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Carl Brettle
Sep 5, 20221 min read
The Leaking Bucket
Consider the leaders around us who regularly bring fresh messages to encourage us and lift us up in our walk with the Lord. To be able to...


Carl Brettle
Sep 4, 20221 min read
Get Motivated
Covid has allowed most of us to fall out of our normal routine, and drift into endless hours of TV watching, letting lethargy take hold...


Carl Brettle
Sep 3, 20221 min read
Always Look For Joy
The local elections were at hand, I needed to vote, so I trundled along to the community centre and queued. I got busy doing emails on my...


Carl Brettle
Sep 2, 20221 min read
Don’t Be Too Hard On Yourself
Most of us will know that sense of feeling terrible after saying or doing something we shouldn’t. If what you did was intentionally...


Carl Brettle
Sep 1, 20221 min read
Time For Date Night
If you’re single, encourage the couples around you to maintain date night. If you are in a relationship, then, spending regular quality...


Carl Brettle
Aug 30, 20221 min read
Consider Your Street
If we all sought to introduce everyone on our street to Jesus. None of our Churches would be big enough for the crowds. Yet in our modern...


Carl Brettle
Aug 30, 20221 min read
Understanding Loss
The loss of a loved one, can be one of the biggest jolts in life we bear. In the moment, you need to lean on family and friends, take...


Carl Brettle
Aug 29, 20221 min read
Focus On His Presence
How do we know when we are in God’s presence or not? This could be a difficult question, but it might have a straightforward answer....


Carl Brettle
Aug 27, 20221 min read
The Quiet Voice Of God
1 Kings 19:12 says ‘After the earthquake came a fire, but the Lord was not in the fire. And after the fire came a gentle whisper’ ...


Carl Brettle
Aug 27, 20221 min read
Energy Crisis
Everyone is worried about how much they pay for Gas and Electricity. When people must choose between food, rent or mortgage payments or...


Carl Brettle
Aug 26, 20222 min read
Let The Children Come To Jesus
Seeing children sing a song, read the bible, or pray, brings joy to the heart. As it says in Proverbs 22:6 ‘Direct your children onto...


Carl Brettle
Aug 25, 20221 min read
Jabs, Jabs And More Jabs
It seems that the older you get the more jabs you have and with pandemics on the rise, the chance of vaccination is much higher. Of...


Carl Brettle
Aug 24, 20221 min read
Getting fit
It’s easy to be persuaded to watch a movie, eat the snacks we enjoy, and become a couch potato if we do too much of it. Covid taught many...


Carl Brettle
Aug 24, 20221 min read
Forgive Yourself
Romans 8:1 says ‘Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus’ (NIV). When the bible is clear about...


Carl Brettle
Aug 22, 20221 min read
Public Speaking
There are exceptional public speakers around us, whether at a Sunday service or speaking at a conference. Those who have crafted a...


Carl Brettle
Aug 21, 20222 min read
We Are One Body United
With more than one third of the planet Christian, it’s amazing to think that God doesn’t just know our names, He is interested in every...


Carl Brettle
Aug 20, 20222 min read
He Never Thought They Would Fight Back
When Russia annexed the Crimea in 2014, Ukraine put up little resistance, neither did the global community. Testing the resolve of his...


Carl Brettle
Aug 19, 20221 min read
Take That Step Of Faith
Hebrews 11:1-2 in the Message says this. ‘The fundamental fact of existence is that this trust in God, this faith, is the firm...


Carl Brettle
Aug 18, 20221 min read
Be Thou My Vision
The hymn is attributed to the blind Irish monk, Dallan Forgaill, a 6th-century Irish monk who ministered in the wake of Patrick’s...


Carl Brettle
Aug 17, 20221 min read
Pray Together, Stay Together
A recent study reported by GEB showed, couples who attend church together and pray together have a stronger relationship than those who...


Carl Brettle
Aug 16, 20221 min read
Success Or Failure In Under A Second
One of the most competitive areas of sport is the 100m final of the Olympics. Athletes take four full years of training for an event...


Carl Brettle
Aug 15, 20221 min read
Friends You Can Rely On
It’s likely that many of us will only be able to count on one hand the friends who walk with us through the whole of life’s journey. ...


Carl Brettle
Aug 14, 20221 min read
Be Wise This Payday
A third of people in the United Kingdom live one payday to the next. That means no savings, while holding a fair amount of debt. As...


Carl Brettle
Aug 13, 20222 min read
Praying For The Next Prime Minister
Let’s face it, all Prime Ministers come and go. The longest they can stay is two terms (8 years). Usually, the incumbent has persuaded...
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