Planted by Water

I liked this brief account of an interview with Eugene Peterson (writer of The Message) from LICC, about how words can become so cliched among Christians. I guess one thing you could never accuse Peterson of is being cliched (sorry I don’t know how to get an ‘e acute’ with my current typing facilities for my blog!) but I do feel it is a little unfair of him to quote actual Bible …

My apologies for the rather occasional and insubstantial content of my blog this week, due to other demands on my time. I may as well finish this week though in similar vein. The following was taken from The Times a couple of weeks ago, in relation to the sorry episode of Charles Kennedy’s resignation as leader of the Liberal Democrats due to his alcoholism. I meant to post it then but never got round to it. It pointed out quite rightly that Kennedy was not the first MP to be …

A few days ago, I quoted “If you ever think you’re too small to make a difference, you’ve never been to bed with a mosquito.” This picture is what my wife sent me as an idea of what to do with mosquitos!

Don’t be intimidated by it though. You’re not a mosquito! You’re a child of God!!

Just a quick quote for the week end today:

Advice is what we ask for when we already know the answer but wish we didn’t  (Erica Jong)

I am setting off this morning down to Swansea where I will be preaching in our related church there. Really looking forward to that! Going with the whole family - and with four young children, it is pandemonium! So I shall have to carry on with the principles of restoration, on Monday. To be going on with, I thought I’d leave you with a quote for the weekend (and perhaps try to make this a regular feature). Nothing too deep for this week:

An apple a day, if well aimed, keeps the doctor …