Michael’s Missives

  • Be still

    [Psalm 46:10] “Be still,  and know that I am God!” [Ruth 3:18] Naomi’s advice was this: “Then she said, ‘Sit still, my daughter, until you know how the matter will turn out; for the man will not rest until he has concluded the matter this day.’ “ FIRST – HALF BAKED IS UNFINISHED, overbaked is…
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  • Purring with Delight

    I once spoke on the subject of happiness, or cheerfulness – not necessarily synonymous, but the Bible uses a conjunctive word which is ‘contented’ “. . . For I have learned in whatever state I am, to be content:” (Phil 4:11) – therefore, happy by implication and many wish that was their lot. During that…
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  • The Vision – part 3

    Paul was a man who had two visions, the latter one superseding and overruling the first one.  His first was destructive and evil:  “Then Saul, still breathing threats and murder against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest “[1]   His whole intent was to destroy the Christian church, but God met him,…
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  • The Vision – part 2

    Vision Is The Light That Clarifies Life’s Direction. Joseph had a dream or vision that he would be the ruler and his brethren the servants. “Now Joseph had a dream, and he told it to his brothers; and they hated him even more.” [Genesis 37:5]. Contrary to expectations things seemed to go wrong, although God…
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  • Establishing the Vision – Part 1

    As we look towards Saturday 18th July HICC will reach a momentous point in its history; a new senior minister and his wife will be appointed. I had no idea when I started the church how long I would remain as its founding senior pastor. I thought that perhaps at normal retirement of 65 I…
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  • Mathematical Uncertainty

    It is estimated that it took a workforce of 12,800 to build the Khufu’s pyramid in Egypt over a period of 23 years. This was calculated by working out the potential energy of the pyramid and dividing it by the number of days spent constructing it. It is all guesswork because nobody actually knows how…
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