Tag archive: birthday
The Phone Didn’t Ring
A friend of mine, Andrew, recently wrote this on his birthday: The phone didn’t ring this morning. It’s not really all that often that the landline rings but today, normally, it would ring and it would be Mum. She’d call after 7am, not wanting to call too early, but before 7:30am so she could be…
Happy Birthday To You
This week was my birthday. It landed on a Monday this year. It started like any other day. My eight month old son woke at 3am for a feed and then didn’t resettle until after 4. I then took him for a walk at 6.30 so he didn’t wake the rest of the household. As…
It’s Your Birthday
Our team leader used to mention birthdays from the front in the early days 1 Corinthians 12:12-31 Reference: “If one part suffers, every part suffers with it; if one part is honoured, every part rejoices with it.” 1 Corinthians 12:26 NIV Explore: When I first started in church ministry I was a part of a…
Can I Have This?
It was like they’d never been given a toy in their lives! Psalm 23:1-6 Reference: The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing. (Psalm 23:1 NIV) Explore: There’s nothing quite like going to a toy store with a couple of children. As I don’t like shopping, I don’t head to the shops often, but the…
Am I Blessed?
We can quickly construct a list of many desires that would make our life better. Psalm 4:1-8 Reference: Many, Lord, are asking, “Who will bring us prosperity?” Let the light of your face shine on us. (Psalm 4:6 NIV) Explore: It’s coming up to birthday season in our family. It just so happens that quite…