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...
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By Carl Brettle
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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
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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...
Carl Brettle
- Feb 4
- 1 min
00245 - Extending a Hand of Friendship
Our world is constantly changing and many of us might have noticed new faces moving into our community. Those faces might be from another...
Carl Brettle
- Feb 3
- 1 min
00244 - Moving House
Moving house can often be one of the most stressful and yet rewarding things we do in our lifetime. There are memories in the house we...
Carl Brettle
- Feb 2
- 1 min
00243 - Procrastinating
The dictionary definition is ‘the action of delaying or postponing something.’ What I find funny here is that the definition uses the...
Carl Brettle
- Feb 1
- 1 min
00242 - Feeling Worthy
Most of the Christians I know feel ‘unworthy’ about some aspects of their walk with God. It might be prayer, worship, gifts of the Spirit...
Carl Brettle
- Jan 31
- 1 min
00241 - When the Author Reads Us
I read a quote recently by Pastor Paul Hallam which said, ‘The Bible is the only book where you have an audience with the Author each...
Carl Brettle
- Jan 30
- 1 min
00240 - The Oceans
The National Ocean Service of America defines our oceans as seven in total. Arctic, North Atlantic, South Atlantic, North Pacific, South...
Carl Brettle
- Jan 29
- 1 min
00239 - The Story of Mr Genor
This remarkable testimony of faithful evangelism is incredible. The link is below, it’s only nine minutes long, please do listen. What I...
Carl Brettle
- Jan 28
- 1 min
00238 - Have Some Fun
Cancel your plans, book a day off, change your normal routine and HAVE SOME FUN. It might be a movie, a walk, a catch up with some...
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