I had to go up to the big smoke for some training the other day. It was as dreadful as always. A few interesting/useful bits sandwiched between tedium and dullness.

One interesting point came during lunch (some sandwiches and blended vegetables, sorry soup) when some of the younger colleagues there were talking about religion. It was an interesting conversation because there were two of them both very adamant that they didn't believe in god at all. They weren't as scathing as some atheists usually are in their approach but I felt for them. I was tickled a little bit as I was, at that time, trying to come up with some ideas for my talk on Sunday. I mentioned that I was working on a sermon and asked if I could talk about what they had been saying on Sunday.

On the way home I was looking out of the window and saw this

The view on the way home today. One benefit of inset

A photo posted by Derrick Roberts (@aberchristian) on Feb 17, 2016 at 1:22pm PST

What a view. It cheered me up no end. Well, that's not quite correct as I didn't really need cheering up but it made me smile. Of course there was the usual thought about this verse

Psalm 121 - I've always found so much comfort from this psalm. In college, the girls in the #fcchorus sang a version of this and it was always one of my favorites! This was a custom request for a gift this past Christmas. I was SO excited to do this piece! This one just might get added to the shop 😉 #etsy #etsyshop #etsydesigner #etsymaker #handmade #scriptureart #thepsalms #Bibleart #scripturewallart #homedecor #psalm121 #liftmyeyes #iliftmyeyesuptothehills #wheredoesmyhelpcomefrom #myhelpcomesfromtheLord #theMakerofHeavenandearth #thehandwrittenword #christian #christianart #christianfaith #looktoJesus #looktothelord

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but more than that I thought about how God cares so much for every detail. This world, the one He made and we messed up, is so amazing that he paints it with all the colours and shades at his disposal. It was a beautiful site and I prayed quietly in the car thanking God for making me live in such a great place.

Well, where to start?


We have booked for Spring Harvest. Mrs ChristianMan and I are taking the kids to Skegness for a few days in early April to spend some time with her parents and thousands of other Christians in a tent! It has been a few years since we have been and they seem to have got rid of Jesus Chalke (it's all about him) and some of the others whose teachings were beginning to look a little suspect. I will thoroughly enjoy going there as a family and am really looking forward to it.

I have been asked to think about becoming a part of the leadership team at church. normally I would leap at this but it wasn't easy to decide. I will be praying about it for a while.

I am speaking again on Sunday. I think Boaz is the topic and I am having real difficulty in writing the talk.

Think that's it for now. I hope to add a couple more posts soon