Jesus Christ; as we develop in our faith; as we mature as Christians we change. And that is the true wonder of a living Christian faith with God – that we don’t finish the same way we started! Thank God for that mercy!!

Rather than relying on old experiences (or old technology) make sure you constantly update your relationship with Jesus. Do that by spending time with God, by reading the bible, by being with other Christians and renewing your mind daily because what seemed ok to you yesterday, may well have changed.

Our memories don’t become invalid with time! But, there are always new experiences to be had with Jesus, so don’t look back only. Look at the present too and you’ll soon spot some differences!

Just a thought…

Andy B

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Andy B begins GoDeeper by explaining the idea of a tactical retreat when it comes to the military. He adds that making a tactical retreat is more deliberate than just retreating.

Andy then gives multiple examples of Jesus making tactical retreats, often to pray, but on a few occasions, he retreated to simply get out of harm’s way. Jesus’ example is obviously helpful to try to imitate.

Andy B points out that there is a time to make a stand and that we only retreat so that we can prepare and/or regroup for said stand. He relates some of the times he has stood, giving some of the costs of standing, and encouraging us to stand when the time comes.

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In this week’s Marriage Matters, Andy B and Jo do some straight talking about sex in marriage – ‘Let’s get physical’ – focusing on the good stuff and the benefits!

Andy and Jo affirm the importance of sex, discuss some of the pitfalls and share their ups and downs in their own marriage, pun intended!

The bible talks about sex and so Andy and Jo agree that we should and as usual Andy makes sense of it all with scripture verses:

Matthew 19:6
1 Corinthians 6:18
1 Corinthians 7:5

You could also check out the celebration of sex in the song of songs!

Tips and Resources* Read Song of Songs in the bible. You can do this, for free, at Bible Gateway * Read ‘The Message of the Song of Songs’ by Tom Gledhill to help you understand this book on sex in the bible – yes in the bible! * Read ‘Sex, Romance and the Glory of God’ by C.J Mahaney and/ or * Read ‘Feminine Appeal’ by Carolyn Mahaney * Check out The Unveiled Wife website, who Andy referred to. * And finally if this was not enough why not check out Hot, Holy & Humorous by J.Parker

The Take AwayAndy and Jo both reiterate the importance of sex and the benefits within a marriage between one man and one woman, noting the difficulties of more than one wife or husband as shown in the bible!

Sex is part of God’s design for marriage, and it is designed to get better and better, so keep practising!

Sex is so good that Andy B and Jo realised they need to do it justice and plan to come back with Part 2 of sex to get physical again!

Andy and Jo

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We’re enjoying the mature garden we’ve inherited with our home. It’s stunning to see all sorts of flowers, bushes and wildlife taking shelter in the various places that such a garden creates. Our house sits in ¼ acre, so there is plenty of it!

We’ve spent time, recently, mowing the grass, and trimming the hedges - our home is almost completely hedged in by hedges, which we love!

We’ve been blessed by the garden, and the hedges. But, with the changing of the seasons, it is all growing quite rapidly.

That growth is a good sign of health in the vegetation, although it also means we have to get out the mower and hedge trimmer to keep it all under control.

One of those bushes, however, is sitting untouched by us. When you see all the neatly trimmed hedges around it, that mess stands out even more! Because, you see, this particular bush is also home to a pair of goldfinches and their nest.

We watched them busily building it, and now Mrs Goldfinch is sitting in there waiting for those eggs to hatch.

It’s amazing!

In life we can see mess in someone’s life, but that mess can be a really good sign of growth. So, let’s not mistake mess, for something bad. It could, just as easily, be due to growth.

Just a thought…

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In the garden, to one side of our home, sits a bush. It has the most stunning, beautiful, purple flowers, that literally can take your breath away, such is the colour. But that’s only half the story. Because the other half of this same bush is looking rather barren and dead.

In our lives we often need pruning to keep us looking at our best – like having a hair cut. It keeps us looking tidier, and more presentable.

In our spiritual lives, if we are having a relationship with Jesus Christ, then we will be constantly growing too. But, with growth, there is a need for pruning.

Just like the bush in our garden that needs a good prune to help it have a chance of doing what it should do, we need that same attention in our lives.

Is there an area of your life that God is wanting top prune? Perhaps a former living part that has simply had it’s time, and now needs pruning away so God can help something even more beautiful grow in it’s place? Much like cutting dead ‘heads’ from a bush, we can feed things that are no longer working as they should.

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Holidays. From the south of France to Alaska, from Venezuala to New Zealand, people like holidays, and we all need downtime, one way or another, to help recharge those batteries so we can serve God better.

Do you see your holiday as time for you? Or do see holiday as an opportunity to give to God in a different way?

If you are able to enjoy some annual leave, remember that the skill and health that God gave you – that enables you to have a job – is the very reason you are entitled to some time away from that same job.

The bible talks about tithing in the old testament, and this is a great starting place when we consider our giving through the focus of the New Testament. But our money is just as valuable to God as our time. Perhaps, in some ways, our time is even more valuable than any physical things we can bring to God, because our time is influenced by our heart, and our heart is what God loves more than anything else we can bring.

So, do you see your time as your time, or as time that God has blessed you with?

Is God, perhaps, asking you to use the time you have available in a different way? Perhaps a way that means you need to sacrifice some of that well earned annual leave and holiday?

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Andy B unpacks this week’s theme by first defining what we mean by the expression: “If you always do what you’ve always done, you will always get what you’ve always got.”

He further explains taking risks with examples of stepping out in faith from his own life. In addition, he gives an example from Bear Grylls climbing Mount Everest.

Andy B also looks at some of the risks Benaiah, a character from the Bible who oversaw King David’s bodyguard, took during his life. Benaiah is one of Andy B’s favourite characters from the bible.

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In this week’s Marriage Matters, Andy B and Jo talk about holidays and resting, whether you go abroad, travel far and wide or have a staycation or whether you take time off to celebrate a special occasion or simply make the most of the Bank Holiday weekend. Whatever you do, wherever you go and whoever you go with, Andy and Jo ask what is your heart for these holidays, what are you doing it for and will your marriage benefit?

Andy and Jo affirm the importance of rest but interestingly this week they find no holidays or bible passages about holidays specifically in the bible, but they do find celebrations. And let’s face it Jesus’ first miracle is to change water into wine, so clearly God wants us to ‘let our hair down’!

The bible tells us to rest and gives many examples of celebrations

Check out Genesis 1 – when God rested on the seventh day
Check out when Jesus turned water into wine at a wedding celebration in John 2

You could also check out other celebrations throughout the bible!

Tips and Resources* Don’t live for the weekend, your days off or holidays * What’s your heart for holidays – good or bad? Healthy Heart, Healthy Holiday! * Watch a holiday disaster film together, like RV with Robin Williams to help you put holidays in perspective!

The Take AwayAndy and Jo both reiterate the importance of rest and the benefits of holidays and advise us to work out the differences between you in marriage beforehand, so that you choose the right holiday for you both. And giving, like everything in life prayerful consideration how you use your time for God.

Andy asks us to think about our motivation behind holidays – are our motives pure? It’s good to rest and to holiday together, but don’t build a sun tans, build memories!

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Whenever Jo needs to be in the office for just a few hours I take the opportunity to take her in. We get some time together, and I can get some shopping done. With 5 of us in the house, there’s always more food shopping to be done!

As a family we’ve been so blessed by two gifts of money, from two very different people, who have wanted to partner with us in what we’re doing. This has been super encouraging, and blow us away – how God speaks to others about what we’re doing, and seeing the action of that relationship they have, themselves with God, responding to a need we’ve prayed about with God.

I do so love God’s family!

One of those gifts was money to buy a camera for our filming. We’ve used
web cams, then mobile phones, to film what we do. And, now, we have a proper camera for the job. It’s outstanding, and had been something we’d prayed about for less than a day after we felt a burden to pray for it. The gift giver had a burden to help us with this, even before we had a burden to ask God for it.

The other gift was to partner with us in order to purchase some branded t-shirts. We’d prayed about this a long time ago. Like, many, many months ago. We knew there was no hope of us being able to fund this ourselves, so we simply prayed and left it with God. It was an enormous boost to our morale to have the message, and then the money, to enable us to improve this element of our ministry.

God is good and faithful. So, I can say this – if God has given you something to do, do it with all your heart and trust that God will supply you with everything you will need. It is not, however, going to happen according to your schedule, but God’s!

Just a thought…

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Through life things are always changing around us. Whether it’s the latest development in mobile phones or the most recent, progressive opinion on what society should look like, there are always these shifts around us that we need to pay attention and deal with.

Sometimes it is accepting those changes – like getting old. All the plastic surgery in the world can’t increase your lifespan. It has the power to reduce or end it, but never to extend it.

In our relationships with God there is one certainty – God never changes. But, we do! So a wise person will take time, frequently, to ensure they are adapting to the changes in their relationship with God.

We have some trees that started blocking the internet signal we receive via a mast on a wall, that then gets sent to a router so we can have Wi Fi in the house. But, when those trees grew quite a bit, the situation changed and, rather suddenly, we had a dodgy internet connection, with a woeful download speed, an upload speed less helpful than a carrier pigeon, and a quality of signal that was simply dreadful!

All I had to do was put our mobile phone mast 6 fee higher and all was good again.

Is God asking you to take a check on your relationship with Him? For you to readjust your relationship so you can get closer to God. If He doesn’t change, and we do, then it’s always worth checking how we can keep that ability to hear His voice as good as we can possibly make it.

Just a thought…

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Feelings come and go. They can be like the changing of the winds at the seaside and, if we let them, they’ll blow us round in circles. Feelings are a great way of measuring our emotions. They act as a thermometer for our body. But, feelings can lie too!
I’ve used this illustration many times, but it is so true: you can eat a pudding, following a huge meal, but then feel ill because you ate too much. And yet, you felt like you had the room to eat it before you began. What happened? You trusted your feelings, and got it wrong because feelings change.
So, it’s really important that when we feel something that is going to leave a changing effect on us, or someone else, that we don’t allow our feelings - our emotions - to guide our actions. Yes, of course, please do listen to your feelings, when they alert you to something. But check those feelings against the word of God – the bible. It is exactly like a plumbline used by builders to ensure a wall is vertical: the bible helps us develop healthily, without leaning one way or the other.
God made us with feelings, and to experience all sorts of emotions. But when we allow those feelings to make us lean too far one way, we will fall over! Which is why God tells us to renew our minds every day, so we can start each day with a clean start, and not drag into this day the issues from yesterday.
So be aware of how you feel – your emotions. They can save you from danger. However, they can lead you into danger as quickly as they can alert you to it so use them responsibly, ensuring you measure how you feel against the only certainty we have in this world – a relationship with Jesus Christ, being filled with the Holy Spirit and reading the Bible.
Just a thought…
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We might change the wallpaper or some paint to refresh a room. It can change our mood and lift that room so we want to spend more time with it.

From haircuts to wallpaper, and cars to our favourite restaurant, things change. Sometimes, the simplest things can make something appear entirely new and different.

In our lives as Christians it can beneficial to refresh our Christin faith too! Perhaps it’s time to change where or when you read the bible? Or to try a new devotional plan? Perhaps you could switch the bible translation you use.

When things become too familiar it can be helpful, but it can also hinder us as we get lazy and see what we want to see.

When I switched to a different bible translation, it refreshed my enjoyment of scripture. Now, I’ve almost always loved reading scripture. But, switching from the NIV 1984 version, to an ESV or CSB version really helped me see things in scripture I’d not seen before.

There’s always a risk when we make a change. But the greater the risk, the greater the reward can be. So, what is going asking you to change so you can become ever more like Jesus?

Just a thought…

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Ever found yourself wondering around the house looking for something you already have in your hand? Or perhaps you put the milk in the cupboard and the tea bags in the fridge?

Now, of course I’ve never done those things myself. I’m just using the examples a friend told me about.

We all can have moments when we simply can’t get our head in the game. We are going through our day with odd socks, two coats – one on each arm, and a third for our head. It made sense, but now we’re trying to work out what is wrong.

Life can be good and easy. It can be hard and tough.

The ability to be flexible and adaptable is important. But, so is being able to prioritise.

It’s good go make plans for the day, week or even the year ahead. But, it’s also always ever better to take our plans to God, and remember that His view of what is best for us is often a little different to our own version of planned for events.

If life is overwhelming you, check the fridge for those tea bags, make yourself a cup and have a breather in a comfy chair, maybe even in a darkened room with a favourite biscuit, and take everything you hope to achieve to God, to check on what He desires for you to do today, this week or this year.

Just a thought…

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Andy B delves deeper into this week’s theme from the angle of knowing who we are in Christ, i.e., knowing that we are free from our sins.

He unpacks Psalm 139:23 by pointing out that being a Christian not only involves God encouraging us but also involves God cleaning out all the sin in our lives.

Andy B also talks about how a rock climber training for a really difficult mountain climb has no difficulty walking on a slightly narrow mountain path because of his confidence in his strengths.

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IntroductionIn this week’s Marriage Matters, Andy B and Jo talk about work, whether both husband and wife work, whether one spouse stays at home or whether one or both spouses work away. Whatever your situation, whether usual or temporary, we need to consider how our work fits with our marriage – sort of work life balance but focusing on work spouse balance!

Andy and Jo affirm the importance of work but consider how work can have positive and negative effects on our marriages, noting how we can spend too much time at work, not switch off from work and not connect in with our spouse enough.

Andy, as usual, makes sense of it all with scripture verses:

1 Thessalonians 4:11
2 Thessalonians 3:10
Colossians 3:23

You could also check Proverbs 31 where there is some good stuff about working!

Tips and Resources* Check out the Sixty Minute Father by Rob Parsons – whether you have children or not! * Check out the Sixty Minute Family by Rob Parsons * Think of little things you can do to stay connected when you are away from your spouse working – what about leaving a note in your spouse’s lunchbox – not in the sandwich itself!

The Take Away

Andy and Jo both reiterate the importance of connecting with our spouses when at work and making sure that we switch off from work. Andy noted that we can switch off our work phones! Jo talked fondly about how Andy makes her a flask of coffee to take to work each day and as Jo drinks the coffee at work Jo is reminded of her husband whilst at work!

Andy and Jo discuss the importance of boundaries being set around work – switching off from work and tuning into your spouse – listening to one another and being accountable to one another. Andy shares a time when Jo was direct in telling Andy to stop working when he was overdoing it and how Andy gentling and lovingly had one occasion to prize Jo from her work when she needed to take a break!

Work involves your spouse!

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When we spend too long staring at a computer screen we can end up being a little too deep in the Virtual World. It’s easy to be absorbed into what is virtual, missing the reality of the Real World.

Ever been watching your washing on the line, getting soaked by a downpour - while looking at an app on your phone that ells you there is 0% chance of rain that day? Maybe that’s just me.

Sure, I look at a weather radar website and see what the rain is doing real time, but I still stick my head out the door to check if it’s raining, or not. Wet head = rain!!

One day our middle son, Nathan, was out for a run. He had returned home, switched off his GPS, had a shower and was dressed with me starting to worry because I thought he had been out for a little too long past how long he said he’d be. Checking out a GPS app we all use to keep each other safe (and so I can stand with garage door open and a cup of fresh tea ready for Jo because it tells me when she is nearly home like the good husband I try to be) I was unable to find Nathan’s phone on the map. Nothing! Except the growing concern for where he might be.

Well, since he’d turned off his GPS 20 minutes earlier, that’s no real surprise! Jo found him by shouting up the stairs if he responded…clever woman my wife!

Sometimes we can miss what’s going on right in front of our faces because of what a computer program is telling us.

I once saw a powerful photo. The Queen was passing by an enthusiastic crowd of people in central London. It seemed that everybody in that crowd was holding a digital device of some sort, to take a permanent record of what was going on. Except for one wiser, older, lady who was standing there, simply gazing at the passing procession - with her own eyes and clearly enjoying every minute. The rest of the crowd only really got see a digital version as they held their phones in the air, eyes glued to their screens.

Let’s make sure we don’t miss the real world because of what ‘may’ be happening in the Virtual World. The Real World is SO much more enjoyable. Especially because it doesn’t updating, and won’t ever crash! It’s better than 4k, and has a surround sound system that will literally blow you away with colours we can only dream of. Or you know, actually see by looking at them with our own eyes.

And, despite many efforts, you still can’t virtually smell anything!!

Just a thought…

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Andy B unravels this week’s theme with some examples of adapting well and adapting poorly.
He explains how witnessing to French people in German would not work, because they wouldn’t understand you.

He looks at the idea of joining in the bad activities of others in order to witness to them.
This, of course, is wrong, because God will never command us to sin.

He challenges us to reach people ‘on their level’, without being two faced, and while remaining true to our self and our identity in Christ.

Adapting our behaviour does not necessitate hiding our faith, as Andy B points out. Others ought to be able to see the light of Christ shining through us.

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In this week’s Marriage Matters, Andy B and Jo talk about friends, whether they are friends of the wife, friends of the husband or both or whether they are friendships formed before or after marriage. And Andy and Jo consider how these friendships can affect our marriages for good or bad. Th idea of Friend or Foe comes from wartime and so-called friends could turn out to be enemies of your marriage causing more harm than good, on the other hand a healthy friendship can enhance and strengthen a marriage.

Andy, as usual, makes sense of it all with scripture verses:

Proverbs 18:24
1 Corinthians 15:33
1 Corinthians 5:11

Choose your friends wisely!

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The Take AwayAndy and Jo were surprised by how much is written about friendships in the bible and Jo could see how the bible shows the importance of healthy friendships.

Andy challenges us to consider our friendships in the light of scripture and to think about whether we have friendships that are detrimental to our marriage.

Andy and Jo

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Andy B begins this week’s episode of Endurance by first explaining what exactly we mean by the mundane with the emoji “meh.” He goes on to compare short-term happiness with the eternal joy of the Lord. Short-term happiness, or pleasure, obviously doesn’t last and could become a bit of an addiction.

He touches on Ecclesiastes, the Psalms, and 1 Thessalonians as he walks us through the difference between being happy and being joyful and what the bible can teach us about the mundane.

Andy B then takes the idea of the Olympics and representing your company and how we wall want to make a difference in the world whether for ourselves or others. But we can easily get hooked into seeking a short-term thrill, or even just a short-term alleviation from the mundanity and chasing the thrill of drinking or partying.

John 3 v 16 points us in the right direction for how we can truly be a part of something where we can make a difference for our own lives and for the lives of others: a relationship with Jesus Christ, because this never fades or spoils. It literally lasts for eternity, providing joy, peace, and hope in this lifetime too.

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In this week’s Marriage Matters, Andy B and Jo talk about the wider family – Parents, Siblings, Aunts, Uncles, Grandparents and the in laws and how these family relationships can affect our marriages for good or bad. Jo opens by sharing some family matters found in the bible, the good, the bad and the ugly!

Andy, as usual, makes sense of it all with scripture verses:

•Genesis 1:28
•Matthew 12:46-50

Like Marriage Matters, so does Family matter!

Tips and Resources•Look out for, and watch, Skit Guys movie - Family Camp.
•Take some time, a year if you can, when you first get married to learn what God wants you to do to serve Him – together - now you’re a married couple.
•Pray – ask God about family relationships and how he wants you to handle them!

The Take AwayAndy notes how the bible tells us to do family very differently from how the world or even the church culture tells us.
Jo has noticed how important family is from Genesis to Revelation!

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On my cycle today I ended up at the coast. It’s a beautiful, if rather barren place. But I loved it. The wind was hitting my face. The sound of the waves incredibly relaxing crashing on each other, or the shore below me. It was wonderful – I even met some friendly who each made a point of saying good morning.

I munched on some fig rolls, a few energy tablets, and drank some water, recovering from what, so far, had been a brutal ride, with the direct blowing straight at me!

So often in life we feel as though we’re stuck where we are, whether that is a physical location, or a mental thought we can’t get past. Perhaps its an emotional state that we just can’t shake off or a fear that is always hovering at the corners of our vision.

One time we came to the coast we couldn’t see more than a 100 feet due to a very heavy mist. We’d cycled through it, knowing roughly where we were trying to get to. But that lack of vision wasn’t there today, because I could see, almost completely unhindered, to the horizon.

Whatever you’re going through it will pass. Feelings change and situations move, just like the tide, the wind and the mist.

Sometimes it feels as though the waves of life are simply too strong for us. But, if you’re feeling rather choppy water, like I could see in the sera today, take it to Jesus – He is ready and willing to help you to either find calmer water, or hold your hand through the rougher stuff.

Whatever season of life you find yourself in today, be assured that seasons ‘are always a changin’.

Just a thought…

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If you buy something in a concentrated form, they you need to add water, usually, in order to make it user friendly.

From screen wash for our cars to squashes in our kitchens and washing up liquid, we routinely buy things that need to be watered down to use. The obvious advantage is that, just like Ikea, furniture that arrives flat packed, you can transport more of the end product when it is concentrated while being transport.

I recently attended a church where I saw a massive range of work for the city they serve. But, what I didn’t see was Jesus.

The Bishop of Winchester upset a lot of Anglicans when he took office, because he said that while churches need to serve the areas where they are based; while they need to provide for the needs of the people in the community, those same people needed Jesus far more than a meal, or debt advice.

We see in Jesus a model of serving people, and frequently meeting their needs in order to win the right to speak into their lives.

This is perfect - of course it is! But, please, let’s make sure we don’t stop at helping people, when what they need far more than food or clothing, is Jesus. I totally agree with the Bishop of Winchester on this point.

Thanks to The Devotional Guy for my final inspiration today, and his idea about how we may be the only bible that somebody gets to read.

So let’s make sure we’re easy to understand, and available for people to see Jesus in.

Just a thought…

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Sometimes, the simplest solutions are the best – when something electronic freezes, hangs or stops working, turn it off an on again is often the simplest way to help it reset and start working again.

As a family we share a digital calendar and a digital to do list. It’s a great way of us each knowing what the others are doing, and helps us to stay on top of things like shopping lists, or cleaning lists which we’re all involved in. And a digital diary helps us know where we’re each at, and reminds us who is cooking dinner every night.

However, sometimes, those lists need to be resynchronised. And, when it occasionally gets really bad, we delete the app and reinstall it.

But we do this with God? Do we add things to His To Do list, or digital Diary, and just expecting Him to turn up as we asked Him too?

Or do we sometimes stop what we’re doing, check in with God, hit that resynchronise button and catch up with everything that God is asking us to do?

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Music. It can move in pretty amazing ways, and God designed, and hand made us, to be able to enjoy music.

Vinyl records were once at the height of technology for listening to music at home. Later CDs took over, and now digital music is streamed to us in better quality than those discs we used to play on record players.

With advancing technology we can see improvements. But I’m always reminded that because we can doesn’t mean to say we should. Likewise, just because we think something is better, it doesn’t mean it is.

Electric cars are amazing technological devices that produce almost no emission when being driven on the roads. But they consume vast amounts of resources to be created in the first place; their batteries use precious resources often being mined at the hands of child labour in developing countries. Also, as much as a battery creates clean energy, generating that energy is anything but clean!

While these new ways of creating energy may be seen as good, there is a wider picture we need to consider before we consider something actually good or not, or an improvement or not. For example, a pencil and a piece of paper can’t crash and don’t need updating or charging. Just sayin…

In the same way it’s easy to walk into a church, see ways of doing things that we consider to be antiquated, old fashioned or just plain out of date! And yet those same systems have sustained churches for an awfully long time, long before we arrived.

The phrase ‘don’t throw out the baby with the bathwater’ comes from multiple people using the water of a bath to get clean. Over time that water could become so dark and dirty, that you could literally lose a baby in the bath, and risk having the baby thrown away with the dirty water when everybody had finished.

Let’s not be too hasty to throw away what we consider to be past its sell by date. Much like vinyl, which is making quite a comeback, we need to see the wider view - because vinyl brings much joy to many, without any digital devices being used, and has done for many years and will for many more years to come!

Just a thought…

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In this week’s Marriage Matters, Andy B and Jo talk candidly about things that cause problems in our marriages, that may lead to unfaithfulness in one shape or another and things that lead to an affair. They ask whether we should affair proof our marriages, whether this possible and whether this beneficial.

Tips and Resources

John Piper, “Should Christians Watch ‘Game of Thrones’?”
Jessica Rey Ted Talk, “The evolution of the swim suit”
Meditate on the scriptures above.

The Take Away Andy B - Affairs don’t just happen, there are many steps to infidelity. Don’t seek to affair proof your marriage, spending time on what could go wrong, instead focus on the good – what is working in your marriage and how much you love your spouse.

Jo - Be aware of the dangers – actions that can lead to an affair – the bible helps us stay on the right track!

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A friend in the US sent me a photo from her garden. And it struck me just how much the old vegetation had protected the new flowers growing, because the old had literally covered over the new, during the winter.

With Easter just a week away at the time of writing this theme of old becoming new, is very much on my mind!

I’m reminded how the terrible eruption of Mount Saint Helens resulted in the devastating loss of much forest. And yet that loss also allowed smaller plants, flowers and bushes the chance to grow and thrive because they finally saw lots of sunlight – that the forest canopy overhead had denied it prior to the eruption.

It’s easy to see devastation as just an end. But, with Jesus Christ, the end is never the end.

Jesus is known as the Redeemer. And it more than a name. Because Jesus can redeem everything in our life, especially those things were just the end. With Jesus, they can also be the beginning.

Just a thought…

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While being the awesome husband I am, I kindly drove jo to work again. It meant I could do some shopping without making a second trip, and we could some time together in the car. She got to have a couple of hours in the office and come home again.

By the time I’d got in the car, Jo had already pressed the button to raise the electric garage.

We drove out the garage and started our journey.

Only, because I didn’t open the garage myself, I didn’t look back to check it was closed as we left the driveway. Thankfully, our oldest spotted the open garage door when he went to put some washing on the line. All was good!

This made me remember of the importance of looking backwards sometimes.

If we always look behind us at where we’ve come from, we’ll never be able to enjoy the journey we’re on now. And we’re likely to fall over or walk into a lamppost!

It’s great to have goals. It’s healthy to have dreams and ambitions and to work towards these righteous things we feel led to do.

But, it’s also good to look back sometimes.

It helps us remember where we’ve come from, and to see how much progress we’ve already made.

It might, also, help us see the gaping hole that should be a closed garage door.

Just a thought…

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Beards need grooming. They need care and attention, or they can look pretty scruffy rather rapidly. That may be the look you want, but in our house that wouldn’t fly! So, since I can’t shave at this time due to a medication I’m on, I’ve now bought myself a beard brush.

I didn’t know such a thing existed, and yet I now use it fairly frequently to keep my growing beard in order and making myself look a little more presentable.

In life we can often spend time tidying and grooming ourselves to look presentable in all sorts of ways. This can be a good thing – like my beard! Or it can be a way of hiding things, or covering them over. And in our journeys as spiritual people we need regular grooming too. We can also be easily prone to trying to cover things up that we’d rather other people not see in our spiritual journeys too!

And yet, we need not fear when Jesus comes, in the form of fellowship or family or church, to help us be reconcile to God, and to get on with each other a little better.

My beard brush literally forces my beard hair to fall in line, one with the next. Sometimes there are small hairs on my beard brush that stick out a tiny bit, and these can scratch my face if I press too hard.

Let’s not fear that spiritual beard brush that is spending time with other Christians. Because while we may not always enjoy it, it isn’t there for us to enjoy! It, is however, a God ordained method for us to become more like Jesus.

When we rub up against each other sometimes it can feel like a painful chafing, rather than anything positive: it isn’t a pleasant experience. But, even that, is useful to us because it highlights things in our own lives that are sticking out, that perhaps should not. Other times spending time with Christians can feel more like honey soothing a sore throat: we all like those moments, but of course!

Either way, we need that spiritual beard brush. So what are you waiting for?

Just a thought…

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A cup of tea with a friend can be a great way of spending our time! Talking to someone, seeing the reaction on their face as we say something, helps steer the conversation. It is invaluable feedback to deepen the relationship.

As a preacher, or as a worship leader, that same feedback is really important - it helps us steer how we say things, or how many times we can get away with repeating that same chorus while we try to remember what the next song was supposed to be, or how we’d agreed - with the other musicians - to seamlessly get to that next song and continue the worship (that last one might just be an Andy B thing).

We can be easily led by the reactions of people: there are plenty of people saying they are preachers of God’s word, who are saying things that get them a good response. But I’m not talking about that sort of feedback. Of course it is good to have encouragement when we do something from the front of a church. Validation is important, to some extent. But if we aren’t careful that feedback can both help us to speak more clearly or to help us linger on a point we’re making that needs a little more explanation. But, tragically, it can also encourage us to move on away from something people don’t want to hear and on to something a little less challenging, or to simply skip more volatile biblical topics altogether.

As someone who considers themselves a newbie in the blogging world, I often marvel at the skill and penmanship of the many blogs I read from other Christian writers. Some of them can condense their thoughts so wonderfully, and in such a short space, it regularly baffles me!

We must not look at others and let what they do intimidate us away from God’s calling upon our life either. And, as a Christian, we must not be steered by people’s reactions too much, or see what we do as only relevant or ‘good’ if we regularly receive sufficient likes, comments or re-shares: the only face we need to please is God, and His ‘like’ is the only one that matters. Our task is simply to faithfully undertake whatever He has asked us to do, to the very best of our ability, while knowing that He will equip us to do it.

Jesus travelled about a lot, and was wonderful at the one to one ministering we so often read about. But it struck me that He was, and still is, the master at the virtual ministry.

Now, before you try and burn me at the stake, let me explain what I mean! Consider His speaking from a boat, for example, where He literally put a physical barrier in between Himself and the people He was speaking to; Jesus didn’t minister in person to every person who heard Him speak! (Paul on the road to Damascus is another example of this – Jesus spoke to Him, but He didn’t actually turn up physically, although the result of Him certainly was felt physically!). [READ MORE]

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This Andy B 2 Minute Video was inspired by Mandy, and her brilliant post - and power packed prayer - “April 2022 Prayer”. You can find out more about Mandy at her blog “Blue Collar Theologian”. Go check it out!

Darkness often feels like it is greater and has more power. People love to do bad things in the dark because, I guess, they think it can appease some of the evil of their actions. Or, just because they don’t wish to get caught – which really amounts to the same thing.

Darkness often feels like it is closing around us, and it can seem as though it wins more often than the good.

And yet, as Christians, we have a sure and certain hope that where there is light, the darkness will not be able to win! Scripture tells us that where light is, darkness can not be. It also reminds us that darkness and light can no exist together – one of those things has to win and one of them has to lose. I’ve read the end of the book, so I can confirm the winner is not the darkness!!

And we know this to be true in our own lives too – when we stand in a pitch black room with a working torch (flashlight) in our hand, we know that we can dispel the darkness around us by sampling switching that torch on. And as followers of Jesus, we are those same torches, and we also need to switch ourselves on.

You, and me, are the bearers of the light of Jesus Christ into the darkness of this world.

Don’t be afraid of how dark the darkness may feel. Because in our hands, much like Frodo when he was fighting against Shelob (Lord of The Rings reference…sorry if you’ve not read the book or seen the film but they’re a BerryBunch favourite!!), he had in his hand a powerful source of light. But it didn’t do anything until he activated that light source. Without the right action on his part (saying some Elvish words over the light source) it was just a light source, and not a light.

So, let’s shine our lights ever the brighter. And if you don’t feel your particular light is bright enough as a Christian, don’t worry. Where there is light the darkness can not be. Or maybe switch it on or activate it, or just give it a really good shake (which works for me when my torch has weaker batteries)!!

Because Out Of Darkness Cometh Light – so go be that light in the darkness, and do not fear because the Light of Jesus Christ has already defeated the darkness of the enemy so what can we possibly have to fear!

Just a thought…

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Andy B begins this week’s episode by asking, “What do you do when things go well?” and, “How do you handle praise?”

He makes an interesting point, that out of the top three places in a running race, the person in 2nd place is often the most depressed.

He proceeds to share his struggle with receiving praise – how he finds it easier to face criticism. And he warns about some of the dangers when things go well, such as false humility, rubbing our successes in other people’s faces, and of course pride.

He makes a point of stating that being resourced for something doesn’t mean it’s God’s will; just because you have the money to do something doesn’t mean that God wants you to do it.

He challenges us to acknowledge the gifts we have been blessed with by God, whilst not getting full of ourselves. And he reminds us of the importance of giving thanks and receiving thanks from other people.

Plus, so much more.

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In this week’s Marriage Matters, Andy B and Jo talk about the importance of honesty in marriage and being gentle. They speak candidly about how we can go from being supportive, kind and loving to our spouse to cruel and unkind and critical if we are not careful.

As always, Andy B steers the episode with scripture and explores the following:

Proverbs 27:5-6
Proverbs 27:17
Proverbs 5:3

Andy B and Jo make the point that there is a need to tell our spouse some difficult truths sometimes, whether it’s as simple as not liking what they wear or disliking their culinary delights or the need for our spouse to slow down, rest or stop working!

There is a balance to be had between being straight on the one hand but being gentle about it on the other.

Tips and Resources

Watch the Film – War Room
Read the Scriptures: Proverbs 27:5-6, 17 & 5:3
Read Song of Songs
Read 1 Corinthians 13 – All about love!

The Take Away

Focus on the good things in your marriage and about your spouse.
Difficulties in marriage will come and temptations to be harsh and cruel -1 Corinthians 13 is the antidote!

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Temporary or permanent. You might see this in an advert for a job. But there are many temporary things in the world, that became permanent features.

From the Eiffel Tower to a bridge built after World War II and “pre-fab” houses in the UK, some temporary things last well, but others show their age quickly.

In our home we don’t do well with bright light coming into our room when trying to sleep. A temporary fix for this is showing its temporary nature, after less than a couple of months, while Andy B has been looking for some second hand blackout curtains.

Sometimes things we do, to get us through a bad day, can become permanent fixtures in our lives. But good things can be the same.

It just make good sense to review stuff in our spiritual lives that we started for a short time, that we’re doing longer term.

Just a thought…

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Time. The one sure thing we can be certain of is that time cares not for how we’re doing. It doesn’t go faster when we need it to. And no matter how much we will it, it won’t slow down either.

Times marches ever on!

For our online Ministry we’ve taken to doing the bulk of our weekly filming on a Saturday. It doesn’t take up the whole day, but it saves loads of time overall. We’ve given that day over to filming our work – the editing comes later during the following week.

Sometimes things go well, and sometimes, well, they just don’t! And on our last filming day we watched the time racing away from us while we had to deal with numerous problems that cropped up. By the end of Sunday, our weekend had simply not gone as planned, and we were really tired!

If experience has taught me anything it is that we will almost certainly stay just as tired until the following weekend, when we can try having a rest, once again! Meanwhile, we just have to keep going, putting one foot in front of the other.

In our walk with God it can feel as though nothing goes right from our end! But we need to keep trying to move closer to God, no matter what our watch or clock is telling us, or how well our day, or week is going.

And if you’re really tired, take a pause, a deep breath and press on!

Just a thought…

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It’s a great thought to seek to only give God our best. But we need to check whether giving God what we have, and making sure that is the best we can offer, doesn’t become assigning human values to what we think God will want from us.

While grabbing some time with Jo, Andy B drove her to work. This meant they had some time together while Jo worked a half day, that they wouldn’t have otherwise had together.

And we should want to give God our best. We should desire to set aside quality moments of deliberately set aside time with God, each and every day. But God doesn’t time how long we spend with Him. He doesn’t check which bible version we have open or if we have a bible open at all. He doesn’t verify whether our prayers are spoken, or written, or whether we’ve watched the latest devotion from an ordained minster before sitting down God for a set period of time. Because what God desires is our heart.

If you find yourself, on the odd day, having less mental energy, or less physical time – to give to God – then give Him what you have. All God wants is our heart. The rest will follow.

If we only ever give God the scraps from our day, every day, then we need to look at that – we need to be giving God our best. But our best doesn’t necessarily mean what we think it means.

Don’t wait until the conditions are right before you sit down with God. If all you have is a few minutes left, give Him that – it is amazing what God can do, with our smallest of offerings, when what we offer to Him is all we have.

Just a thought…

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Andy B begins this week’s theme, “Honestly, I’m fine”, with a reminder of how skilled we can become at hiding our emotions through “Sunday smiles”.

He warns us that sometimes people will ask us how we are without really wanting to know the answer, reminding us to only ask a question if we are willing to hear the response.

He relates how honest David, of the Bible, was towards God, when writing many of the Psalms.

He also points out that it’s only when we are honest with our brothers and sisters in Christ that they can help us. Andy B does make a point of stating that you shouldn’t open up about your life’s problems with just anybody; you need to use wisdom.

In addition to all of this he tells of an occasion he was able to help someone because they chose to be honest with him.

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Introduction

In this week’s Marriage Matters, Andy B and Jo talk about arguments, disagreements, quarrels, and fights between married couples.

As always, Andy B steers the episode with scripture and explores the following:

James 4:1-3
Genesis 3:16
Ephesians 5:22-33
Colossians 3:14

Andy B and Jo acknowledge that disagreements are natural and that arguments happen in marriage and look at why and what can be done, sharing as usual their own experiences. Jo adds that we often forget what we were even arguing about as arguments get out of hand and notes the damage that can be done to each other as we say things that hurt.

Andy B and Jo look at ways to disagree in a healthy way, without sinning, without causing strife and disharmony.

Let’s create a harmonious home, by learning together how to ‘Keep the Peace’!

**#RealTalk – Quarrels and Fights

Tips and Resources**

Watch the Film – War Room
Radical Womanhood by Carolyn McCulley
Stormie Omartian – Power of a Praying Husband & Power of a Praying Wife
Read Ephesians 5:22-33
Meditate on James 4:1-3

The Take Away

Arguments and quarrels are part of life, but never a justification to hurt others – Colossians 3:14 is the antidote!

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Are you hurting inside?

Do you feel alone?

Do you feel lonely, even if you’re surrounded by people?

Have your emotions left you feeling tired and like you have nothing left to give?

Have you lost your job? Or a friend? Or a precious member of your family?

Are you left wondering where hope will come from?

Do you feel different from everybody around you – like you’ve got struggles they wouldn’t, and couldn’t understand?

From being a victim of childhood abuse to enduring unemployment as an adult, and the tragic death of a daughter, Andy B has lived through some pretty testing pain, but, always, God was there to walk alongside Him.

And if God’s plans are for our good, how can we trust that God really loves us, when bad stuff happens around us and to us.

The comforting thing, is that Jesus was rejected and betrayed from one of his closest friends companions. And while He was both Jesus and God, He still felt the pain personally, even weeping to the point of tears when the emotional strain overwhelmed Him.

We’re all looking for something to help us feel peaceful, and we’ll do it any which way we can.

But there is one, certain, place we can find hope.
And that is in a relationship with Jesus Christ.

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I love how inspiration works. Truly! A friend and I were exchanging some comments on his blog, Devotional Treasures. He was talking about meds, or medication, and that made me think of my alarms – that help me take my meds at the right times.

Medication needs to be taken carefully, having considered all the potential risks and side effects. You expect your doctor to have checked that whatever medication you’re being prescribed is either safe, or at least that the side effects are worth while should they exist.

But, when you start mixing medication, that has multiple applications, you can end up in a world of trouble. Again, this is where we put a lot of faith in our doctor to have thought that through as well, and to warn patients about common side effects, or the issues of other drugs and mediation you could take which might mess with the medication you have already been prescribed.

To make sure I take my medication every day – which I have to do every 12 hours – to stop my heart doing anything stupid, I have two alarms.

While they go off and are very audible, I can be so engrossed in something I hit the ‘snooze’ button and lose 30 minutes or even an hour, before I suddenly remember there was something I should have been doing.

And so it is in our relationship with God.

As we go through life there are all sorts of alarms that God sets off around us, ahead of us, within us. These alarms are certainly unmistakable - the bible tells us, more than once, that the nature of God is very evident, through nature and more, so that none of us can say we don’t know God; none of us can defend the things we do that we know are wrong, by saying we don’t know God, or that we don’t the difference between right and wrong.

God has programmed us to know exactly that.

Those alarms may be described as your conscience, or guilt. But whatever we choose to name them, we all know when we’re about to do something we know we shouldn’t do.

Sure, we can suppress those alarms, just like I do with my twin alarms every 12 hours to remind me to take my medication. But, just like my medication – if we ignore those alarms for too long, we end up doing irreparable damage to our bodies and minds.

Think those thoughts of a woman who isn’t your wife are harmless? We feel uncomfortable because those thoughts are an alarm. We need to act – and renew our minds, and getting those thoughts out of our vision.

Taking some stationary from work, but hiding it; you know you’re possibly owed it, but taking it without consent is still theft, so you hide it in a bag when no one is looking. That desire to hide what you’re doing is an alarm from God, warning us we’re doing something that is not in our best interest.

Driving over the speed limit and you continually sweat and worry there is a police car somewhere back there? That is an alarm form God that you’re driving too fast and need to slow down.

We ignore those alarms at our peril.

RealTalk – What did you say?

This week is wrapped around scripture to keep us on the right track when it comes to communicating with our spouses, starting with wholesome, healthy, good communication - a very good place to start - and end!

Andy and Jo are not afraid to admit that things go wrong in marriages, that they have misunderstood one another from time to time – it happens!

Let’s face it, folks, we all bring our own personal, cultural, family expectations and experiences to the marriage and we all bring our own ‘baggage’ – hang-ups, issues, you name it we bring it to the marriage table.

And of course, there is the male and female differences that we bring, not that Andy and Jo stereotype, but it goes without saying that this is added to the equation in our marriages.

Join Andy and Jo as they discuss what we say to each other in marriages – sometimes it’s not what you say, it’s how you say it!

Tips and Resources
Try and focus on the pain that your spouse is trying to express, rather than the sometimes, inadequate, or hurtful words being spoken.

Give you spouse a way out by talking about how what they say or do makes you feel; don’t say ‘you’ did this and ‘you’ did that. Instead, say’ When this happens, this makes me feel ….’ Share your hurts, be honest, gentle, and kind in your approach – in your communication – non-verbal and verbal.

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Or we could call this one "2 + 1 =5"

Andy and Jo are thinking about how 2 become one, 2 halves make a whole, 2 become one flesh, 1 + 1 = 1, or is it 2 + 1 = 5? You will just have to join Andy and Jo to find out what this maths is all about!

To put it more simply, when making a marriage commitment, you go from being just you and from this Day Forward, as they say, you are a couple, a pair, married persons.

What does this mean for us as individuals?

How will are faith, prayer life, Christian walk be affected?

What happens to me, I, Moi….?

Jo and Andy open up about some of the challenges they faced and what worked.

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#GoDeeper

Go Deeper with Andy B, as he looks at 2 Corinthians 13:11, which explains that we need to grow up as Christians in maturity, love, peace, and in unity with other Believers.

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Andy and Jo kick off this brand-new series of Marriage Matters, looking at how we keep going and they go there – they talk openly about the D word – Divorce!

No way, I hear you cry - and the unmentionable on the first episode as well!

How can Andy and Jo talk about a lasting marriage, and Divorce, in the same episode, in the same sentence – this all sounds like Marriage Madness, not Marriage Matters. Or is it?

Join Andy and Jo to see what we can do to go the distance – ‘til death do us part’. Tune in to see for yourself what Andy and Jo do with the D Word.

What would you do?

How do you keep going?

What’s your plan?

Do you have a Plan B, if so, does it detract from Plan A?

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Is reverence something we need, as Christians, in the current world?

Is reverence a bygone requirement for believers, surpassed by the death and resurrection of Jesus?

Is reverence something we should be bothered about in our churches and families?

Andy B takes a look at something that he has been thinking through, and about, for more than 2 and a half years; pondering and chewing what he saw as a lack of reverence in so many churches, it seems normal.

But is that normal good? Is that normal right?

What does God say about it? What can we learn through scripture about the idea of reverence in our modern, fast paced world?

Andy B takes a good look at all of this, and draws some interesting conclusions about reverence, and it’s relevance, or not, in our homes and communities.

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After seeing some beautiful images of Autumn, or Fall – depending on what part of the world you live in – Andy B got thinking about cycles of life.

Because in life, just like those leaves, what can seem the end, can also just be the beginning of something else, and new.

As Christians of transformation makes sense when we first come to faith. But as we progress along our journeys, we can become far too comfortable with things that have simply past their Use By Date. Or we cling on to who we were, rather than letting go of the past in order to become who God is desiring us to become.

Sometimes what seems to be the end, is simply just the beginning. And sometimes, what we want to begin, can’t start until we let go of something and let it fade away or die off.

Just a thought…

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Endurance is your weekly spiritual workout, whether you think of yourself as a beginner, an intermediate, or advanced!

Explore with us as we talk about the idea of going ‘Against the Grain’.

#GoDeeper

Go Deeper with Andy B, as he explains the concept of going against the grain.

He expands some verses of Scripture, Romans 12:2, James 3:4, and Acts 3:19.

He explains that going against the grain isn’t something we ought to try and do, but it is often unavoidable when we’re walking in the direction God calls us to go.

He gives some examples of going against the grain, such as when he and Jo sold their house, in obedience to God. It may have been rather controversial, and they may have suffered much grief from friends and family as a result, but it was worth it for the sake of following Christ.

He looks at 3D printing, river currents, ships and rudders, and more…

#GoDo

Read and Remember:

Steven reminds us of the truth of James 3:4 – friends of the world are at enmity with God.

Likewise, if we ‘go with the flow’ of the world, we are at enmity with God.

Reflect and Respond:

Nathan challenges us to avoid conforming the pattern of this world, or, in other words, trying to be popular and fit in with the crowd, because becoming more like Jesus is our primary goal.

He encourages us to follow Jesus even if it means being controversial. Jesus died for us to be forgiven and so that we could live forever, so our suffering for Him is worth it.

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While out and about on a mountain bike ride, Andy B stopped to rest under a tree. Ok, so there wasn’t much resting due to the rather unexpected low flying helicopters and Andy’s rather excited enjoyment of them.

But, Andy was struck that he hadn’t showered for a few days, nor shaved. Simply because while he’d kept meaning to, things kept stopping him.

He was waiting until his next mountain bike ride, but when that hadn’t happened for a few days, it was becoming rather obvious that he hadn’t shaved.

And in life there are often consequences to those things that we fail to do. Consequences which, just like Andy B’s beard, demonstrate that something hasn’t happened.

Where can you see the fruit of your failures? Keep going!

Just because you didn’t do something you wanted to today, doesn’t mean you’ll fait at again tomorrow.

Just a thought…

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There are always things which will blur how people will see us.

Much like my trusty boots, our identity can become confused by the scuffs and dents we all experience in life.

On my boots, they will always be the same brand. But, the name on the side, even though it is bright orange, is showing signs of age – after being used almost every day, all day, for a year.

Look closely and you’ll see it. But half the name is missing.

So how do people know you are? How do people know your identity?

Just a thought…

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We have a dehumidifier in our home. Because, in our last home, we had horrendous damp, which led to serious problems with mould.

And we were thankful that we were able to get some great advice about which sort of dehumidifier to buy. And so we bought the type we were advised to buy.

And ours really is superb. You set the humidity level you want in your home, which you can find in the manual, and you switch it on. That’s it – other than emptying the tank when it is full of water.

But in life, how do we often decide that we are going to trust the Holy Spirit to guide us in our lives but, just like me and the control panel on our dehumidifier, and keep fiddling with those controls rather than trust the designer who put it all together.

God is a much better designer than the people who designed and manufactured our dehumidifier.

His warranty is eternal, and so why do let ourselves stop trusting Him?

Just a thought…

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Go Deeper with Andy B, as he digs deeper into the subject of training with others.

He talks about the impact that encouragement has on athletes in sports events.

He relates an occasion when he was cycling, and Steven came alongside him while running, and the influence their individual efforts had on one another.

He also expands the wisdom in Ecclesiastes, concerning the strength two people have together as opposed to one person on their own, because different strengths and weaknesses complement one another in different ways.

He looks at pacesetters, the complementary nature of a husband and a wife, Olympic athletes, and more…

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When we go cycling, things can stick to our tyres. If you go mountain biking, you might end up with plenty of mud liberally applied to your bike. And if you’re really unfortunate, you’ll end up with a clay/grass mix that will stick to the outside of your tyre, and weight your bike down enough that you struggle up hills you can normally cycle up, without much effort or thought.

Well this is exactly what happened to Jo, and her bike, when we were out Mountain Biking one day.

It seemed as though the weight of her bike had been doubled! And holding a pile of it in my hands, after I’d scraped it off her bike, I could easily believe it.

In life, we do things that push us away from God. Those things – those sins – become like weights, pushing us down, making our shoulders feel heavy.

But, Jesus said His burden was light, so if we’re feeling heavy, there’s a good chance we simply need to go to God, say sorry for the last set of things we’ve done and not said sorry for, that are acting like giant weights on top of our shoulders.

Just a thought…

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When a well runs out of water, it doesn’t necessarily mean that there is no water left – just that the water table may have dropped, so our well runs out of water. When we dig down a bit further, we find that water again, and our fill will be filled with water once more.

And in our relationship, and walk, as disciples of Jesus Christ, we can often feel as though God has moved away from us.

Sometimes it is because we’ve allowed sin to get in between us and God, which makes us feel further from Him. In effect, God really is further away, because the unrepented sin pushes us apart, metaphorically speaking!

However, those times when we feel that God has moved away, can be great opportunities for us to be pulled to dig deeper in our relationship with God.

Just like with a well – when we’ve used up the water, it may keep refilling for us, but we may have to dig deeper too, to find that precious, life sustaining liquid!

Just a thought…

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We have several items in our recording studio that are nearly identical. They may be the same length, or the same brand, they may just look really similar. And this can make setting up the studio entertaining, when you’re trying to connect one specific microphone, or whatever.

Andy B loves simple solutions to life’s troubles, so when he had given up trying to be patient plugging into cables, that he can never tell apart, he came up with a solution – velcro.

Depending on where you live in the world, it may have a different name – perhaps pull and hook, or something similar. But the point is that one side of the strip of fabric sticks to the others side, so when you wrap it around, say, a cable, it stays where you left it, and you can tidy up cables neatly.

Taking this one step further, Andy B fastened a pink velcro strip to ends of a cable, so now he knows which cable is plugged into which microphone, from just a quick glance.

But, can the people who see you as you go about your day, take a quick glance and see how you stand out, as a Christian? As somebody who follows Jesus Christ.

Sometimes, it can be useful to blend in, like with camouflage. But our love for Jesus Christ is not one of those things that should ever be invisible – when people see or meet us, they should be able to, easily, spot the difference between one of who goes to church, against one of us who loves Jesus: the two are not necessarily the same thing!

So, can people easily see that you are a disciple of Jesus Christ? Even if they don’t share the same vocabulary as you and I, they should still be able to see that there is something beautifully different about us, as the love, warmth and peace of Jesus Christ exudes from within us.

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Go Deeper with Andy B, as he talks about spiritual walls in our lives.

Having read our two Scriptures for this week, Andy begins by speaking about those walls that we can face when exercising.

He relates a personal experience of hitting a wall while cycling one time.

And he looks at the idea of overcoming that wall in terms of not giving up because of feelings – feelings that the wall is impassable or impenetrable.

He also talks about another type of wall, which is more of a warning, such as when we feel pain.

And he uses an analogy he has used frequently in the past, regarding an elephant that is tied to a steak as a calf with a small rope. This same rope is used to tie the elephant up even when it becomes an adult, even though the elephant has the strength to break it by that point. The elephant doesn’t break free of the rope because it has a mental wall it cannot overcome.

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Andy B took Jo for her return trip to the dentist, but while Andy and Jo share many traits and interests, one thing Jo does REALLY well, is not worrying about things she either has no control over, or things that haven’t yet come to pass.

With a hyper-sensitivity to needles, Andy would have been worrying for two weeks straight, letting the anxiety grow, thinking through the various things that could go wrong. Positive side of that trait, is the ability to read ahead, see the problems before they happen and prevent them – which makes event planning really easy.

But much like that rocking chair, how much time have we lost, or energy spent, getting busy with action on that rocking chair, until we start t feel seasick from all that rocking, but making absolutely no progress.

Worry does that to us. While it is great to be able to plan ahead, we can’t know the future, as scripture reminds us repeatedly, so worrying about future events, that haven’t happened is utterly pointless.

While on route to the dentist, Andy and Jo received a phone call that unfortunately, the crown that had been ordered fro Jo’s tooth had not yet arrived, so the dentist was having to call, to cancel the appointment.

Jo, being ever Jo, wasn’t phased, at all! As she pointed out to Andy, she had another 15 minutes before she had to think about what the dentist was going to do.

But how often do we lost inordinate amounts of time, or expending endless amount of emotional, or mental energy, preparing ourselves – and exhausting ourselves - for things that don’t even come to pass.

Much like that rocking chair, where is God asking you to get off, stand up, and start walking – rather than simply sitting and worrying?

Where is God asking you to live, instead of waiting for a future date when living may be more convenient?

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Andy B loves his kitchen, and he loves kitchen shops, or departments with cooking equipment in them.

For ages now, he has been trying to make Yorkshire Puddings, using his super cheap cupcake baking tray.

In one way it is perfectly functional – it has a number of bowl like shapes, that help Yorkshire Puddings grow into the right shape as they cook. But, on the other hand, it is super cheap, ultra thin metal, and has the non-stick ability of super glue!

So, Andy B finally invested in new baking trays to make his Yorkshire Puddings. And now, everything is all golden!

And if you’re not sure what a Yorkshire Pudding is, think pancake batter, but baked in an oven, rather than on a frying pan.

So what do Yorkies and Spiritual growth have in common? Well, as usual, breaks out his trusty crowbar to make them fit together, and finds they fit together really, rather, well!

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How is the framework of your life and world holding together?

Are you leaning to one side, under pressure, distorted by the tensions of life, that you feel pulling you in every, which, way?

We’ve had something of a refresh to our recording studio, here at BerryBunch HQ, and it meant adding some super cheap breakfast stools someone was throwing away – which makes everything more roomy, and easier to set up and adapt around the different recording projects we’re regularly involved with.

But it also gave me a good opportunity to sort something that has been bugging me since we set up.

Much of what we do is filmed in front of a green screen. This enables us to do far more than we otherwise could, changing the background, and mood, to all we do.

But it has never been quite right. Because a green screen needs equal tension applied to all it’s 4 sides. But we only have been ever able to apply tension to 3 sides…which has made filming more complex, as we’re constantly dealing with wrinkles and the shadows they create.

So, Andy B got busy with a little work working, and got buys fixing things!

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Go Deeper with Andy B, as he talks about spiritual food.

He reads a few different Scriptures, including Hebrews 5:11-14, all of which speak of food and sustenance in one way or another.

He talks about the way water travels in a flood, how it will always follow the path of least resistance. Similarly, we often ‘take the path of least resistance’, in many areas of our lives, such when exercising; we might cycle ten miles, but might not be especially fast or focused, thus taking the path of least resistance.

He looks at ‘seeker-friendly’ services, and how they should not be the only type of service in our church, because, sooner or later, we all need to #GoDeeper. It’s appropriate for new converts to have spiritual ‘milk’, but, eventually, we need to start having spiritual ‘meat’.

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Go Deeper with Andy B, as he talks about self-control.

He touches on 2 Peter 1, Proverbs 25, and Matthew 7.

He explains the idea of supplementation, keeping in mind the words of 2 Peter 1:3-8, which talk about supplementing lots of godly traits with other godly traits, including self-control.

He also talks about road rage as a perfect example of a lack of self-control. When we get angry with others and start raging at other drivers, our witness is awful, and we fail to show others the righteousness of Christ through our actions.

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Matthew 7 verse 16 says that by our fruits we will be known.

This means that our actions are more important than our words because words, while very important, don’t necessarily lead to change, or action. But by their very definition, actions, are the outworking of what we truly believe and think.

Andy took his wife to the dentist and it made him think about what we can, each of us, do every single day to show the love of Jesus Christ to the people we meet, to the people we love, to people who know Jesus again, to people who need to know Jesus for the first time.

Every day is a learning day.

Every day is also an opportunity to serve Jesus.

We can choose either to move towards Jesus, or away from him.

So let’s make sure that, everyday, we are moving towards Jesus; that we are showing the love of Jesus to the people around us; that we are becoming more like Jesus Christ in all that we do and all that we say.

To quote CS Lewis “Don’t shine so that others can see you, shine so that through you, others can see him”.

So who can you encourage today?

Who can you text and say hello to?

Who can you email a photo to, from your walk, to brighten their day?

Who can you post a letter to reminding that Jesus loves them, even more than you do?

Let us be known by our actions, and may our actions match our words!

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While making a cup of tea, Andy B added far too much milk to his first cup of tea! And it totally ruined it!

And when we add too much to our faith, that isn’t supposed to be there, we end up watering down our witness.

So where are you watering down your faith with things that maybe ok in small doses, but will eventually end up pulling you away from Jesus?

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The bible clearly teaches us that we should expect to find people in positions of authority in our churches, and church communities, who exist simply to destroy.

Jesus dealt with it and so did Paul, so we shouldn’t be surprised.

We shouldn’t accept it either! But how can we work out who is for Jesus, and who is not?

The bible gives us some really clear guidance: we need to look for the fruit of the Spirit, which always exists, and grows, when we are following Jesus, and seeking to get closer to Him as one of His disciples.

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Church can mean lots of different things to different people.

For some it is a place you’d only visit on high days and holidays – Christmas and Easter, and maybe birth and death!

For others it is somewhere we see as the place we go to each Sunday morning to worship God with other believers.

But, far too often it is also better known for everything that is nothing to do with Jesus or the gospel!

From yoga to coffee shops, church has become so many things it simply isn’t supposed to be!

While there’s nothing wrong with using a coffee shop as a way of engaging with people in the community, when it becomes the most prominent thing, there’s something terribly wrong!

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Go Deeper with Andy B, as he talks about resisting temptation.

He reads both of our Scriptures for this week: James 4:7 and Matthew 4:1-11.

Jesus faced the same temptations we do when He came to earth as a man, so He understands our struggles against temptation. Andy B relates the story of a wealthy lady who was hiring a new chauffer, and how she asked each of the applicants a very specific question to test them.

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Go Deeper with Andy B, as he looks at Ecclesiastes 12:1-14 and what it all means.

He challenges those of us who are young not to waste our youth; it is short and time flies by.

He also reminds us of the dangers of making decisions based on how many likes we get on social media.

In addition, Andy B draws our attention to the man who had the most pleasure in life, King Solomon himself, and what conclusions he reached on the subject of pleasure.

Our modern culture is all about getting everything quickly from online deliveries, to fast food, to fast download speeds on the internet. We want everything straight away.

But, this doesn’t help us learn patience, or appreciating learning.

Andy B reminds us that we shouldn’t wait to live, but that we shouldn’t rush to live either – we need to strike a balance between serving God, and living, putting God at the forefront of everything we do.

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Parenting can be tough. But, thankfully, there is a instruction manual we can download that will teach us all we ever needed to know.

Our lives on this planet, are not designed to be lived out in isolation. God made us to live in Community.

And in the bible, we find the perfect instructions to live the best lives we can, and see perfect examples of how to parent.

Everything around us encourages us and informs us that we should live independently. But in scripture we find a much better way – to live in community; encouraging one another; edifying each other; being accountable to the people in our church communities.

Scripture shows us how to live as parents, and it is never about making our children ready to face the world on their own.

The best advice we can ever give our children, is to develop their own relationships with Jesus.

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Each day we get to choose what we cultivate in our hearts and minds.

Some people can be great at gardening. Then, there are people like us: I’ve spent time lovingly nurturing and caring for a weed, which I’d thought was actually a flower.

And we can do that in our spiritual lives too – we can spend so much time developing something that doesn’t have good roots or foundation!

As disciples of Jesus Christ we need to be constantly checking in God, and Scripture, to ensure that those things in our lives that we are working on, are flowers not weeds; that they’re good for us, not bad; that we’re building God’s Kingdom, not our own.

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Andy and Jo are fasting for a week, because of some big life decisions coming up in the future, and found themselves waiting for these big changes to occur, before they start really enjoying living life to the full.

Can you relate to this? Waiting for something external to improve before you start enjoying life, and experiencing the joy that a relationship with Jesus Christ gives us?

It’s easy waiting for a better moment to start dieting, or going to the gym. We can wait for the perfect moment until we make the move for a better career, or tackling that unloved garden.

But, tomorrow never comes!

And waiting until the right moment to start something, is more often than not just an excuse not to begin something, rather than a sensible way of approaching something.

Sure, we need to plan what we are hoping to do, and that takes effort and time. But, if you’re anything like every other human being putting something off for another day becomes the excuse to not do something…rather than being a way of making sure we can accomplish that better.

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Robots can be great ways of saving manpower and time. They can be more efficient, saving both time and money. When it comes to important welds, they do it better than a human can.

But, only if they’ve been told what to do properly.

Robots, are set up by flawed humans, and will only be able to do what they are instructed to do, whether that is good or bad. With no way of knowing if what they are doing is what they’re supposed to be doing, they’re as much help as scrap iron if not programmed properly.

With so much teaching telling us that we are simply random things with no value, because we just ‘happened’ the Christian message of Hope and being deliberately and purposefully made, by a loving Creator, is needed more than evermore.

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Andy B finally got his bike working, when he then had to fit a replacement rear wheel.

All good?

Well no! Because he forgot to add a small strip of plastic that protects the inner tube from the holes in the wheel, that allow the spokes to connect to the central point of the wheel.

And, just like in life, we can sometimes be too eager to get to the finish line, rather than simply work through what is un front of us.

Instruction books are great, if we read them.

And Scripture provides us with the very best of instruction books! Scripture doesn’t stop us having to go through tough seasons of life. But it does remind us how we can better work through those difficulties.

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In his first video of Series 4, this is more of a special Edition Andy B video!
With all that has been happening recently, Andy B has been finding sleep rather elusive!

Afghanistan; vaccination passports; President Biden; forced Covid vaccinations for under 12s in Finland; global temperature fluctuations being used for political control and financial gain; China and Taiwan; a forced Home Education register in the UK – there is much to see around us that can easily cause us anxiety and worry.

But, as Christians what is God calling us to do?

What should our response be to these things that are currently shaking the very foundations of humanity?

Andy B takes stock and shares some encouraging words and focus for all of us.

Some people writing songs to help people find the words to describe how they feel. Some people draw and paint to literally illustrate their emotions. Andy B makes videos to encourage all who love and fear God, and call themselves Christians.

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I’ve spent most of my adult, working life, wearing a hard hat, glove and steel toe capped boots. Because I love my head and my toes and wish to keep them the way they should be. I banged my head, pretty badly, early on – because I thought hard hats were stupid and annoying and uncomfortable.

I had a very bad head for a while after that encounter! And I also discovered that standing up, underneath the main boom of a lorry mounted crane, is never sensible! I took quite a lot of insults after that, because I was never seen working on my truck without a hard hat. Lifting large, heavy, objects was – for me at least – an obvious clue that boots with steel toe caps was a must…that one I got immediately!

With a hard hat I was fit for purpose.

Without it, I was an accident waiting to happen!

I still think hard hats are annoying and uncomfortable, but I accept that discomfort because I like my head! The name calling I relentlessly received was easily ignored, because I don’t like inflicting headaches upon myself!

Fit for purpose, doesn’t automatically equate to comfortable and easy, though, and in our Christian walk, we need to be fit for purpose too! This requires, from us, a willing heart to serve God (and a willingness to live the exciting life that follows as we let Him lead us on the paths He knows are best for us to walk on!).

If we’re fit for purpose for a lifetime serving God, we’ll be far more interested in our spiritual exercise than our physical exercise (1 Timothy 4 v8), and far more concerned with what God thinks of our actions, than those around us.

I know, personally, what it is to face mockery and ridicule from people who ‘should’ be loving and kind towards you. I’ve lived through those hurtful actions more times than I care to count. But I’ve also, always, strived to put God first, and that means putting other things second, and those things that we have to put second usually have names and don’t like ‘not being’ the most important things on our to do lists.

But if we desire to truly serve God, then being fit for purpose means pretty frequently upsetting people who have a different plan for our lives than us or God. We do need wise counsel – absolutely - and this isn’t licence to do what we want, or as an excuse to hurt people around us. It is, however, a motivation for who comes first in our lives.

Just like my bike, let’s get advice from those who know more, and as Christians we should be expecting older men and women in our church families to teach us what they have learned through their walks with Christ.

But, let’s also ensure our relationship with Jesus is not just our highest priority, but the priority of priorities, such that nothing even comes on to the same to do list as our relationship with Jesus.

When we do that, everything else will happily, and easily, fall into place.
When we put the King of Kings and Lord of Lords, everything else makes sense!

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If you think of a spring, they’re fitted everywhere! From DVD players to cars, from bicycle derailleurs to pens and staplers, from watches to door handles!

We can find springs, in one form or another, almost everywhere. And they have a really simple job – to make something move in a predictable way.

On my bike, the part I fitted has a huge spring which forces the derailleur to be pushed away from the centre of the wheel. When you press the gear lever, it allows that spring to relax, jus a littler bit – a very set amount – and your chain is put on a lower gear.

The one I bought does exactly this. But in order to fit (the lazy way) I had to remove a couple of small bolts so I could save myself removing the chain just so I could fit the new part to my bike.

And that coiled spring, was held in a position of extreme tension so I could do that.

Unfortunately, the grip I had on it slipped, and the spring did it’s job of bringing the derailleur into it’s more natural position.

The issue came with the speed at which it did this, and the force that it carried…onto my thumb which acted as shock absorber…splitting my nail, causing me quite a bit of pain, ripping a glove – which then leaked blood until I dealt with my injury.

And this is exactly what happens in life. When we’re prevented from doing something, and haven’t been taught how to deal with coiled spring, we may well end up, as is so particularly, and tragically common, leaving home, drinking the alcohol we were always banned from having, or having sex with many people because we were never taught how to deal with the strong hormones that happen during puberty, or having some fun with a dangerous drug like cannabis – why so dangerous, because at Revd David Wilkerson repeatedly pointed out in his book “The Cross and the Switchblade” cannabis frequently leads on to much more dangerous drugs.

As parents, or simply as Christians in a church family, we have an obligation to help those younger than us to learn how to deal with coiled springs.

Because they’re everywhere, and if we do nothing more than ‘restrict’ we’ll be starting a journey of squeezing that spring. This, of course, doesn’t mean we allow or encourage experimentation with evil! We don’t let our children put their hands in a roaring fire so they can learn for themselves that it will burn them. That would be irresponsible!

If we prepare our children and young people to become independent, we can’t be surprised when they leave home and become independent!

I’ve been asked, many times, how parents can make sure their children ‘keep their faith’. And my answer is always the same, you can’t! That isn’t your job, but the work of the Holy Spirit, so help your children cultivate their own relationship with Jesus Christ.

Scripture teaches us that if we “teach your child the way to go, they won’t easily depart it”.

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This is Part 3, of a 3-part Teaching series on Prayer and Faith.

With discussion around Fish and Chips, Sweet and Sour Sauce and Gloves hands, Andy B does his usual and takes ordinary, every day objects and situations, and helps us dig deeper into the basics of how Faith and Prayer work together.

With a very strong reminder, and warning - from the book of James - about why we need both Faith and Prayer, Andy B encourages us to all to get on our knees more, to learn to know Jesus better.

And, just like Fish and Chips or Sweet and Sour Sauce, Faith and Prayer complement each other perfectly.

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We all have experiences in life which can be super helpful for ourselves, and the people we come into contact with.

One assembly I remember vividly contained this question – would you rather see an older doctor who was covered in blood and muck, but who was very experienced. Or a young doctor, fresh out of college, who was wall presented.

I can’t speak for my peers, but give me the doctor who has been doing it for a while!

Experience counts in so many places. But, as Christians, wisdom that comes from God trumps experience EVERY SINGLE TIME.

The thing is, we can easily become complacent and end up just going through the motions of ‘what we know’, rather than trying something new and ‘trusting God’ – this is a large reason why the established church is shrinking all round the world, because those who have the power and control over a church all too often settle for what they knew, rather than what God is saying.

It’s even got a name – the Kodak effect.

Kodak was a market leader. Their name was THE name for film! We see it in the credits of uncountable movies.

However, when digital media started to surface as a ‘thing’ they made a cataclysmic decision for their business, and ignored digital media, sticking with the traditional strips of film they’d made their business out of.

We all know what happened to Kodak. Their gamble was that the better quality produced by strips of film, would always win…it didn’t! Digital media didn’t go away - Kodak did!

We see this mirrored in churches stuck in the 1980s syndrome. I’ve read countless articles on this specific phenomenon.

So why are they stuck in the 1980s? Well, simply because the people running those churches grew up in the 1980s, and prefer the music and styles of worship and so on from that decade.

Twas ever thus! But here is hope – the Bride of Christ is always growing, and exponentially where we see persecution of Christians.

But as believers in Jesus Christ, we need to ‘throw off everything that hinders’. And that includes a lot of what we think of as ‘church’ which simply is not.

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How often do we learn to become comfortable with the uncomfortable?
Pain is a brilliantly designed tool, that God gave to us for our own protection!

It’s been said that if we didn’t feel pain when a stone got in our shoe, we’d keep going until our feet had been permanently damaged – that pain is a warning that we need to do something.

But we can, often so very slowly, become accustomed to things that we really shouldn’t accept as ok! A little like a frog in water – if it’s boiling that frog will jump out, but if we slowly raise the temperature, the frog won’t know about it until it is too late.

This is why the bible warns us to flee from immoral behaviour, to be in the world but not of it, to not be polluted by the world around us.
God loves us so much, that when Jesus died, rose again and ascended into Heaven, He left us with the Holy Spirit – the Comforter.

We might like to think of it as our conscience, but as Christians the Holy Spirit is never going to let us be at peace when we are doing things that are against His nature.

None of us ever really jump into bad lifestyle choices – they just tend to happen around us.

But we can be assured that are always danger signs and warnings.
We simply need to take heed of the Holy Spirit – in us – who will always help us understand what is good for us, or not.

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We all know the game spot the difference. Sometimes those differences can be so subtle, they can appear almost identical.

But look long enough, and you’ll start to see the difference. The longer you look at the two images, the more they can look the same. But if we compare to just one of them, those differences start to stand out!

It’s like with spotting counterfeit money – we check what the genuine stuff looks like, and the fake stuff starts to stand out.

And it’s like this in life, especially in churches, where spotting the ‘nearly right’ can give you a headache!

Thankfully, God has given us the Holy Spirit, and His Word – the Bible – as the source that never changes.

If we want to be able to know when what hearing someone teach of preach is really right, we need to listen to the Holy Spirit inside us, and know our scripture.

And if, like me, you struggle like me to memorise scripture, be at peace and know that if the Holy Spirit can warn a 5 year old – who had only been a Christian for a little over a year, and who could barely read – to spot false teaching, the Holy Spirit will just as easily help you and me spot it too, if we choose to listen to His voice.

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This is Part 2, of a 3-part Teaching series on Prayer and Faith.

Starting out the real basics of Prayer, Andy B takes a good look at what Prayer is. He also looks at when we should pray, how we should pray.

He also answers the question of what we can pray!

Returning to the most simplest forms of prayer – conversation – Andy B seeks to show us how prayer is a gift from God, that God desires us to use, because God uses our words to change situations around the world.

Andy B also reminds us that this doesn’t mean we get what we want – but that when we’re walking God, we’ll have everything we need, to do everything God is asking us to do.

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Andy B starts a 6 part series of Andy B 2 Minute Videos, all because he replaced a bike part, and God revealed many ways in which this part can teach all of us about life!

Andy B’s mountain bike came second hand, and happens to have had the wrong part fitted.

For 6 years Andy B struggled with issues, before finally replacing this one little part.

It’s an important part for sure, because it’s the bit that selects the gear on the back wheel of a bike!

But how often do we get stuck doing something we know we shouldn’t, more out of habit than any sort of addiction?

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This is Part 1, of a 3-part Teaching series on Prayer and Faith.

With a very strong reminder, and warning – from the book of James – about why we need both Faith and Prayer, Andy B encourages us to all to get on our knees more, to learn to know Jesus better.

And, just like Fish and Chips or Sweet and Sour Sauce, Faith and Prayer complement each other perfectly.

Faith and Prayer isn’t something we can choose to have, or not. James makes that very clear. But when we embrace the need to use both, with each other, we’ll get closer to God.

Faith and Prayer requires some action from us. We simply cannot have one without the other, or use either – or both – without them leading to action.

And those actions will always leave us pushing outside our comfort zones.

But what a reward we have in heaven. And what a reason to give God all we have and to be used, by Him, to extend His kingdom here on earth.

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Returning home after a mountain bike ride, Andy B approached a roundabout. We love these in the UK (it seems). Simply put, you come to a junction, with a circle in the middle. You give way to the right, and proceed carefully.

But they’re super simple to use! Indicate on your approach, and as long as nothing comes from your right, you have right of way (and of course, the British drive on the correct side of the road – the left – hence giving way to the right!).

Anyway, having indicated which way he intended to go, Andy B reached the roundabout and a motorbike, coming the other way, stopped – as it should, because Andy B had right of way.

So he carried on, turning right. At which point the biker screamed various unpleasant words we won’t repeat here, as Andy carried on his journey.

But here’s the thing, and the important lesson.

The biker was right to stop, as Andy had been clearly indicating on his approach to the roundabout. But Andy B didn’t indicate as he was going around the roundabout due to some serious potholes for all to see. Plus, the motorbike had already stopped and Andy B had eye contact with the rider!

As a trucker and biker, Andy B is especially careful on the road, and knows the rule of the road better than most – having driven professionally for well over a decade.

And the biker, who was shouting, was actually committing a plethora of crimes in doing so. He was breaching the peace with his shouted profanities; acting in an aggressive and threatening manner with a vehicle; he had his helmet propped open (another offence).

And that last one is key! Because when you prop your helmet open, you have limited vision. VERY limited vision, which is one reason why it is an offence to ride like that on a public road (ie the front part of the helmet, not just the see through plastic part we call a visor in the UK).

Due to the offence he was committing, he actually couldn’t see Andy B properly.

Which is a lesson for us all isn’t it? We can be so quick to make judgements of people, but sometimes we do so even though we know we don’t have all the facts.

So, next time you’re about to start proclaiming your judgements against someone in public, make sure you have all the facts, and don’t break the law whilst pointing the finger at someone!

And what does the bible say about all this?

Well it reminds us that before we take the speck out of our brother’s eye, we should take the plank out of our own. And perhaps, ensure we can see what we’re judging…

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Life is full of ups and downs.

Some days we can fly along, and others it’s like were tasked with stirring treacle, with an oversized paddle, on a cold day! But sometimes, flying isn’t helpful. And sometimes that treacle simply needs stirring!

So how do know when we’re walking in our own strength, not God’s? And how do we know when something that seems easy, is actually what God is calling us to do?

J. John is a great British preacher, who delivered a brilliant message about how the devil is always waiting with a taxi – when we want to walk away from God; when we choose to sin.

With that in mind, how does the Holy Spirit fit in with us working all of this out?

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Heat can do funny things to us.

But so can our memories!

How easily can we forget how good we may have been at something, because our failures always shout louder don’t they?

When we’re hot we need to drink more. But Andy B was struggling with the current heat wave until his wife – Jo – reminded him of what he used to be able to do in the heat!

Thank God for great friends who can stand behind us, and wives who can lovingly remind us of the

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A wonderful friend of Andy B – Olly, from Nigeria – posted a really funny look at how Africans and Nigerians pray, against how the rest of the world prays. You can watch that on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tyC0yCb5GI&ab_channel=ViperTheWiper )

As funny as it is, it also should make all Christians a little uncomfortable because doesn’t it wonderfully illustrate how we can come to God ourselves?

We come at God, reminding Him of His failings; how God has not done what we expected or told Him He should do; how He really needs to trust us ‘cos we’ve got this and just need Him to do His part.

While we should be familiar with God, we need to keep in perspective who He truly is.,
And we need to remember that He loves us, and that love doesn’t mean giving us what He want.
Just like any loving father, God wants what is best for us. And that is rarely what we think is best for us!

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Modern Christianity has skewed how we see God and the devil. It has skewed God into some sort of best mate or pal. And we absolutely should see God as always approachable. But we should do so, seeing Him with the respect we’d have for an earthly father, than just a mate.

In the same way, we’ve seen modern Christianity skew our perspective on our enemy - the devil.; that we somehow have power over him, which we, of course do not. Any power that can be exercised over the devil, comes from the blood of Jesus, and the complete and final defeat that Jesus exe4rcised over the devil when He died and rose again three days later.

Any ‘power’ that we have, is not ours – but that of Jesus Christ.

So let’s approach God happily, and confidently, but also with reverence.

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Steven introduces our theme this week – Being Flexible

As usual, we have #GoDeeper with Andy B and #GoDo with Steven and Nathan.

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Go Deeper with Andy B, as he talks about how to be flexible.

He looks at the importance of being flexible physically, and how that relates to being flexible spiritually.

Andy B also touches on skyscrapers. Just as they must be not only strong, but flexible, otherwise they would simply break with earthquakes, so we must be flexible, and able to adapt to constantly shifting circumstances in life.

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Steven & Nathan discuss what it means to ‘be flexible’:

Read and Remember:

Muscles need to be flexible, and this is a great metaphor for how we see our spiritual exercise too! Steven encourages us to read our Scripture for this week; James 4:13-16.

Reflect and Respond:

Nathan challenges us to be flexible because, just as it is vital that our physical muscles remain flexible, so it is that we remain spiritually flexible, because that will make us effective in our work for God.

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God made us in His image. And God is emotional – just look at the life of Jesus, who is God, and you see the perfect Man, with emotions!

So emotions and feelings, clearly, are how Go made us to be! But how much credence should we give to our feelings and emotions?

Ever walked out your front door feeling on top of the world, to find you have a flat tyre? Your mood changes, and you’re suddenly nothing but darkness and gloom ahead.

Ever finished a large meal, felt stuffed, spotted the cake trolley and thought you were hungry again? Those are your feelings changing.

Which is why we can’t trust to our feelings, although we should always see them as a useful temperature gauge.

But just like sensors and gauges in cars, or even the directions of your recently updated SatNav – we have to learn to interpret what we’re seeing and hearing, through the lens of someone we trust.

That’ll be a mechanic for your car, and God for everything else!

But, if God made us with feelings, so how do we break the cycles of habitually doing stuff we don’t want to do, and feel the wonderful, beautiful, glorious peace of God flowing through us?

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Andy B was having a little quiet time with God, and was reading Isaiah 66.

In the second verse of this scripture, God tells us the sort of people He is looking to.

This comes just after we’re reminded of how God made the universe and everything in it, during the first 144 hours (6 days) of the universe.

But, as spectacular as all of that is, and all of creation - that is nothing, compared to how God will look to those who believe in Him, have a healthy respect and reverence of Him, and who takes God’s words, through scripture – treating them as they should be: the spoken words of God Himself!

Do we read scripture like that? As much as are God’s children, we still need to be reverent towards Him.

He is God and He loves us.

But He is still God and worthy of our love and respect!

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We get reminders to renew our house insurance, our car insurance, our breakdown cover and host of other things.

But do we put as much effort into ensuring our car doesn’t suddenly become illegal to drive on the road, or let our house insurance run out ; if we’re renting in the UK this is something we can’t, not, have.

Time with God can be so easily squeezed out of our days due to the unexpected things that crop up.

And with paper and digital diaries, we should have a good grasp of things we know are coming up – so do we put enough effort into ensuring that on our busier days, we’re leaving time for us and God?

We can’t do much about surprises and the unexpected! But we can do plenty about those things we have coming up which might take up our time.

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As Christians - when we pray - are we praying to a loving, Father God who desires us to spend time with Him?

Or do we prefer to pray using a non-permanent pen, just in case we got our prayer wrong and don’t want to look foolish.

When we’re praying, as David Wilkerson wonderful pointed out and illustrated in his book “The Cross and The Switchblade” when we pray we should pray out loud so others can hear us.

To me, that is the difference between writing with permanent and non-permanent pen; praying so others can hear might make us look foolish if ‘it doesn’t work out’. But it also demonstrates that we’re serious about what we’re speaking to God about.

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Steven introduces our theme this week – The Warm Up

As usual, we have #GoDeeper with Andy B and #GoDo with Steven and Nathan.

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Go Deeper with Andy B, who talks about ‘the warm up’ in relation to church and that uncommonly used word “edification”.

He looks at the idea of going to church, not to be served and to ‘consume’, but to edify fellow Believers, just as it says in our Scripture, 1 Corinthians 14:26.

We wouldn’t go the gym and expect to get fit by spectating. In the same way, we shouldn’t got to church and simply be consumers – we’re called to edify one another, and that’s means arriving at church, ready to worship and get involved in what is going on; as active participants - church is not meant to be a social club, after all!

#GoDo

Steven & Nathan discuss what ‘The Warm Up’ is all about:

Read and Remember:

Steven encourages us to read our Scripture for this week – 1 Corinthians 14:26.

Reflect and Respond:

Nathan refers to Andy B’s GoDeeper as he challenges us to consider if we’re going to church exclusively to be served – to be talked, prayed, and worshiped at rather than genuinely fulfilling our assigned role as a member of the Body of Christ.

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Doing what God asks us to do can often start out really exciting. But are we doing it to be liked, or get likes or more downloads?

Or are we serving God, out of obedience and trust?

If we’re serving God we’ll always get what is needed to do what God is asking of us. From his own experience, Andy B can recount many times that ‘that thing we need’ invariably comes much later than we’d prefer.

But the working out of our faith isn’t gonna happen without times when we don’t have all we think we need right in front of us.

Really growing faith, happens when we trust God for the things we actually need, but don’t yet have!

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Some days and weeks can be easier than others.

Sometimes, we can hit Tuesday morning and feel like the end of our working week is further than we can manage.

But God reminds, us repeatedly, that when we put our hands and lives in His, we’ll always what we need, to accomplish what He desires for us to accomplish – when we walk and work with Him

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We’ve recently had to change the software we use to edit the audio on everything we do!

It was a bit of a shock to think I’d have to unlearn a bunch of stuff, in order to use something new.

And, of course, it meant finding something new……….

In life, as with this software issue, things can come up which cause us issues. They may be fairly small issues – like audio editing software! Or something life defining like a tragic accident, or losing a job when you’re the only bread winner in your home.

But, we can choose to continue to let it define us, or accept we need to change and roll with the resistance!

For us, following a tiny amount of effort we found some new editing software, which is actually leagues better than the last one we used.

I wonder where God may asking you to surrender something, simply because He has something much better for us to take hold of. But, God being such a gentle God, is waiting for us to unclench our hands and take hold of what He has for us.

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Steven introduces our theme this week – Stay on Target

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Go Deeper with Andy B as he explains what staying on target means.

He talks about how we should be witnessing to those in our orbit. We don’t have to travel to a foreign country to preach the Gospel. We ought to show God’s love to whomever He places within our reach, like our colleagues at work.

He also touches on the topic of pleasing others. We can’t possibly please everyone. Instead we should please God by doing what He has asked us to do.

If you struggle to stay on target, you’ll want to listen to this!

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Steven & Nathan discuss what ‘Staying on Target’ means for us, and what we can do about it:

Read and Remember:

Steven encourages us to read our Scriptures for this week and to remember that we cannot predict what tomorrow may bring.

Reflect and Respond:

Nathan challenges us to think about where we aren’t focused on our goals, or not staying on target. He also suggests the best thing we can do is keep our eyes on our ultimate goal – becoming more like Jesus.

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Andy loves the kitchen! And he was inspired, a while ago, about how saucepans can teach us much about pressure in our lives, and letting that pressure go with God.

Today, he has a saucepan and a colander…both are great at straining, but with each the BerryBunch either lose rice – if they’re a bit too energetic pouring the wet rice in, or slipping the saucepan lid – and losing all the veg.

Even with a strainer, they are only as good as the size of the hole and the size of what you’re trying to strain through!

In life, there will always be things we’re trying to add in or take out, and we use filters and strainers every day to do that.

On the microphone that Andy B is speaking through, there is a physical strainer – a pop shield – as well as 3 digital filters to make it sound better. That audio is then passed through even more filters to get rid of any unwanted background noise and hiss.

So where do we need to let the Holy Spirit be more of the strainer to our life?

Where are we trying to hold a lid on things, when there is a much better filter waiting…well within our reach.

In 2021, at least in the west, we all have access to multiple versions and copies of the bible. We have it on our bookshelves, via the internet and on our phones and tablets.

And scripture is the best filter we will ever have to hear the voice of God, through the power of the Holy Spirit, showing us the best way of separating those things that aren’t good for us.

But, we do need to put ourselves in the hands of our creator…the perfect hands to help us separate what we think is really important, against what God really wants us to look like and get involved in.

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Psalm 139 is a fairly well known piece of scripture, but it is verse 2 that really strikes Andy B as he considers Calendars, Organisation and Peace.

Psalm 139 v 2 tells us that God knows when we sit down and when we get up. So God definitely has a handle on what we can accomplish in any single day – for Him.

There will be seasons when we have little choice – perhaps younger children, or sickness. But there, are too often, busy days just because we’re trying to be superheroes for Jesus, when He already did that part for us!

The Berry family use a simple white board to organise each week, and Andy B has taken to a smaller notepad – for himself – to ensure he is only doing what God is asking him to do each day.

And what a peace it brings!

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Psalm 17 verse 8, says this “Protect me as the pupil of your eye; hide me in the shadow of your wings (CSB)

We love the idea of being under the protection of our Heavenly Father – as we should!

But after some issues with their car, due to an oak tree in their garden (and the ‘stuff’ it deposited on their car), Andy realised the small, summer, car cover - which only covered the windscreen – simply wasn’t big enough, so a full car cover was bought and put into use.

But it got him thinking - where are we struggling to protect something, when God is much bigger and better at completely protecting us?

This doesn’t mean “how do we use God to ensure we are free of problems”! Because if you are truly a disciple of Jesus Christ, you will know – as we do – that the problems you and I face don’t simply fade away and cease.

However, surrendering everything that we are trying to protect – ourselves - to God, can be both difficult, yet liberating – and essential, if we wish to continue to seek and live in God’s peace; if we’re hanging tightly onto something other than Jesus, how can we hold onto Jesus Himself?

So where are you holding onto something that really isn’t working in your life? Take some time, open your hands, and allow the Holy Spirit to comfort you as you put yourself fully under God’s protection.

Andy B

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Go Deeper with Andy B as he explains how we can avoid distractions.
He looks at both of this week’s Scriptures…

Proverbs 4:25-27:

“Let your eyes look directly forward, and your gaze be straight before you. Ponder the path of your feet; then all your ways will be sure. Do not swerve to the right or to the left; turn your foot away from evil.”

…and Hebrews 12:1-2:

“Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is before us, looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne God.”

He talks especially about how we need to focus on our goal in order to avoid distractions.

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I’ve spent all morning working on my laptop. I plugged it in to make sure it wouldn’t go flat only to find I never actually inserted the mains plugs at the other end…

Is this what we’re like with our bibles and relationship with God - we have our bibles open, but we’re not reading them; we pray, but don’t listen – or simply use words that aren’t our own hoping they’ll be good enough?

Let’s make sure when we’re spending time with God we’re speaking and listening too, and plug into the real source of all we’ll ever need, to accomplish everything that God wants to accomplish with us.

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So another Andy B 2 Minute Video Vlog.

And I've got this one titled "Plugged In and Not Switched On".

Erm, I was working away on the laptop this morning, erm, busily getting some stuff done.

I make sure it is plugged in; I plugged it into the back of a laptop; I put the plug near the plug on the floor - and of course didn't actually plug it in.

And it got me thinking about our relationships with God because God is always there; the mains power in my house, I'm very certain, will be there it's. It's always there really, just like God IS always there.

And yet if we pay the electricity bill, and we have a plug socket, and we have a mains socket, and we put the plug near to the main socket - it's not the same as plugging it in!

Which got me thinking about our Bible reading; our prayer life; that time spent with God.

Are we getting the plug near the main socket? Are we sitting there with their bibles open, but not actually reading it? Are we praying, but just going through the motions of reading stuff out? Or are we actually can be praying and talking to God - and talking means listening to God too.

Are we gonna to open the Bible and see where He takes us, or are we gonna be even more strategic than that and actually have a plan - so we know what we're gonna read; we know what we need to read - and get on with it.

It's very, very easy to have the plug socket right next to where the main socket is in our life with God (as a metaphor).

I had it merrily plugged in.

I was working away.

It was only when the alarm on the battery started beeping at me - that I realised there was something wrong.

Let's make sure when we're spending time with God, and we're reading the Bible or we're praying, or whatever - that we're not just plugged in, but we're actually switched on as well.

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Andy B was inspired by a post, written by a friend, that reminded us all that sometimes we can be surprised when God does answer our prayers.Also, while filming Little Blessings Online, Andy was thinking about how Dave the Dog had thought of that talking bush, that Moses encountered.

In our lives, are we hearing the bush, or the voice of God?

Let’s not miss what God is doing or saying, by being surprised He is doing or saying anything. He is, after all, a loving father, who delights in His children.

While this doesn’t mean we’ll simply get everything we want, let’s at least be expectant that God is wanting to bless us and answer our prayers!

Let’s not miss God!!

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Some days we can soar like eagles. Other days, it feels like the eagle never found a thermal.

But feelings come and go. And good days and bad days come and go to.

But no matter what sort of a day we’re having, there is ALWAYS something to be thankful for.

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Andy B shared a post earlier today about working and walking in God’ strength, titled Busy days and God’s rhythm (www.berrybunch.family/busy-days-and-gods-rhythm/)

That post started with these words…

“Busy day ahead? Make sure you stop before you start, so you’ll be able to finish!”

…before Andy went to look at how we can expound those words to make for more God like appear!

And how often do we charge into the day, because it is such a busy day, that we forget to ask what God had in mind for us, for that day, for His Kingdom?!?

Today, Andy did stop, and take some time with God, and the words of Isaiah 40 v 31, about soaring on wings like eagles, was very evident. Andy B got LOADS done; lots of edits.

Taking time out with God before a busy day isn’t a formula to success! But it is an important part of walking with God, at His pace, and in His rhythm.
And if we get that pace right at the start of the day, just like those eagles we’ll soar on the thermals of God, and cover as much ground as God had intended.

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Today, Andy B drove jo – his wife – to work. Something he doesn’t normally do!It meant he could return a faulty product easily, in the family car – which was great.

But it really meant he could take a load off Jo – as a former trucker, 90 minutes of driving twice in a day is not even close to taxing, but for some it might be.

So where is God nudging you to help somebody today?

It might not cost you much of anything other than your time – the only free commodity we all have – but it could mean the world to them!

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#GoDeeperUsing James 2 v 14-17, Matthew 23 v 27-28 and 1 Samuel 16 v 10, Andy B goes deeper and focuses on being real, in light of the fact that God sees the heart.

We often think of what the outside looks like, and appearance is much easier to spot.

But James, as ever, gets straight to the point, and makes us question whether or not we’re actually saved – if we aren’t outputting the fruit of the Spirit do we really love Jesus?

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Andy B found a great bible reading plan on YouVersion, that led him to 1 Samuel 16, and the account of David killing Goliath.

As amazing as that piece of scripture is, at 58 verses in length, David’s actions with those stones, only takes up 1 little verse.

As amazing as that, Andy B saw an ever greater act of heroism.

So what Goliath are you facing right now? Remember that God is greater than whatever we will face, which is why were told there is no need to be afraid.

God loves us so much, though, that He also tells us what to do when fear gets the upper hand in our minds.

Just a thought…

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Samuel is an prophet, with an amazing prophet to speak for God to people.

With that comes the other side of a great relationship with God - actually having to speak what God is telling Samuel to say.

Enter Jesse and his sons!

Samuel is to choose the next king. But, having checked in with God, none of those sons are acceptable to God to become King.

Was Samuel wrong? Or is there a bigger picture to this?

Andy B imagined Samuel with a drop of sweat as the last son passed, and the answer came from God that, no, this wasn't the right person to become King...

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The book of James helps Andy B get real about some struggles he's been having with being double minded.

It's never easy admitting you've been getting something wrong. But there is a beauty of the conviction that comes from getting honest with God, and allowing the Holy Spirit to minister to us as God's hand crafted people.

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GoDeeper with Andy B, as he looks at how to stay pure.

He talks about the importance of not looking at things that are unhealthy, as it won’t lead us closer to Jesus.

And he explains the link between Philippians 4:8 and Matthew 18:9.

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Desiring God (John Piper): “Twelve Questions to Ask Before You Watch ‘Game of Thrones’” - https://www.desiringgod.org/articles/twelve-questions-to-ask-before-you-watch-game-of-thrones

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Andy B explores Exodus 32 v 7-14 and digs into what God changing His mind is all about.

Taken from Something 4 Sunday LITE, Series 3, Episode 1

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If you’re not a fan of giant spiders, read on!

This is kind of, all about, the very opposite of giant spiders, as Andy B looks at how projected images distort reality!

So where in our lives, are we fearing something terrifying and monstrous – when it is really just a projected image making something look bigger than it really is?

Just a thought…

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GoDeeper

GoDeeper with Andy B, as he focuses on humility, particularly in receiving correction.

He gives some examples of people receiving correction and touches on why it is so important to remain humble.

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GoDeeper with Andy B, as he looks at self-discipline, both in physical training and spiritual training.

Whatever we're working towards, we need both focus and determination - whether that's bird watching, running or going through a physical selection test for the Army or Police Service.

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Steven introduces our theme this week – Ups and Downs

As usual, we have #GoDeeper with Andy B and #GoDo with Steven and Nathan.

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GoDeeper with Andy B, as he looks at the fact that we have good days and bad days, but God promises joy in any circumstances.

He touches on Ecclesiastes 3, which talks about how there is a time for everything.

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Steven & Nathan give us 2 challenges for the week ahead in #GoDo:

Read and Remember:
Steven encourages us to read the Scriptures for this week: John 16 and Ecclesiastes 3:1-8. He also reminds us that though life has many ups and downs, God promises us joy.

Reflect and Respond:
Nathan challenges us to consider how we are presently feeling, and remember that God is unchanging, and His love is consistent. He also challenges us to praise and thank God whether we are going through a good time or a bad time.

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Everything in life can teach us something or cause us to question. And when our tape measures got pulled beyond the STOP sign at the end, it broke.

That STOP sign tells you where the end of the tape measure sits…if you don’t pull it past those warning, red, letters, all is good!

And in life, there are often STOP signs. We obey them or ignore them at our peril.

So where is God asking you to STOP?

Just a thought…

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They decided to push on a bit faster and get past him – for the first time, having always been just a bit slower than him!

Just as they were starting to get close, Andy B’s bike had a puncture. So they stopped!

Their goal disappeared, literally, into the distance.

A couple of options were available – push the bikes home, or repair the puncture and carry on.

Thankfully, Andy B always carries the necessary tools to fix small breakdowns at the roadside, and set about fixing the hole caused by a loose thorn!

But they also got to have a lovely pause to enjoy the countryside they were riding through.

When goals aren’t met, how do we respond?

Are we prepared to overcome them, or do we simply allow them to overwhelm us and get us down.

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Abigail is an amazing example of a godly women, she exudes truth, integrity, honesty, humility, and respect.

In Andy B’s Preachy Teach LITE, Andy looks at how we need to be more like Abigail when seeking to influence others. Andy leads us on from last week when we thought about changing our own minds. This week we look at changing other people’s minds and praying for others.

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Andy B's alarm clock stopped working. So he bought a new one.

But before binning the old one, it struck him that there are often things in our lives which don't work very well.

Some we can work around. But some need sorting a little more directly!

Just a thought…

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Andy B talks about how God never changes, but we need to.

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Andy B talks about being thankful – how showing gratitude requires action, not just words, as it forms part of our worship to God.

Gratitude needs to extend beyond just being grateful, but we actually need to shows gratitude as well.

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When we're recording Jo's Art Videos we mostly do this from directly above, so what she is doing can be most easily seen and followed along with.

Andy loves problem solving, so used some leftover cardboard to make a special, unique, bespoke cradle to hold a mobile phone on a mic. stand...........which got him thinking about how God never gives up on us and how we need to keep trying sometimes, even though our first or second attempts really don't go so well.

Just a thought…

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We got married nearly 25 years ago and, like most newly weds, we had no furniture to fill the house we lived in.

We were given a settee, which was well beyond its best, but still functioned.

We bought some fabric to cover it, and it's still going strong..........which got Andy B thinking about how useful we are to God, no matter what season we are in of life.

Just a thought…

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We recently started using a replacement microwave after our old faithful one, of more than a decade, showed its age quite a bit.

Anyway, we get through quite a bit of rice, and have used a microwave rice maker for the past two decades.

And, now, it doesn't fit!

The microwave is too small for it - so we had to get creative!

Which got Andy B thinking about the things in our life that God is wanting us to let go of because, how ever good they may have been - or still be - He has a better plan.

Just a thought…

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Abigail is an amazing example of a godly women, she exudes truth, integrity, honesty, humility, and respect.

Pray on!

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Andy B’s Preachy Teach LITE follows on nicely from last week when Andy talked about God seemingly changing his mind. This week Andy B looks at us changing our mind. We all know the difference between right and wrong and when we know and walk with Jesus we are transformed.

Be transformed!

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We often wrestle with God. And this go badly for us – just like it did for Jacob when he had his hip dislocated while having a very non-gentleman-like wrestle with an angel.

But some wrestles are good and God is behind us, encouraging us to press on.

Andy and family bought a Christmas Tree. And to get it Andy B had to wrestle to get the one he wanted – the one at the back.

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Are we connected just enough to fool a diagnostic test? Or are we so connected we’re streaming in better than HD quality?

Remembering of a time sheep got in the way of a Radio Broadband connection, Andy B thinks about how connected we are to God.

We all have a connection with and to God: He made us!

But is our connection with our Maker more like Dial Up or High Speed Broadband?

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Sheep produce wool, because they're sheep.

Just like us - when we walk with God the fruit of the Holy Spirit is the natural outpouring of that relationship.

Limping, old, tired, broken………..whatever negative condition we're in that we allow to define us, we can still produce wool - the fruit of the spirit

Sheep don't work at producing wool - it just happens when they trust the Shepherd.

People don't create the fruit of the Holy Spirit - it just happen when we trust the Shepherd.

Both production 'processes' happen when we trust the Shepherd to guide us to the better pastures.

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Andy B talks about his favourite Bible hero (after Jesus of course) – Benaiah.

He is an amazing man, who went on to become King David’s bodyguard – find out why…and then Andy helps us consider what lions we need to face, with God.

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So we had to replace a door seal/gasket from our washing machine which was starting to fail.

While we caught it before it had a chance to cause any damage to anything, it got me wondering about how connected we are to God – where our seals are perished or warped, and allowing stuff to get in between us and God that shouldn’t.

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In this 2 Minute Video, Andy B looks at a blow up booster seat that’s destined for the bin.

It’s kept Peter safe in the car when we’re driving, and us legal.

But if it doesn’t work, it is pointless, dangerous and needs replacing. Until it is no longer needed. Then, whether it works or not, it isn’t needed.

Andy B explores what areas of our lives may need booster seats, and where those things that once helped us, maybe don’t anymore.

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Andy B looks at the Light of the World – Jesus.

John 1 leads us to Psalm 33 and Genesis 1: Let there be light!

Andy looks at how fear can overwhelm us, but fear has already been defeated by the Light of Jesus Christ; whatever fear we face, Jesus is the answer – because the light cannot be extinguished.

So no matter what issues we’re facing, we can trust that Jesus knows what it is like to be a real man, who walked on the earth – and loves us so much that He wants us to know the peace that comes from a relationship with Him.

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While sitting in the car, waiting for Jo to get some printing sorted, I saw a Cruise Liner, which got me thinking about resting, both passively and actively.

So, sitting, in our car, to the tune of rain beating on the roof, it got me pondering about how we rest; if God rested on the 7th day for the world - setting a beautiful rhythm for us to follow - and if we can rely on God, how does this affect our intentional resting as the children he adores?

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Andy B looks at what it means to be Spiritually and physically fit and what the difference should mean for each of us as continue to Run The Race God has given each of us.

His trusty Street Bible comes out again, to help us understand what an earth this scripture is telling us.

Basically, physical exercise is great, but we can’t all do that. This doesn’t make ay of us less valuable. Because, we should all ensure we exercise Spiritually – more than we exercise physically.

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Andy B looks at what it means to Run your race, and how we each have a race we can run for Jesus.

Sometimes it can be tough, but he shares how we can help each other and why we should be encouraged.

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Andy B gives us the low down on Spending time with God and treats you to some happening words from the Street Bible. It’s the Word on the Street!

Andy B explores Philippians 4 v 8 and Habakkuk 3 v 1 - 19 and how they can help us look up to God, when all around us can seem hopeless.

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So I've been reading around the feeding of the 5,000 and rewriting it as a story for our online baby and toddler group - Little Blessings Online. It’ll be all about the boy who lost his lunch.

Anyway, one verse really struck out to me - from John's account of that piece of history.. What John said in verse 15 got me wondering about something.......

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Andy B looks at the topic of worship. He looks at why Worship can change us and the room we're in; why it matters that we keep worshipping and the difference our worship can make to others.

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This video can be downloaded and streamed in your church services or at home.

A little thought I had while cooking some pasta...if you're feeling like God is restricting you from where you're trying to go, perhaps God is actually helping you to get where He wants you to go a little more easily, and with much less effort, so we can walk in His strength, rather than our own.

Also, if you out a lid on and turn down the heat, you'll cook your pasta far more efficiently.

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This video can be downloaded and streamed in your church services or at home.

We can get so busy trying to find solutions, when God already has one.

Andy B uses a banana, egg and corn on the cob to look at how God plans ahead for us.

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How connected are we to God?

Are we fully connected to God and the people around us, or just partly - do we look more connected than we really are?

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Andy B gets a little excited about the Bible, and shows some of his own collection.

Andy shows how, unlike the dictionary, the value and meaning of the Bible never changes.

It's collection of 66 books gets him very animated in this video.

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Andy B Preachy Teach, Friendship, Colossians 3 V 12 15.

Taken from Something 4 Sunday, Season 1, Episode 4 - we look at friendships, and what the bible teaches us about it.

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Taken from Something 4 Sunday, Season 1, Episode 4 - we look at friendships, and what the bible teaches us about it.

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During our morning Church Service today there was lots of talk of God lighting up the path ahead of us; of how He illuminates the next part of the road that we need to drive along and how, as we move into that next stretch, God then lights up the next part and so on.

This reminded me about a time, recently, when we had to get the wheels on our car realigned. They simply were not all pointing in the same direction

Over time this ruins your tyres and the ride of your car. The steering wheel can feel quite heavy and the ride of the car, especially at higher speeds, can become quite uncomfortable!

Which got me thinking about where in my life God might want to do some realigning, by the power of the Holy Spirit.

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