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Every few weeks I host an evening called ‘Passages’. Each time we look at a different passage from the biblical Scriptures to discuss, reflect upon, interpret, and – hopefully – apply. So far we’ve been very simply looking at the various parables of Jesus and discussing what they might mean for us living in the [...]
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I mentioned a week or so ago that I’m heading to South Africa. Johannesburg to be precise. I leave with my wife and baby on Monday evening and we’ll be there for three weeks.
Our goal with this this trip is to raise both awareness and support for the charity – Oasis South Africa – that [...]
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In a few weeks time me, my wife Rachel, and our baby Eloise are flying off to South Africa for three weeks. For the last two years or so we have been working with and supporting an amazing, small charity called Oasis. They are based in Johannesburg, working mostly in a new development called Cosmo [...]
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One theme that we’ll regularly come back to here at Awaken is that of serving others. It is not possible to live a great life in isolation. True success is always built with and alongside others. Failure to recognise this reality will consistently undermine your pursuit of fulfilling your potential.
As some of you will already [...]
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It was a certain Jesus of Nazareth who said, “it is more blessed to give than receive”. Notice that he didn’t say that receiving is bad or wrong or unimportant. He was simply saying that it was less ‘blessed’ than that of giving.
In fact, I am convinced that we need to be focussed on both [...]
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Today’s post is going to take the shape of a group challenge really. Are you up for it?!
I’ve written before about how one of the keys to living an enriching life is to make sure it’s not just about ourselves. Life is at its fullest when it’s about others; when we take what we’ve been [...]
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The problem with most self-help material is that is all about – well – ourselves. And life is never just about us. We can only ever hope to understand ourselves in the context of others.
The other problem with most self-help material is that the focus is entirely and solely on helping ourselves. It’s not bad [...]
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