Happy New Year everyone!This year, I’ve decided to avoid New Year’s Resolutions. I find that I often don’t keep the ones I set for myself. Instead, I’ve opted to continue working on developing and maintaining new and existing habits. I’m more interested in creating sustainable ways of life rather than giving up as many people …
There is more to olive oil than most people realise.I listened to this podcast today that outlined some of the details. You should check it out.
This website had some interesting answers to some questions I have asked previously on the Bible or the New Testament. What questions have you had / do you have about the Bible?
All completely stripped of their context, but all very good. Enjoy 🙂 Pray as though everything depended on God. Work as though everything depended on you. If you believe what you like in the gospels, and reject what you don’t like, it is not the gospel you believe, but yourself. The world is a book, …
Most business books use a similar pattern: The author starts with a preconceived view they believe (this is not necessarily presented to the reader). They then research this theory and present facts to support it. This research often gains more buy-in from the readers if it is told like a story rather than the presentation of …
The window where the Pope delivers his Angelus speech on Sundays. When we were in Italy, we went to see the Pope speak.It turns out, it was the a regular spot of his on Sunday to pray the Angelus with the crowds and to deliver a little message.Today I found the transcript. You can read …
It’s taken years, but I’ve now gone about two months without the consumption of soft drink. I’ve experimented with other habits during that time also; daily prayer, pushups, squats, giving up swearing, etc. Most of them have continued but not at the level of success I have had with giving up soft drink. I’ve also …
Whilst I like the content, I’m not convinced of the use of the term beatitudes.The list beatitudes is: Blessed are those who remain faithful while enduring evils inflicted on them by others and forgive them from their heart. Blessed are those who look into the eyes of the abandoned and marginalised and show them their …
She’s done a lot of cool things recently, including: Moving to the country Going fruit picking with her kids Going geocaching Visiting old steam trains Working as a make up artist Growing lemons, strawberries, figs, olives, apples, plums, cherries, etc. Taken up minimalism. Her blog layout is also nicely designed. Mine is basic because I …
Yesterday, I saw a post in my facebook news feed that said, “I always remind myself that education is very important and I must be back at school one day.”Whilst a positive message, the two points are entirely separate. Education is important, but going back to school is not necessarily the best way to get …