tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53940810480267082572024-03-13T17:16:01.656+00:00Time And SpaceAngels in the heights adore him, Ye behold him face to face;
Sun and moon bow down before him: Dwellers all in time and space,
Praise him! Praise with us the God of grace.Colin Machanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08083083830565449861noreply@blogger.comBlogger1370125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394081048026708257.post-41422462350931606752024-02-16T12:00:00.004+00:002024-02-16T12:00:00.138+00:00A quick prayer ...<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifXeMNvmrRqsWHX4DL_52TbV5u844rsZTqyK625P0nq11GFFrpOr5WKGCRzHQg-x8NVaQOhoQpCmJTagaK_b75yPAqlSfWZ8aMqaulDHzVU6er70wcp3n_JnSWDRsr67mB5vhujmj-oP7kmmS9qyLWAsklg1l4VhqRvVKMCAwK74LYqx0qOoLTcsjJdqmF/s720/Thank%20you%20Unconditionally.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="720" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifXeMNvmrRqsWHX4DL_52TbV5u844rsZTqyK625P0nq11GFFrpOr5WKGCRzHQg-x8NVaQOhoQpCmJTagaK_b75yPAqlSfWZ8aMqaulDHzVU6er70wcp3n_JnSWDRsr67mB5vhujmj-oP7kmmS9qyLWAsklg1l4VhqRvVKMCAwK74LYqx0qOoLTcsjJdqmF/w400-h400/Thank%20you%20Unconditionally.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Colin Machanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08083083830565449861noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394081048026708257.post-7530634484770075172024-01-14T00:00:00.003+00:002024-01-14T00:00:00.450+00:00Get The Message?<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLwBBuFEgaG20WX79pRRhH_Zsmwq1rOM1QF4tNSlaYHa6UCMW9BFSudoJAOmoAzAJLbOzH1BnO1y7e6mvyavc21bG1S8AIByS76VSK7umTz2r0VcHs_gy9mbdbVOiI6zaqKsqnrMytlSRMiZV5ua-DL49w4x-D3lvCajjbI9jS2XvHCumiWSmcqiLnCCY3/s960/Love%20One%20Another%20verses.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="960" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLwBBuFEgaG20WX79pRRhH_Zsmwq1rOM1QF4tNSlaYHa6UCMW9BFSudoJAOmoAzAJLbOzH1BnO1y7e6mvyavc21bG1S8AIByS76VSK7umTz2r0VcHs_gy9mbdbVOiI6zaqKsqnrMytlSRMiZV5ua-DL49w4x-D3lvCajjbI9jS2XvHCumiWSmcqiLnCCY3/w640-h640/Love%20One%20Another%20verses.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Colin Machanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08083083830565449861noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394081048026708257.post-35497398423815872672023-12-17T10:00:00.042+00:002023-12-17T10:00:00.156+00:00Broken?<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrQDqIXgqnJgrtiyi6HX4-d4q9_3vDcaGC4URBVXHKd_325QxBjfGsGc6H7BV_vp4-RHUE4QSocNM6aCXMrayURMC9UAODcVs1lfrAsA1LlsQ-vuHtsDdOLqqxuwE77kLvk4Ia-7y2VJiuAYE54_e4Y-43-GFGLMWitDCnkXNmnty6yLMp2k3evZwbgjbs/s960/God%20uses%20broken%20things.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="960" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrQDqIXgqnJgrtiyi6HX4-d4q9_3vDcaGC4URBVXHKd_325QxBjfGsGc6H7BV_vp4-RHUE4QSocNM6aCXMrayURMC9UAODcVs1lfrAsA1LlsQ-vuHtsDdOLqqxuwE77kLvk4Ia-7y2VJiuAYE54_e4Y-43-GFGLMWitDCnkXNmnty6yLMp2k3evZwbgjbs/w640-h640/God%20uses%20broken%20things.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />Feeling broken? Flawed? Useless?<p></p><p>God could easily take away our failings, if he wanted to. Because we are broken, many believe that God does not value us as much and cannot use us.</p><p>This could not be further from the truth. </p><p>God finds value in us and in our brokenness. God uses brokenness. He loves to use broken people to display his love and goodness. </p><p><i><b>So I went down to the potter’s house, and I saw him working at the wheel. But the pot he was shaping from the clay was marred in his hands; so the potter formed it into another pot, shaping it as seemed best to him. </b></i>Jeremiah 18:3-4, New International Version</p>Colin Machanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08083083830565449861noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394081048026708257.post-48269298545139578382023-12-04T12:00:00.014+00:002023-12-04T12:00:00.169+00:00Unconditional Love<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkZP7HXuk4axwk5pIsJZGskqI_EG0uHI3-QakrkhoGnxZksgPh1J-jEQBuYhEHtpX8xRe3lVH0_RQPIcq03hbLxmvvm6kZfXi3pLgb2Cp86r5RbullzAaDmOj87RKuur_mEEw6wkkf8XlRr6AFEhJnO0LnLxhkRyTAWiFN_uCPSLnWMfrSL-uuTCm-Aol2/s1080/Unconditional%20love.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkZP7HXuk4axwk5pIsJZGskqI_EG0uHI3-QakrkhoGnxZksgPh1J-jEQBuYhEHtpX8xRe3lVH0_RQPIcq03hbLxmvvm6kZfXi3pLgb2Cp86r5RbullzAaDmOj87RKuur_mEEw6wkkf8XlRr6AFEhJnO0LnLxhkRyTAWiFN_uCPSLnWMfrSL-uuTCm-Aol2/w640-h640/Unconditional%20love.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here are the two greatest commandments: </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">"Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind" ... and</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">"Love your neighbour as yourself."</div> <p></p>Colin Machanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08083083830565449861noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394081048026708257.post-6125082793192994112023-11-28T19:30:00.001+00:002023-11-28T19:30:00.136+00:00Mission: Impossible?<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinTu5Y41EBFQNWXZNcemIqGfo9_2nHCNyDIJ7B22yWPKpc0pR37kPcz79KHWBu0_IzUY81u15oWhIX7E_R85Kl-IRW_UGnmDTEecpuOfxl1gb4xRTCw77mlmsuKKW0_ZDfCEmJ6FDQ4I0Y_mG2u19AReC4bGQb19cYqhGgPknFz3B6FbtAVsB-A95KNfzt/s400/Mission-Impossible-tv-logo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="228" data-original-width="400" height="364" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinTu5Y41EBFQNWXZNcemIqGfo9_2nHCNyDIJ7B22yWPKpc0pR37kPcz79KHWBu0_IzUY81u15oWhIX7E_R85Kl-IRW_UGnmDTEecpuOfxl1gb4xRTCw77mlmsuKKW0_ZDfCEmJ6FDQ4I0Y_mG2u19AReC4bGQb19cYqhGgPknFz3B6FbtAVsB-A95KNfzt/w640-h364/Mission-Impossible-tv-logo.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><i>Jesus replied, ‘What is impossible with man is possible with God.’ </i></b><span style="text-align: left;">Luke 18:27</span></div><p></p>Colin Machanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08083083830565449861noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394081048026708257.post-25786781822836282132023-11-20T17:00:00.021+00:002023-11-20T17:00:00.138+00:00You Are The God Who Sees Me<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNAw213P9wkNIztQwJjua9SWir2LKsMYriCMWH718l17bzf3dKDaxb5u22u4N5PBfM6t1-KEu091ogppkFCpZ8ghuHPVuM3IBBSNSd73HLyZLws5m2VthOl2q1MU61qL8jsjZAC8Dub9p1kx39CBPjQ5Nar2qkIWJaUMeJJQcDbNBzv6F34gndNQmjvzIv/s1000/Genesis%2016%2013%20hagar.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNAw213P9wkNIztQwJjua9SWir2LKsMYriCMWH718l17bzf3dKDaxb5u22u4N5PBfM6t1-KEu091ogppkFCpZ8ghuHPVuM3IBBSNSd73HLyZLws5m2VthOl2q1MU61qL8jsjZAC8Dub9p1kx39CBPjQ5Nar2qkIWJaUMeJJQcDbNBzv6F34gndNQmjvzIv/w400-h400/Genesis%2016%2013%20hagar.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">Our Father knows the number of hairs on our heads; He knows what we are going through; He counts our every tear. He knows every detail of our circumstances. </span></div><p></p>Colin Machanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08083083830565449861noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394081048026708257.post-42501783430434543062023-10-27T23:00:00.189+00:002023-10-27T23:00:00.147+00:00The Two Most Important Things<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBr0efUAAxu0O-Hh8LundGp_hzRId1zBKRlLQ4fCQD5SJo12fwqCkxgvsMX_60PFbpGEC7nNIs8bVe7cC7B3qONiBxGJVyzskB4h6vzd6NfoQsYcAjMfb6UwVx0mSEYxS-kvRQKPkLbJ60IhFX_j5h_JYyCQTlWfyJU-0_RY1moMkSEteqZFnJPkE1bcCo/s129/power%20on.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="129" data-original-width="129" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBr0efUAAxu0O-Hh8LundGp_hzRId1zBKRlLQ4fCQD5SJo12fwqCkxgvsMX_60PFbpGEC7nNIs8bVe7cC7B3qONiBxGJVyzskB4h6vzd6NfoQsYcAjMfb6UwVx0mSEYxS-kvRQKPkLbJ60IhFX_j5h_JYyCQTlWfyJU-0_RY1moMkSEteqZFnJPkE1bcCo/w320-h320/power%20on.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />I've got a day off today. And even more surprisingly, I'm not trying to cram my non-working day with hundreds of little jobs so I can put off the most vital part of a non-working day. To sit and rest. Push that off button and reset myself.<p></p><p>I did a lot of those silly little jobs yesterday. Today is a sitting and blogging day. Tomorrow looks like it'll be another running around day. Oh well...</p><p>However, today is for blogging. Serious blogging. Spending an hour or two to put my thoughts down onto a computer screen. </p><p>And, as I like to do when I blog, I take stock of where I am personally. Not just to upload the odd graphic, to keep the feed running. Something a lot deeper. </p><p>I've done a lot of deconstructing recently. And stocktaking. Instead of mourning the activities I had to give up after lockdown, I've been re-prioritising. Adding certain things back into my calendar, keeping other things out. Stripping my life back to basics. </p><p>And those basics, spiritually, I've got down to two things. Two Most Important Things.</p><p>The two most important things Jesus asked us to do was </p><p></p><ol style="text-align: left;"><li>to love God and </li><li>to love people. </li></ol><p></p><p>It sounds so simple, because it is - but it’s actually very difficult. </p><p>Point 1 is Loving God with all of my heart, soul, and mind. This means letting go of my way of doing things. In many ways it has meant re-reading familiar readings and asking myself if I have truly understood what is being said. And in many cases it has meant asking Jesus for a fresh understanding of His teaching. </p><p>Point 2 is Loving people - which means loving them exactly as they are. It’s particularly easy to love lovely people. God asks us to love all kinds of people. Which means I have to constantly check my motivations, my thoughts, my words.</p><p><b>36 ‘Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?’37 Jesus replied: ‘“Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.” 38 This is the first and greatest commandment. 39 And the second is like it: “Love your neighbour as yourself.” 40 All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.’</b></p><p>Matthew 22:36-40, New International Version - UK</p>Colin Machanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08083083830565449861noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394081048026708257.post-3618128011271151672023-10-13T23:00:00.011+00:002023-10-13T23:00:00.165+00:00Let Me Be Patient ...<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjulv2rneuHpJJH1AbXo8WcT7GGP4Q-2uNyOThiCqtWzmv3MFoKccP_2-dMcHoE835arssQIIpDwQTurqt61ogu7bEVvvjgDsF8lb3bV4bsFEZkD9Wuv5jjSakCKK9DBuyLrK6-9UG8Z1-B1bt1XbF6lC21I9Lo0aPl1meffigyRa9uus3kl2MTInNuTLdn/s436/Let%20me%20be%20patient.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="436" data-original-width="348" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjulv2rneuHpJJH1AbXo8WcT7GGP4Q-2uNyOThiCqtWzmv3MFoKccP_2-dMcHoE835arssQIIpDwQTurqt61ogu7bEVvvjgDsF8lb3bV4bsFEZkD9Wuv5jjSakCKK9DBuyLrK6-9UG8Z1-B1bt1XbF6lC21I9Lo0aPl1meffigyRa9uus3kl2MTInNuTLdn/w510-h640/Let%20me%20be%20patient.jpg" width="510" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Selected lyrics from "Tell Him", a song by Lauryn Hill. <span style="text-align: left;">Songwriter: Andy Colline</span></div><p></p><p> </p>Colin Machanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08083083830565449861noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394081048026708257.post-51392361997569738192023-09-11T15:00:00.001+00:002023-09-11T15:00:00.148+00:00Do Not Worry<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQqRGIUM_nij8kons6x6mPXuJHaJAsm3giVTIGK4Gkx3BcnJrjGbrl0nYH6q4-YLISBTfg9mnf0oOxfo3VQ4J6byqN89Xm19NUIZKeVyU4FE7J9qshwNN33pOAUIa8f5Kjg17kLuK6ST4MfhdCXnBt22vE6rW9ilsKTgIBl-DnVt9r7r5NXkvd8RwTgCXT/s1080/God%20cares%20for%20you.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQqRGIUM_nij8kons6x6mPXuJHaJAsm3giVTIGK4Gkx3BcnJrjGbrl0nYH6q4-YLISBTfg9mnf0oOxfo3VQ4J6byqN89Xm19NUIZKeVyU4FE7J9qshwNN33pOAUIa8f5Kjg17kLuK6ST4MfhdCXnBt22vE6rW9ilsKTgIBl-DnVt9r7r5NXkvd8RwTgCXT/w640-h640/God%20cares%20for%20you.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><b><i>22 Then Jesus said to his disciples: ‘Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat; or about your body, what you will wear. 23 For life is more than food, and the body more than clothes. 24 Consider the ravens: they do not sow or reap, they have no storeroom or barn; yet God feeds them. And how much more valuable you are than birds! 25 Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to your life? 26 Since you cannot do this very little thing, why do you worry about the rest?</i></b></p><p>Luke 12: 22-25 (NIV)</p>Colin Machanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08083083830565449861noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394081048026708257.post-20518307329240456522023-09-09T10:00:00.001+00:002023-09-09T10:00:00.143+00:00Worship with the right mindset<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcWIqeMYL8e5BnDCJckTWVwWAcw6oVgBrxvO3T_YZjqBuiWTyVb-htmPdMKedlFdd-JIZ7FK9XFFMG3wWc5QZ7-quQpnjVkrdJVF3rm8dCZdEH3YX2ggCrdJq_AC2DOscv9WSyES1G2EP8ZOAFxMfXdg_DYTVBJNMzQeAKqMms5fFiG1o26HuGrJFjicnx/s960/AW%20Tozer%20quote.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="960" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcWIqeMYL8e5BnDCJckTWVwWAcw6oVgBrxvO3T_YZjqBuiWTyVb-htmPdMKedlFdd-JIZ7FK9XFFMG3wWc5QZ7-quQpnjVkrdJVF3rm8dCZdEH3YX2ggCrdJq_AC2DOscv9WSyES1G2EP8ZOAFxMfXdg_DYTVBJNMzQeAKqMms5fFiG1o26HuGrJFjicnx/w640-h640/AW%20Tozer%20quote.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Colin Machanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08083083830565449861noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394081048026708257.post-90222778467198355232023-09-04T19:00:00.011+00:002023-09-04T19:00:00.143+00:00Overflowing ...<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: left;"><b><i>Then Jesus told his disciples a parable to show them that they should always pray and not give up. 2 He said: ‘In a certain town there was a judge who neither feared God nor cared what people thought. 3 And there was a widow in that town who kept coming to him with the plea, “Grant me justice against my adversary.”</i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; text-align: left;">4 ‘For some time he refused. But finally he said to himself, “Even though I don’t fear God or care what people think, 5 yet because this widow keeps bothering me, I will see that she gets justice, so that she won’t eventually come and attack me!”’</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; text-align: left;">6 And the Lord said, ‘Listen to what the unjust judge says. 7 And will not God bring about justice for his chosen ones, who cry out to him day and night? Will he keep putting them off? 8 I tell you, he will see that they get justice, and quickly. However, when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on the earth?’</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Luke 18:1-8 (NIV)</div></span></div>Colin Machanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08083083830565449861noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394081048026708257.post-23910423869546279982023-06-10T13:00:00.001+00:002023-06-10T13:00:00.147+00:00Checklist<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0cNFPSMIU1JprULmafxqGf6rMx4tcUL_iADyP3Uy2l5sYuzDi6vorZmbbDOG94SB65guX3pg3nBGE39EN4qu1JSCzl5mhnYhg2H227_L1XXMvYpjUdfuRCsCwLgYEoZqrnXqQnIYozQ6YoR19ePwXg0HeCc3nv-N7i1yPT51HRH8XcJ1x_hbXGkv90A/s526/Christian%20Yeah.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="526" data-original-width="526" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0cNFPSMIU1JprULmafxqGf6rMx4tcUL_iADyP3Uy2l5sYuzDi6vorZmbbDOG94SB65guX3pg3nBGE39EN4qu1JSCzl5mhnYhg2H227_L1XXMvYpjUdfuRCsCwLgYEoZqrnXqQnIYozQ6YoR19ePwXg0HeCc3nv-N7i1yPT51HRH8XcJ1x_hbXGkv90A/w400-h400/Christian%20Yeah.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Colin Machanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08083083830565449861noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394081048026708257.post-18174706364931177892023-04-27T11:00:00.003+00:002023-04-27T11:00:00.404+00:00Do You Get The Point?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY4rnkTmgxxUhbEOaTfnLjp5AQ_1l8ul81GroPpiSbQtvwcSijyfwX4qFPKKjXVOGUt8tygmuuC2_mofKV267-UT2LWqLhX9_k5JfCVgOm9yUuteHEFVV7X6YJit5eaBXE71KAp2QbxHuTBlhqbK_nPrW7ekD9LRdXlUa1T61nE0Dg__pzt7GS6thfVw/s1080/Excluded%20for%20who%20I%20include.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY4rnkTmgxxUhbEOaTfnLjp5AQ_1l8ul81GroPpiSbQtvwcSijyfwX4qFPKKjXVOGUt8tygmuuC2_mofKV267-UT2LWqLhX9_k5JfCVgOm9yUuteHEFVV7X6YJit5eaBXE71KAp2QbxHuTBlhqbK_nPrW7ekD9LRdXlUa1T61nE0Dg__pzt7GS6thfVw/w640-h640/Excluded%20for%20who%20I%20include.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>Colin Machanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08083083830565449861noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394081048026708257.post-11019943266038400982023-01-22T16:00:00.088+00:002023-01-22T16:00:00.189+00:00Travelling by car in 2023<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiviIfm-8n4NeGGaaUDf6lD0KLHIsxspGl7jeCrbk-83Etggwq-NRlb--HK57hBJvz3AXt6lk-sHrCk2UN7bb-Osn-XiInigqI1RQdEVS9TXammAAdQJAE_9N_59rBxYvH7CoZ7MMDlsJ02tgeQqAcsYUW3U2q_2nPc_ewcRLN-DNtBvpL3h4Wqc1zgVg/s808/gps-304842_960_720.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="808" height="285" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiviIfm-8n4NeGGaaUDf6lD0KLHIsxspGl7jeCrbk-83Etggwq-NRlb--HK57hBJvz3AXt6lk-sHrCk2UN7bb-Osn-XiInigqI1RQdEVS9TXammAAdQJAE_9N_59rBxYvH7CoZ7MMDlsJ02tgeQqAcsYUW3U2q_2nPc_ewcRLN-DNtBvpL3h4Wqc1zgVg/s320/gps-304842_960_720.png" width="320" /></a></div><br />I have found that car travel in the last couple of months to be extremely stressful. So much so that I've had to make so many changes to the way that I prepare for a long journey (anything approaching an hour in length). Here's some examples:<p></p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>I now always check my proposed route a half-hour before I start out, using Google Maps. So many times I have set out, only to find a key road has been closed due to unexpected road works.</li><li>I then take the next half an hour to ensure I have everything I need for the day, and leaving time to allow for weather conditions. Some days I even pack food and drink just in case I am stuck in traffic.</li><li>Before I get in the car I programme my proposed route into my Sat Nav, even though I know the way well. This week a major road was unexpectedly closed <u>right in front of me</u> due to a sudden burst water main, leading to an hour and a half diversion. I wasn't best pleased.</li><li>Useful tip 1: if you are going to a town that you haven't been to before, always double-check your destination point. Even the best Sat Navs are only as good as the data you feed into it. Even I have been sent to the wrong place on a couple of occasions (who knew there were two Tesco's in the same town?)...</li><li>I also travel with the radio on, so I can get constant travel updates as I go. Belt and brace. The number of times my journey has been disrupted due to bad traffic, accidents, and even from the actions of a couple of protesters dangling from a bridge ...</li><li>Keep your eyes open as you travel. In these days you can't even guarantee the road surface, and a sudden pot hole from an unmaintained road can quickly ruin your day.</li><li>Useful tip 2 - keep a close eye on the speed limit: this is the maximum you can drive; remember it's a limit not not a target. Of course, going too slow can be dangerous too...</li><li>Don't forget to allow time for unexpected delays. It's better to be half an hour early than to be half an hour late. </li><li>Oh, and don't forget that you have to repeat all of the above checks once again on your journey home.</li></ul><p></p><p>Who said getting there is half the fun? Not so in 2023... no wonder there are so many that now prefer to work from home!</p><p><i>(I googled it - “Getting There was Half the Fun” was an advertising slogan used by Cunard in the 1950s as they were building up interest in their transatlantic ships)</i></p>Colin Machanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08083083830565449861noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394081048026708257.post-36388343516892154842023-01-02T00:00:00.001+00:002023-01-02T00:00:00.206+00:00World Introvert Day (2nd January)<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjFGOHFOYspPaW4gR7GuCMUY4yz-XgoNxTIyJjcvXXSyoMgFhL8jIeJ8a27cAYEP7-7Nr_jEPrilPGXWo0ADiaWrOtt4VrlsI60BS81lVzCax-JorGN0v_XalTpRjHaoNDVs3ixsHVbILB1h7RG9O-1qN_uValAi3ffBGXGQmuDb8b6s6wXmG7SJ5oWxA=s1080" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjFGOHFOYspPaW4gR7GuCMUY4yz-XgoNxTIyJjcvXXSyoMgFhL8jIeJ8a27cAYEP7-7Nr_jEPrilPGXWo0ADiaWrOtt4VrlsI60BS81lVzCax-JorGN0v_XalTpRjHaoNDVs3ixsHVbILB1h7RG9O-1qN_uValAi3ffBGXGQmuDb8b6s6wXmG7SJ5oWxA=w400-h400" width="400" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>Colin Machanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08083083830565449861noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394081048026708257.post-50749084503661595742022-12-14T16:00:00.070+00:002022-12-14T16:00:00.234+00:00When All Is Going Wrong ... Keep Going<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: right;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8e4s1bOXjt3Zsj-LAd9bkDnMyMep49dR8zIS3jc6EByBHYv0UE6n-mXtLe28j49RAsbWs2zquLUefznxRq6p5JX2xGhMdl6IMqoug5NRVxAYOTaJ3LJwaGDaPqE5gKnAdc0Y8pf3YFN55SYJCBvfWf0mNbZKxup61ctRKVtEOnK8TQxJlnPxjU9iSBA/s204/worry.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="204" data-original-width="147" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8e4s1bOXjt3Zsj-LAd9bkDnMyMep49dR8zIS3jc6EByBHYv0UE6n-mXtLe28j49RAsbWs2zquLUefznxRq6p5JX2xGhMdl6IMqoug5NRVxAYOTaJ3LJwaGDaPqE5gKnAdc0Y8pf3YFN55SYJCBvfWf0mNbZKxup61ctRKVtEOnK8TQxJlnPxjU9iSBA/w230-h320/worry.jpg" width="230" /></a></div><br />What an awful day yesterday was. It was dreadful. Everything seemed to be conspiring against me. Every way I turned I could hear negative voices telling me my situation was simply impossible. Some in my own head, some from people I tried to phone yesterday in an effort to solve it quickly.<p></p><p>Did I give up?</p><p>No. </p><p>I prayed and then I went to bed. Trying to sort it out when I was so <u>tired</u> was impossible.</p><p>And I got up the next day, prayed again, and set to work solving what appeared to be impossible the previous day.</p><p>It's now late afternoon on that next day. Okay, some things aren't solved, however they are in the hands of people I can trust. The way through this is much clearer.</p><p>Despite the negativity, the less-than-helpful comments, the train strikes that slowed down my journey to sort this issue out. I kept going despite all this, and won through.</p><p>Don't give up. Don't give in.</p><div style="text-align: left;"><b>10 So do not fear, for I am with you;</b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b> do not be dismayed, for I am your God.<br /></b><b>I will strengthen you and help you;<br /></b><b> I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.</b><b><br /></b><b>11 “All who rage against you<br /></b><b> will surely be ashamed and disgraced;<br /></b><b>those who oppose you<br /></b><b> will be as nothing and perish.<br /></b><b>12 Though you search for your enemies,<br /></b><b> you will not find them.<br /></b><b>Those who wage war against you<br /></b><b> will be as nothing at all.<br /></b><b>13 For I am the Lord your God<br /></b><b> who takes hold of your right hand<br /></b><b>and says to you, Do not fear;<br /></b><b> I will help you.</b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><p>Isaiah 41:10-13 (New International Version)</p></div><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p>Colin Machanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08083083830565449861noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394081048026708257.post-25197871697758131582022-11-29T16:00:00.003+00:002022-11-29T16:00:00.193+00:00...sshhh...<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ_ueydWCz55cpBD6Y6aGQX-L-A5aWulK2xOpgfQVw0GW3fxzNJpRtDxZQHadQDduPUiu4FInGhL5tiNp9YPVkT5klC4l3wA7F4Ynx-3RG8JlhZgGRgkGEY6n27JMCK6a4MCOAOltHerQSe3Q4Vq8DfTdb5iBByEVD42edHAc-0eTA0OK1GKzITxMb0w/s1080/Matthew%206%203%20right%20hand.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ_ueydWCz55cpBD6Y6aGQX-L-A5aWulK2xOpgfQVw0GW3fxzNJpRtDxZQHadQDduPUiu4FInGhL5tiNp9YPVkT5klC4l3wA7F4Ynx-3RG8JlhZgGRgkGEY6n27JMCK6a4MCOAOltHerQSe3Q4Vq8DfTdb5iBByEVD42edHAc-0eTA0OK1GKzITxMb0w/w400-h400/Matthew%206%203%20right%20hand.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Colin Machanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08083083830565449861noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394081048026708257.post-43212888634410887352022-11-17T21:00:00.005+00:002022-11-17T21:00:00.207+00:00Look forward...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbsnrNYOsqy8MQ_5DY15CpArxq9l7mEsqAD_278W5l-aWXy6MWGkvdr0tSCNee0xZm03ePXqVYWjg7T0IBAS3aiADke1cztisUYIxrj9QAK7quAeshFVBv8ZXXXAWhjomOb8aibhQUPkLzcGt9mpWXbZRyqHIR-1ZHFZbtXr65QHlZZ6vK6c6d78aNoQ/s784/life%20in%20front%20of%20you.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="784" data-original-width="576" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbsnrNYOsqy8MQ_5DY15CpArxq9l7mEsqAD_278W5l-aWXy6MWGkvdr0tSCNee0xZm03ePXqVYWjg7T0IBAS3aiADke1cztisUYIxrj9QAK7quAeshFVBv8ZXXXAWhjomOb8aibhQUPkLzcGt9mpWXbZRyqHIR-1ZHFZbtXr65QHlZZ6vK6c6d78aNoQ/w294-h400/life%20in%20front%20of%20you.jpg" width="294" /></a></div><br />Luke 9:61-62<div>New International Version - UK</div><div><b><i>61 Still another said, ‘I will follow you, Lord; but first let me go back and say goodbye to my family.’</i></b></div><div><b><i><br /></i></b></div><div><b><i>62 Jesus replied, ‘No one who puts a hand to the plough and looks back is fit for service in the kingdom of God.’</i></b></div>Colin Machanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08083083830565449861noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394081048026708257.post-11390208039658298842022-11-06T09:00:00.004+00:002022-11-06T09:00:00.200+00:00Be Kind<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbAjlt8BIThLQrlgU6H_o401V7rcL78cCRxkpweiTd1YCGyPImSzL5UIpiAPQoxnx6TOkMcrjam8ZEQtLyQ-jfbWDcC5-s_N4h1Z7_fobKtUZFwaEGMpqHk4jGJbQ_qr1bFeZV2fPxaqU824w8yuF46B68UU0EF-57bUqOiBe80vfDcUZW6ps28Ngugw/s566/Someone%20to%20be%20kind.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="566" data-original-width="552" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbAjlt8BIThLQrlgU6H_o401V7rcL78cCRxkpweiTd1YCGyPImSzL5UIpiAPQoxnx6TOkMcrjam8ZEQtLyQ-jfbWDcC5-s_N4h1Z7_fobKtUZFwaEGMpqHk4jGJbQ_qr1bFeZV2fPxaqU824w8yuF46B68UU0EF-57bUqOiBe80vfDcUZW6ps28Ngugw/w624-h640/Someone%20to%20be%20kind.jpg" width="624" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>Colin Machanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08083083830565449861noreply@blogger.com0