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The Art of Christmas
The Art of Christmas

I did think I did see all Heaven before me, and the Great God Himself…

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Gary Bastin9 December 2020
Step into Christmas
Step into Christmas

Many are hoping that Christmas will somehow be ‘magical’…

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Gary Bastin2 December 2020
Groundhog Day?
Groundhog Day?

Sometimes I haven’t a clue what day it is…

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Gary Bastin25 November 2020
5 things you can do in lockdown 2.0
5 things you can do in lockdown 2.0

As we continue this long journey, what can help us to keep going on?

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Gary Bastin18 November 2020
Rememberance Day
Rememberance Day

Today is Remembrance Day…

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Gary Bastin11 November 2020
Snakes and Ladders
Snakes and Ladders

I felt like I was back at the start of ‘snakes and ladders’…

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Gary Bastin4 November 2020
Filled
Filled

I will pour out my Spirit on all people…

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Gary Bastin28 October 2020
Move on and move forward
Move on and move forward

He lives up to the Christian precept of loving your enemy…

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Gary Bastin21 October 2020
J33-3
J33-3

It’s 20 years since U2 released their album 'All That You Can’t Leave Behind’…

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Gary Bastin7 October 2020
Look at me
Look at me

Everything you say and do is scrutinized…

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Gary Bastin23 September 2020
Do Gooders
Do Gooders

Once again, I have had to turn to God…

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Gary Bastin16 September 2020
The Triple Decker
The Triple Decker

I was struck by the words Paul used with the three persons of God...

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Gary Bastin9 September 2020
Comparison the Killer
Comparison the Killer

What does Keanu Reeves and the Apostle Paul have in common?

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Gary Bastin2 September 2020
Comfort
Comfort

What do I do when people share their stories?

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Gary Bastin26 August 2020
Bitten!
Bitten!

It was too late, I had been bitten…

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Gary Bastin19 August 2020
Let your words be few
Let your words be few

God who created the whole universe wants to be known…

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Gary Bastin12 August 2020
A door of hope
A door of hope

God does something remarkable…

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Gary Bastin5 August 2020
Local Discovery
Local Discovery

During lock down he discovered something new…

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Gary Bastin29 July 2020
Spring Valley
Spring Valley

The image of the valley is used as a metaphor to describe trouble and hardship…

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Gary Bastin22 July 2020
Mask
Mask

Believe it or not, the Bible mentions masks…

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Gary Bastin15 July 2020
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