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Category Archives: Reflection
Share the stress
Faithwriters.com challenge – Advanced level – 25 January 2018 – Stressed When Cass Jennings is asked to help bring back the body of a colleague from the Antarctic ice, she assumes the death was down to a moment of carelessness … Continue reading
Posted in Articles, Devotionals, Faithwriters.com challenge, Reflection
Tagged Danger, Fiction, Jesus, Peace, Psychology, Stress
God is keeping his soldiers fighting!
Submitted to Faithwriters.com Challenge, Intermediate – 10 May 2017 – Topic: Agree to Disagree – Awarded 1st Place I recently saw again a toy I remember from childhood: a boxing ring with two robots in red and blue. Players controlled … Continue reading
Posted in Articles, Devotionals, Faithwriters.com challenge, Reflection
Tagged Fighting, Hymnology, Paul, Politics, The Salvation Army, The World, Unity, Warfare
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Why should I do it?
Faithwriters.com Challenge – 9th March 2017 – Intermediate – Topic: Onerous – 2nd Place Six months ago I left behind congregational leadership to take on a new role within my denomination. I had asked for I change, but did not … Continue reading
Posted in Articles, Faithwriters Challenge, Reflection
Tagged Frustration, motivation, Purpose, Tiredness
Just a cheery smile…
Faithwriters.com Challenge – 8th December 2016 – Intermediate – As easy as Pie – 3rd Place For as long as I can remember, I have been involved in Christmas carolling with The Salvation Army around the United Kingdom. As the … Continue reading
Posted in Articles, Faithwriters Challenge, Reflection, The Salvation Army
Tagged Attitudes, Charity, Christmas, Collecting, Happiness, People
Who wants to live in an ice box?
Faithwriters.com challenge – 3 November 2016 – Topic: Chill Soon after we moved to our new home, my sister and her family came to stay. One day, returning from an outing, she told us they’d been impressed by a message … Continue reading
Posted in Articles, Devotionals, Faithwriters Challenge, Reflection, Uncategorized
Tagged Cold, Eternity, Family, Mistakes, Places, Reflection
No room for flabby Christians
Faithwriters.com challenge 20/10/2016 – Topic: Health – 1st Place “One in five children start school obese.” The headlines scream from the newsstands, proclaiming the latest health epidemic. World Health Organisation figures for 2014 indicate a worldwide problem with the highest … Continue reading
Posted in Articles, Faithwriters Challenge, Reflection
Tagged Challenge, Encouragement, Health, Rest, Work
I’ll do it later
Faithwriters.com Challenge – 11th August 2016 – Topic: Procrastination I did it again! I’ve a terrible habit that keeps recurring even though I’ve tried for years to conquer it. Most recently it occurred in the writing of this article, but … Continue reading
Posted in Articles, Faithwriters Challenge, Reflection
Tagged Attitudes, Excuses, motivation, Reflection, The Salvation Army, Time
A two way street
Faithwriters.com Challenge entry 28th July 2016 – Intermediate – Topic Trust Charities have come in for some criticism in the UK over the past 18 months. A recent study by the UK Charity Commission revealed that trust was at an all-time … Continue reading
Posted in Articles, Faithwriters Challenge, Reflection
Tagged Charity, Friendship, Relationships, Trust, truth
Driven to change
Faithwriters.com Challenge entry 14th July 2016 – Intermediate – Topic: Commute What do reducing a prison sentence and driving to work have in common? They are both described by the word commute, meaning to exchange or replace with something equivalent. Hence … Continue reading
Posted in Articles, Faithwriters Challenge, Reflection
Tagged Language, People, Politics