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Matthew 2:13 “You can free the world, you can free my mind, Just as long as my baby’s safe from harm Tonight” Massive Attack – Safe from Harm (1991) If you’ve studied social science, then you may have come across Maslow’s Hierarchy of needs. If not, let me explain. In 1943 Abraham Maslow proposed that human motivation goes through stages. …
Luke 11:9-10 We spend a lot of our lives looking for something. Sometimes we are very aware of the thing we are searching for. The perfect job, house, partner, or holiday. Sometimes the thing that we seek is there but we can’t quite put a finger on what exactly it is we are looking for. Often these unknown searches that …
Psalm 103:13-16 Remembering is important, it is how we learn. Sometimes our remembering is personal. We experience something and this experience teaches us something that we take with us going forward. From remembering to duck when we walk through that small doorway so we don’t bang our head to the feeling we got when we first fell in love and …
Matthew 6:26-27 When Rob told me one of my ‘Advent Words’ was Content. I walked the dog and considered the meaning of it. Both content as in what’s inside, and content as in being fulfilled by what we have and do came to mind. And I was surprised that the two can often be in opposition. St. Sheryl Crowe wrote: …
Luke 15:20b-22 Now it is true we probably all like a good feast, there is nothing better than tucking in to your favourite meal and enjoying the chat and banter of those gathered around the table, and Christmas is exactly the time when we will do just that, or like our reading, maybe its the return of an estranged loved …
Isaiah 40:27-31 As I write this I am currently recovering from a cold, before this it had been a mad few weeks of work and socialising, i’ve loved it, but I realised as the cold kicked in that I wasn’t used to it, the pandemic slowed me down, it slowed us all down. While I have been recovering, Karen also …
Psalm 139:13-16 How do you feel about your body? Your humanness? The body is a peculiar thing isn’t it? We have the uniqueness of who we are written into our DNA, not to mention, our fingerprints, voice, teeth, as well as our walk, tongue, lips, eye and even our toes!! Who knew? We are incredible! I suspect each of us …
Mark 3:33-35 John 19:26-27 Families are tricky things. You may think of your family and have warm fuzzies. You may not. But at this time of year we’re bombarded with images of what a “normal” family should look like – even if it’s an alternative view. I need to be honest that this reflection was the hardest for me to …
Matthew 2:1-12 Where are you as you read these words? Sat at home, in a coffee shop, on a walk. Maybe you are in one of your favourite places or an unfamiliar one that feels a little strange. In the story of Jesus’ birth we hear of numerous people having to move to new places or seek very specific ones. …
This sunday, we will be gathering for the return of BEER AND CAROLS! why not join us for a festive sing along this year will also have songs by Mariners and Marras! 7.30 at Platform 2 Hope to see you there!! Peace, Rob Rob WylieRob Wylie is the founder of BeachcomberFX and guides its leadership team. He has worked in the …