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Autumn Leaves
Autumn Leaves

The leaves pile up right where people walk to our front door…

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Gary Bastin26 October 2022
Surrender
Surrender

It’s about giving something up to somebody else…

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Gary Bastin19 October 2022
The Good Shepherd
The Good Shepherd

At that moment the conversation stopped…

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Gary Bastin12 October 2022
Like Son, Like Father
Like Son, Like Father

I had to take a double look to confirm it was him, and not his father…

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Gary Bastin5 October 2022
The Shepherd and the Queen
The Shepherd and the Queen

They were absolutely certain of this…

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Gary Bastin28 September 2022
Walls
Walls

A car came into the car park and knocked down the wall…

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Gary Bastin21 September 2022
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II

This tragic news has rocked everything…

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Gary Bastin14 September 2022
Back to School
Back to School

The uniform was crisp, clean and a little too big. I even had new underwear…

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Gary Bastin7 September 2022
Act, love, walk
Act, love, walk

Their rejection of God caused their behaviour to change…

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Gary Bastin31 August 2022
I am me
I am me

Yikes! It was like my Grandad was staring back at me…

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Gary Bastin24 August 2022
New shoes
New shoes

It was chaos in there…

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Gary Bastin17 August 2022
Let your words be few
Let your words be few

We all know people who love to talk…

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Gary Bastin10 August 2022
Good vs Evil
Good vs Evil

A great story has a ‘goodie’ and a ‘baddie’…

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Gary Bastin3 August 2022
What's in a name?
What's in a name?

Sticks and stones may break my bones, but names will never hurt me…

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Gary Bastin27 July 2022
Heatwave
Heatwave

The last few days have been sweltering…

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Gary Bastin20 July 2022
Blessed
Blessed

It’s one of those words that seem to have a variety of uses…

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Gary Bastin13 July 2022
Worship matters
Worship matters

What we worship matters…

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Gary Bastin6 July 2022
Glastonbury
Glastonbury

This year, ‘Glasto’ was rather unique…

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Gary Bastin29 June 2022
Prophets Today
Prophets Today

There is still a place for prophets today…

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Gary Bastin22 June 2022
God’s purpose
God’s purpose

I do hope God will say that of me when my time is up…

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Gary Bastin15 June 2022
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The Sarum Hill Centre, Sarum Hill,
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