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And the winner is...
And the winner is...

Jesus must have been the biggest celebrity in his day…

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Gary Bastin8 February 2023
Wisdom
Wisdom

The older I get, the more I realise that I need God’s wisdom…

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Gary Bastin1 February 2023
Portion
Portion

The meal arrives and you think to yourself, ‘that’s not enough’…

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Gary Bastin25 January 2023
Keep the Faith
Keep the Faith

I wonder if Jacob recounted what God had said to him..?

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Gary Bastin18 January 2023
Tradition
Tradition

He lost out twice to his scheming younger brother…

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Gary Bastin11 January 2023
2023
2023

I enjoy taking the decorations down and tidying up…

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Gary Bastin4 January 2023
Crimbo Limbo
Crimbo Limbo

It’s that time of the year when I have no idea what day it is…

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Gary Bastin28 December 2022
The heart of Christmas
The heart of Christmas

We have an eclectic mix of festive images on this year’s cards…

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Gary Bastin21 December 2022
Peace on earth
Peace on earth

Six miles in discovered that my beard had frozen…

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Gary Bastin14 December 2022
Gabriel's message
Gabriel's message

It’s fascinating to see the similarities of these two angelic encounters.…

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Gary Bastin7 December 2022
Assembly Bangers
Assembly Bangers

I remember singing all of those when I was at junior school in the 1970s…

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Gary Bastin30 November 2022
Strongly Agree - Strongly Disagree
Strongly Agree - Strongly Disagree

I never knew I had such strong feelings about a shed…

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Gary Bastin23 November 2022
Stability
Stability

I enjoy seeing buildings that have been there decades…

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Gary Bastin16 November 2022
Encourage
Encourage

They can’t help but say positive things…

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Gary Bastin9 November 2022
Pour out
Pour out

There was a promise of hope and something new…

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Gary Bastin2 November 2022
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
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The Sarum Hill Centre, Sarum Hill,
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