00266 - Make Peace
A peaceful life is usually a happy one. One where there is no conflict or argument, one where relationships are harmonious and...
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Carl Brettle
- Feb 24
- 1 min
00265 - Dealing with Distraction
Proverbs 4:25-27 says ‘Let your eyes look straight ahead; fix your gaze directly before you. Give careful thought to the[a] paths for...
Carl Brettle
- Feb 23
- 1 min
00264 - Is There a Bad House on Your Street ?
Unless you live in a rural setting or small cul-de-sac, you’ll know there are one or more houses on your street which suffer problems. It...
Carl Brettle
- Feb 22
- 1 min
00263 - Lent Begins Today
Ash Wednesday is a holy day where Christians usually would fast. It’s the start of Lent which is 40 days (excluding Sundays) leading up...
Carl Brettle
- Feb 21
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Carl Brettle
- Feb 21
- 1 min
00262 - Confession is Good for the Soul.
Just before Lent is Shrove Tuesday, synonymous with pancakes in the UK. The origins of the day are much more poignant. It is a day to...
Carl Brettle
- Feb 20
- 1 min
00261 - The Higgs Boson Particle
Theorised by Peter Higgs in 1964, Higgs Boson is known in the science community as ‘The God Particle’; as it should exist everywhere and...
Carl Brettle
- Feb 19
- 1 min
00260 - Darkness is Where Anger Hides
We might all have been on the receiving end of anger; someone shouting in anger or even rage. Let remind ourselves that behaviour like...
Carl Brettle
- Feb 18
- 1 min
00259 - Cry When Needed
Crying is like the release valve of life; letting go of the emotional stress and tension we might feel. Everyone will feel the urge to...
Carl Brettle
- Feb 17
- 1 min
00258 - The Most Important Thing is Time
What is the best use of our time? It's a commodity that we expend just a little more of each day, eventually making the days ahead of us...
Carl Brettle
- Feb 16
- 1 min
00257 - True Colours
When we make a decision to follow Jesus, the Bible says we are a new creation. We are re-born into the Kingdom of God, reconciled to the...
Carl Brettle
- Feb 16
- 1 min
00256 - One Day at a Time, Sweet Jesus
This lovely song was written by Marijohn Wilkin and Kris Kristofferson and in 1979 in the UK, became a chart topping song; performed by...
Carl Brettle
- Feb 15
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Carl Brettle
- Feb 14
- 2 min
00255 - The Languages of Love
In his best selling book ‘5 love languages,’ Gary Chapman outlines five ways we can give and experience love. 1) Words of affirmation, 2)...
Carl Brettle
- Feb 13
- 2 min
00254 - Avoid the Drip Drip of Bad News
We are saturated by bad news these days. Using social media, news stories can circulate the world within minutes of an event happening...
Carl Brettle
- Feb 12
- 2 min
00253 - Finishing Strong
There’s nothing worse than seeing someone start somethings and then see their interest in it wain over the subsequent weeks. It is as if...
Carl Brettle
- Feb 11
- 2 min
00252 - The Value of a Letter
Back in the days before emails, sms messages and WhatsApp, you either met and spoke with a friend, which meant your outlook was local, or...
Carl Brettle
- Feb 10
- 2 min
00251 - Taxes
Most of us pay income tax, VAT, national insurance, council tax, road tax, tv license, inheritance tax, stamp duty, tax on alcohol and...
Carl Brettle
- Feb 9
- 1 min
250th Edition Update
I am celebrating today, this, the 250th edition of Faith Lift. Since starting on the 5th June last year, it has been a delight to bring a...
Carl Brettle
- Feb 9
- 1 min
00250 - This Too Shall Pass
What ever happens in life, the immediacy of the impact of it, WILL diminish over time. You will no doubt have to make some course...
Carl Brettle
- Feb 8
- 2 min
00249 - Pursuing Revival
The idea that revival can be achieved through a course or qualification is ill-conceived. It is something from God that touches a nation...
Carl Brettle
- Feb 7
- 1 min
00248 - Riches, Relevance and Relationships
A challenge for a leader who is caught up in any of these three words. The temptations of money, limelight and affairs are very real....
Carl Brettle
- Feb 6
- 1 min
00247 - The Importance of Conversation
Ever noticed how much better you feel after a good ‘natter’ with a friend as you aimlessly follow wherever the conversation leads? When...
Carl Brettle
- Feb 5
- 1 min
00246 - Seven Years For Every Year We Live
Most animals around don’t have our life expectancy. Of course some buck that trend. Dog’s for example age at 7 times our rate, which...
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