Tag archive: focus
Great Wall of China
I recently heard Mark Conner, past senior pastor of Citylife Church Melbourne, speak on a special trip he went on. He and his wife found themselves with the opportunity to visit the Great Wall of China. While they didn’t have a large amount of time they didn’t waste a moment to climb the many stairs…
Speed Reading
Our 1 year old loves reading books. And by “reading” I mean he loves turning pages! I’m a big fan of reading books, especially out loud. And especially if they rhyme. But unfortunately I can barely get the first line out before Mitch is already turning over to the next page. He just seems so…
Missing The Point
I was recently building a train track with our almost four year old. Growing up in an all girl family I never had a train set. Besides, Thomas the Tank Engine hadn’t made it big yet! I found my imagination didn’t stretch far enough for Lego when I was young, but with trains there’s enough…
Watch For The Bus
When one of our little boys, Jai, was learning to talk he would just give one word sentences. He learned our names and special foods but the word he used the most, and the loudest, was BUS. We’d be driving along in the car and all of a sudden Jai would shout out BUS! BUS!…
What Is Your Focus?
It was clearly a life or death matter! 1 Corinthians 15:1-11 Reference: “By this gospel you are saved, if you hold firmly to the word I preached to you. Otherwise, you have believed in vain.” 1 Corinthians 15:2 NIV Explore: Our senior pastor was telling us that during the Spanish Plague in the early 1900s…