Pastoral Reflections

Time and time again…
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Time and time again…

Time, amongst all the other things might be the most valuable gift.  And try to find that one in K-mart! 

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The old and the new…
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The old and the new…

It can be wise to take opportunities to consider our past.  We learn so much from those places.

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A sneaky peek…
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A sneaky peek…

What about a sneak preview of heaven?  I regularly hear people wondering what heaven will be like.

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Wounded healer…
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Wounded healer…

Our scars and mistakes can receive healing now.  Even before the ‘not quite yet’ of the absoluteness of eternity. 

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Voices…
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Voices…

There are many ways to be ‘heard’.  What’s our favourite?  Which do we use?

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Like a bat out of hell…
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Like a bat out of hell…

The only thing in this whole world that's pure and good and right, and wherever He is and wherever He goes, there's always gonna be some light.

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Overflowing words…
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Overflowing words…

I don’t like to think before I speak.  I like to be just as surprised as everyone else about what comes out of my mouth.

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No parachute required…
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No parachute required…

“Why would you want to jump out of a perfectly good plane?” I asked.  His response?  “There is no such thing as a perfectly good plane.”

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A nice cup of tea…
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A nice cup of tea…

You can’t get second things by putting them first; you can get second things only by putting first things first.

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This is your truth…
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This is your truth…

His sacrifice was not without purpose.  He created us perfectly.  He sees us clean and pure. 

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And the rain comes down…
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And the rain comes down…

“And the rain comes down.  There’s no pain, and there’s no doubt.  It was easy to say, I believed in you every day.”

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The song of the Spirit…
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The song of the Spirit…

God sang each of us into being.  In each of us He has placed His song… and He continues to sing into our spirits.  We can harmonise with him.  We can dance with him.

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Thanks daddy…
Chris Clarke Chris Clarke

Thanks daddy…

Abba is an ancient word with no direct translation into English.  The closest we have is “Daddy.”  Whatever definition you may have of “daddy”, perhaps it could change?

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Go with the flow…
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Go with the flow…

We all know streams don’t flow up mountains don’t we?  In the natural they don’t, but in the supernatural they do. 

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That still small voice…
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That still small voice…

My Bible tells me the voice of God is a gentle whisper (1Kings 19:12) but still his people listen to his voice (John 10:27).  Yet, it’s difficult to recognise a voice unless we’ve heard it many times.

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