Planted by Water

The blog of Trevor Lloyd, Christian pastor and teacher.

Archive for February, 2006

Muslim Outrage at Cartoons

Posted: Monday, February 6th, 2006 @ 7:10 pm in Personal News | 2 Comments »

muslim_outrage_at_danesMuch has already been said about this among by blogging pals, an especially good posting provided by my friend, Roger Aubrey.

My main thoughts on it all were similar:

The so-called liberal elites of the European press are trying to use the idea of ‘freedom of speech’ as a fig-leaf defence to cover what is actually a shameful desire to provoke and offend religious communities. This is different from something like the writings of Salman Rushdie as cartoons in a daily newspaper are … Continue reading Muslim Outrage at Cartoons...

Mothers Are Invincible

Posted: Friday, February 3rd, 2006 @ 4:13 pm in Personal News | 9 Comments »

ali_n_anna_400_01Had big ideas for the blog today, but things took a different turn when my wife was taken to hospital last night after suffering an anaphylactic shock as a result of some allergic reaction. It was rather distressing as she blacked out a couple of times outside the house, but I’m glad to say that she is much better now and came out of hospital this morning - complete with an epi-pen to stab herself with if it …

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For the Honest Sceptic

Posted: Thursday, February 2nd, 2006 @ 4:22 pm in Personal News, For the Honest Sceptic, Theological Thoughts | 1 Comment »

We had the first session of our new Alpha course last night. We had 9 visitors with us and I had a great time talking about Jesus and who he claimed to be. The discussion after that ranged fairly widely! I am aware that some people who visit this blog from time to time are not Christians and have some genuine questions about the Christian faith. So I want to do an occasional posting for such, under the category heading ‘For the Honest Sceptic’ and encourage you to keep dropping …

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Lord, What Do You Want Me To Do?

Posted: Wednesday, February 1st, 2006 @ 2:02 pm in Personal News, Bible Insights | No Comments »

just_do_itA couple of days ago I was writing about the fruit of repentance. I said that it is a change of mind leading to a change of life. It is about both how we think and what we do. John tells his hearers ‘don’t just say……’ (Luke 3:8). It’s not primarily about what you say, but what you do. Action, not just words. (though tomorrow if I get chance I will share about the fruit of what …

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