tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59088892011-04-21T19:52:58.835Z25, male from the Temple in Northern Ireland. Since becoming a Christian my perspective on life has changed, and having realised that my sin seperated me from a relationship with God, I have set about restoring that relationship by accepting that I am only made worthy by Christs worthiness. Through His death he has paid the price for my sin, and He will mould my life into His perfect image during my time on earth as I attempt to live out my life as a thank-you to the one who gave his all for me.Colin Foremanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08634214184313020300noreply@blogger.comBlogger1311100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5908889.post-65809530714974227292008-07-19T15:13:00.001Z2008-07-19T15:13:50.294Z

The danger of becoming insular. As I contemplate my journey of faith thus far, this commercial comes to mind of how we can become insular and passionless in our walk. When I came to Christ some 5 years ago, I was full of dreams with a passion to bring about change in my home congregation. Having now been involved in the "local church" and its youthwork, how are those dreams materialising, am I

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The danger of becoming insular. As I contemplate my journey of faith thus far, this commercial comes to mind of how we can become insular and passionless in our walk. When I came to Christ some 5 years ago, I was full of dreams with a passion to bring about change in my home congregation. Having now been involved in the "local church" and its youthwork, how are those dreams materialising, am I

Colin Foremanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08634214184313020300noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5908889.post-75351374040288340322007-08-24T13:53:00.000Z2007-08-24T13:55:34.857Z

Have setup a new blog over at wordpress, will hopefully get back to more regular posting again. If anyone reads this blog still you can update your links.

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Just finished the week of CSSM, and again have been reminded of how God moves when his people serve and obey.  On a team like this your totally reliant on God for everything, and daily you see his answers to prayer as he gives you the strength and enthusiasm to keep on beyond your own abilities.  Its also an amazing experience to see God use a group of diverse yet gifted people from different

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North Antrim Coast

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Well it's been a while, have kinda got out of the way of blogging this past while, busy times and all that and not really taken the time to journal thoughts or musings. Youthworks on a bit of a break at present, enjoying abit of a much needed rest for a couple of weeks there before CSSM and Reachout in the incoming weeks.  Was off work last week and it was bliss, spending some quality time with

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Preparing some material for bible class today, continuing our study of James, looking at it's teaching and relevance in our lives today. Were now into chapter 2, looking at the section dealing with faith and works, where James challenges the church of his day that faith without works is dead.Thought it appropriate to look at the life of William Wilberforce, with the upcoming release of Amazing

Colin Foremanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08634214184313020300noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5908889.post-68475200392570472762007-02-27T21:56:00.001Z2007-02-27T21:56:05.414Z

I'm now trying Firefox as my internet browser, blogging this using the performancing addon. Fully customisable, quicker to load than IE and pretty impressive thus far. Will post further comments in weeks to comepowered by performancing firefox

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Have just been listening to the funeral service of Michael Summer, Director of Agape Puppet Ministry who left this earth a year past in October. Mike was a great man, an ambassador of the faith, and someone whose godly example changelled me to faith in Christ, and showed me how to be a true man of God. The thanksgiving service for his life was a fitting tribute to the inpact of his life on many

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Well this blog has been a barren land of late, have become totally snowed under with work, finding I have little time for anything like writing the odd blog post.  Working weeks have been more like 50+ hours instead of the 37 1/2 hour week I'm contracted to work recently, and hence the posts haven't happened.  But I'm off today on flexi and thought I'd get caught up on some stuff which I haven't

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Well the posts on the old blog have been somewhat non-existent in the past month or so, due largely to the busyness of work and life.  Work has taken a more 8-6 look in the past month, lots of stress and many times wondering why I bother putting myself through it for the poor payslip at the end of the month.  Have been feeling sorry for myself on a number of occasions, abit disillusioned and

Colin Foremanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08634214184313020300noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5908889.post-1162316127023714772006-10-31T17:29:00.000Z2006-10-31T17:35:27.043Z

The four Evangelists as depicted in the Book of Kells, well worth a look if your in Dublin 

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Well here I am again, quite a while since my last post, thought i'd better spend abit of my day off catching up on a few things.  Spent yesterday in Dublin, hadn't realised the marathon was happening, but made the most of the lack of shop's open by visiting Trinity College and viewing the Book of Kells.  Always something I had intended to see, quite amazing detail and craftsmanship in producing

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Been a whle since the last post, the regular updates are somewhat irregular, but here goes.  A reality for me right now is that life has it's fair share of ups and downs, seems to be more downs than ups for me right now, but theres always 2 sides to a coin and 2 ways of looking at things.  Guess i've always thought of myself as abit of an optomist, the glass is half full and all that. So recently

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Well this years bible class is taking abit of a different slant, split the classes, so i'm now taking the 3rd form upwards.  Really wanting them to take ownership of the programme, keep it as conversational as possible in approach, and as relevant to their lives as possible. Would be alot easier from my point of view to simply churn out some pre-prepared "off-the-shelf" material each week, but

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Have recently switched to a new web browser, a change does you good as they say.  Now using Opera, some nice additional features, loads a fair bit quicker than IE and is hopefully more sucure and virus free.  Still finding my feet with all it's keyboard and mouse shortcuts, tabbed browsing and RSS integration are nice features.  Will see how it goes for a while anyway

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Well we've finaly gone broadband, and wireless at that.  As cheap a package now for broadband than dial-up, so figured we might as well enjoy the surf where you want and talk option of Bt's wireless broadband. Hopefully it will mean more regular postings on the old blog, can't really get less than recently as they have been rather scarce.  Anyway work in the morning so i'm off to bed having got

Colin Foremanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08634214184313020300noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5908889.post-1156967897028446742006-08-30T19:58:00.000Z2006-08-30T19:58:17.153Z

Well i'm not long back from the PCI Youth Ministry Summer School, a 5 day retreat at loughry college where we collectively thought through the challenge and responsibility of fulfilling our biblical mandate to: "....tell the next generation the praiseworthy deeds of the Lord, his power, and the wonders he has done."  Psalm 78 vs.4 We were lead in the main sesions by Chap Clarke, Duffy Robbins

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So this is my first blog using Windows Live Writer, seems to be a useful tool for managing updates to your weblog using a MSword-like interface.  So there we go, hopefully this will assist more regular posting

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Long time no blogWell I think this blog could officially do with a ressurrection as there has been a noteable lack of postings (i.e. none) in the recent past. I've been intending to get back into the habit for a while, but busyness has taken over. Having experienced God moving last week at ReachOut06 I kinda realised that I had been letting busy-ness push Him outta my life. It's something I

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Nearly 2 months, no blogWell it was brought to my attention that i wasn't updating this blog, which is a fair point so I thought i'd better post a quick comment. Things have been pretty busy recently, hence the lack of blogging, but I kinda feel i've been missing out abit so i hope to pick up more regular postings again. I find as you jot thing's down, assemble your thoughts and think through

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Just setup a Myspace account and a bebo account, everyone seems to be doing it so I figured why not. Check them out sometime and if your a member invite me as a friend, seem like a good way of keeping in touch

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Long time No blogWell it's been a while since i've taken time to update the old blog, so on this St. Patricks day since i'm off, I thought i'd take the opportunity to jot down a few thoughts. Suppose the biggest event since my last post was celebrating my turning 1/4 of a century on 8th March. Not a great celebration as I sat an exam on my birthday, but went out the weekend before with Helen,

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Picked up a few books during the conference, some on recomendation, others out of interest. Will post some thoughts on them as I read them, A Generous Orthodoxy - Brian McClaren, Church Next - Eddie Gidds & Ian Coffey, Seizing Your Devine Moment - Erwin McManus.

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Kingdom Come........more than words ConferenceChallenging, refreshing, inspiring, educational, rewarding: these are all words I would use as I reflect on the few days I spent at the above conference. Sometimes you get bogged down doing "stuff" in church related activities, and you loose focus on who your serving and why your serving Him. And this week was just what I needed to challenge my own

Colin Foremanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08634214184313020300noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5908889.post-1138630956824996782006-01-30T14:17:00.000Z2006-01-30T14:22:36.836Z

I'm taking a couple of days leave this week that I have to use up, and am going to the Kingdom Come conference. Really looking forward to it, insightful speakers, thought provoking topics and hopefully some good contacts will be made and interesting conversations had. Will post some thoughts along the way hopefully. Until then i'll shoot on here.... Adios!!!

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First post of the year, it’s been a while (couple of months) since I posted anything, needless to say I’ve got caught up in the rat-race of life again and am getting dragged along at a somewhat crazy pace.  One week rolls into the next and before you know it your half way through January and Christmas is but a fleeting memory.  This year started like last year finished, desperately trying to keep

Colin Foremanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08634214184313020300noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5908889.post-1133001967676977022005-11-26T10:43:00.000Z2005-11-26T10:46:07.683Z

The view that awaited me yesterday morning, reminding me of the beauty of Gods creation and how He will cleanse me as pure as snow by the blood of the Lamb. What an awesome God.... 

Colin Foremanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08634214184313020300noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5908889.post-1132932503645548252005-11-25T15:28:00.000Z2005-11-25T15:41:52.783Z

Well it’s been somewhat of a blogging drought recently, a few weeks since I last jotted down some thoughts. Been pretty busy in work, weeks fly by without even realising. This is my day off from work as I have lots of flexi hours that have to be used, and I find myself spending the day studying for a MCSE exam. Between that, preparing stuff for bible class, helping out with BB and Youth Club

Colin Foremanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08634214184313020300noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5908889.post-1130877461774162042005-11-01T20:37:00.000Z2005-11-01T20:37:41.826Z

It’s been a whileWell it’s nearly a month since I’ve updated this blog, simply haven’t taken the time recently to do so.  And looking through the rest of the blogs, it seems many of us are experiencing the effects of too many things to do in too short a space of time.  The joys of being back to work/school/college soon know how to eat into our time, one week rolling into the next and before you

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Gods Grace never fails to amaze me.  When I consider how undeserving I am, how frequently I let Him down, how I stumble and fall again and again, how I let selfish desires dictate my life time and time again; it never ceases to amaze me that the God of all creation welcomes me back with open arms because of Jesus.  He allows me to stoop at the foot of the cross, crying for mercy and forgiveness;

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Some sad news this week, Mike Summer (the director of Agape Puppet Ministry which is who Sam Shaw serves through) was tragically killed this week in a traffic accident.  His wife Linda was serving in Moldova with Sam and fellow puppeteers, and had to make the tragic journey home to bury her husband, while Sam and the remainder of the puppet team complete the remainder of the programme in Moldova

Colin Foremanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08634214184313020300noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5908889.post-1127134214261882682005-09-19T12:43:00.000Z2005-09-19T12:50:14.263Z

THE TEMPLATE GREMLIN STRIKES AGAINWell as you can see my template is not as it used to be, somehow I managed to completely kill my blog by changing a few links in my template, so I decided a change would do me good. So i have gone for this design, not sure how much I like it, but it will do for now. Just have to add the links again, and make sure I don't screw up the template completely

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Quiet on the blogfrontWell as you can see things have been abit quiet on the blogfront with me, postings have been somewhat sporradic and less frequent than I have intended. I'm sure many of you guys have been the same, when work starts eating away at more of your time, and with organisations starting up again the associated meetings occur on whatever free night you have. And before you know it

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Think this was the tag line of something a while back, can’t remember what, but these have been my thoughts as I reflect on ReachOut. When I consider the awesome week we shared in, watching God at work, it gave me a glimpse of what “church” should all be about. A passage that has always impacted me when I consider how church should be was one that was considered at Ballynahinch Baptist last

Colin Foremanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08634214184313020300noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5908889.post-1125307303174247592005-08-29T09:21:00.000Z2005-08-29T09:21:46.243Z

Was at Worldwide05 last night, the Bangor worldwide missionary convention. Speaker was a guy John Woodside from Drogheda Presbyterian; spoke on the sowing of the seed, and how Jesus parables relate more than ever to today’s culture in a post-Christian, post-modern largely apathetic society.He used Mark 4, and started out painting a pretty grim picture of so much seed sown, with sometimes so

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Good to see Alex and Ali are the latest addition to the reach-out leaders blogs, has been truly amazing to see God at work in the lives of each of the leaders, and there was us thinking it was a week to help the kids live out their faith!!  Anyway good job Alex and Ali, I look forward to hearing how God is at work in your lives through your blogs.

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Went to the cinema last night to see Crash, well worth the watch if you haven’t seen it, and the website is pretty good also.  One of those film’s that makes you think while watching the various stories unfold, and leaves you thinking on some of it’s themes.  The tagline of the film is “Moving at the speed of life, we are bound to collide with each other”, and without spoiling it for anyone who

Colin Foremanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08634214184313020300noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5908889.post-1125007523037351462005-08-25T22:05:00.000Z2005-09-05T07:38:29.610Z

The story of Anthony Walker, the young Christian guy murdered in a race hate attack with an axe, has challenged me greatly over the past weeks, showing me how in simple acts we can impact lives. These are the words of a classmate at his funeral service: "I always felt honoured that he chose me as a friend because Anthony was popular with everyone, nobody had a bad word to say for him - yet he

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How do we represent Christ today? How do I represent the one who gave his all for me? If Christ was to come and live my life for a day how would my attitudes, priorities, values and actions change?  These are all thoughts that are on my mind at present, as I continue my walk with God, seeking to better represent his grace in how I live my life.  Many of these thoughts were considered towards the

Colin Foremanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08634214184313020300noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5908889.post-1124908429486444492005-08-24T18:33:00.000Z2005-08-24T18:33:49.543Z

Following the recent surge in bloggers, you may be wondering what the best way of keeping track of them all is.  Well one suggestion is bloglines, which is a browser-based RSS feedtracker.  Basically it can keep track of news sites or blogs that you specify it to keep track of.  You login to it through your browser wherever you are, and it will display an outline of updates made to the blogs or

Colin Foremanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08634214184313020300noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5908889.post-1124886685709703212005-08-24T12:24:00.000Z2005-08-24T12:31:25.713Z

And then there were 6........This blogging craze is really snowballing now, get in quick or your missing out!! Ally G and Callum are the latest recruits to the blogging scene, good job guys. Lets hope we can all keep up the momentum and contiue to ride the crest of the wave that reach-out gave us all. I really believe God used ReachOut to change all our lives, bringing us closer to him, and I

Colin Foremanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08634214184313020300noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5908889.post-1124795272931061692005-08-23T11:06:00.000Z2005-08-23T11:07:52.936Z

And another oneKaren's the latest ReachOut leader to start up a blog, good job Kaz!! Who will be the next one to join the craze?

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Another one bites the dustThe blogging craze is really taking off now, Rosi is the latest Reach Out leader to start up her own blog, drop by and check it out. Good job Ros, keep shining bright!!

Colin Foremanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08634214184313020300noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5908889.post-1124743935361851062005-08-22T20:52:00.000Z2005-08-22T21:11:31.473Z

Was at Bangor Elim last night hearing Shane Lynch (formerly Boyzone) sharing his testimony. Really interesting and refreshing to hear him share in such an open and honest manner how the celebrity lifestyle wasn’t all it cracked up to, and left him ultimately in a state of depression having tried everything to find that high, being saved ultimately from the world of the occult. He didn’t go into a

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The blogging craze has taken off with my sis starting up her own blog.  Drop by and check it out, now we’re all wondering who will be next to enter the world of blogging?

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This is my first post using this tool, which is an add-in for MSWord; it will hopefully make posting easier, and hopefully more regular.  Check it out if you’re a blogger and see how you find it.  Handy for me since I aint got broadband yet!!

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Great to see a fellow Reach Out leader Justy has stepped into the world of blogging, check it out if you get a chance. Maybe some fellow leaders will follow the trend and set up a blog...........

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REACHOUTThe past week was an awesome week where God really moved in the lives of the young people that attended and through them into the wider community. He totally blew our mind, answering our every prayer beyond anything we could have comprehended. What was merely a thought a number of months ago he nurtured, developed and grew into something that impacted many young lives and through them

Colin Foremanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08634214184313020300noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5908889.post-1124098043981381042005-08-15T09:27:00.000Z2005-08-15T09:27:24.176Z

Blogs been quiet for a while, largely due to the above event that we have been running for youth in our area. More details to follow 

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God’s sense of humourWe had our final pre-reach out event last night, and lets just say it was a learning experience for me, a lesson I’m somewhat slow to learn. The plan was a DVD night, namely The Incredibles, projected through a projector with the sound through an amp with speakers, giving the full on cinema effect. So I gathered together the equipment and cabling that I figured would make

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Have been working on creating a website this week for our youthgroups in church, something i've been intending to do for a while. Ignite offer a great service for setting a site up for youth groups : quick and easy design, 10MB storage space and a free mailing list service meaning those who sign up can get regular mailshots and upddates to the site.Another thing i've finally got up and running

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The scene as I looked out my bedroom window a night last week

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Re-connectedWell its been a while since I’ve been able to update the old journal, the reason being my laptop died. After over 6 week, after endless phone calls, store visits and much annoyance I’m now seated writing this entry on a replacement laptop. Long story that I’ll not dwell on now, but basically a lot of hassle, and only for Curry’s extended warranty package that we had taken out,

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“Arise, cry out in the night, as the watches of the night begin;pour out your heart like waterin the presence of the Lord.Lift up your hands to him for the lives of your children,who faint from hunger at the end of every street”Lamentations 2vs.19This was the message we sen't out at our youth service last weekend, inviting members of the congregation to commit long term to becoming a "prayer

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Its been a whileWell over a month has passed since I last blogged and recorded my thoughts on here. Seems strange coming back to it now after a lengthy break, but I just scanning through past entries I can see it’s use as I see what God’s been putting on my heart in recent months. Things recently have been pretty hectic, this past month more so than normal it seems, and a number of times my

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STREETREACHWas at the Touchdown service on Sunday past, it's a Down Presbytery youth event that moves round different churches in the area held every couple of months. Was a really encouraging service, challenging message from Gods word, and re-iterating many of the thoughts and feelings I have been having recently. The main crux of the evening focussed in on Streetreach, the follow up event of

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When the world closed its eyes, he opened his arms.This is the tagline to the film Hotel Rwanda that I went to see on Wednesday night, the most compelling film I have seen in quite a while. It was one of those films where after the final credits had been shown, everyone in the cinema remained in their seats, numbed from the story they has just watched, not really knowing what to say or

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24 today : another year older, another year wiser, getting to that stage of life where you should be settling down, starting a family and all that scary stuff.To be honest it's a day just the same as any other - work as usual, youth leaders meeting tonight, nothing out of the ordinary.Had a look at this site to see who I share a birthday with, and what items of interest occured on this day

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Some stats worth thinking about :The GDP (Gross Domestic Product) of the poorest 48 nations (i.e. a quarter of the world's countries) is less than the wealth of the world's three richest people combined.20% of the population in the developed nations, consume 86% of the worlds goods.Just a couple of stats that struck home with me, for more check out this link.How do we as Christians react to these

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Working through Frustrations This past week has been an interesting one, lots on as always, but a week where I found myself really struggling with issues regarding church, and as a result struggling to connect with God. Church are always interesting places, and this past week has been fun from what i've heard from a number of people. It all stems from the realm of worship, more specifically

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Resourced Out Well in my last post I was heading off to the Christian resources exhibition at the Kings Hall, and overall I would say it was a beneficial experience. Came home from it laden down with information and sample resources from a number of organisations involved in a wide range of fields. Some people doing really cool stuff, some of it not my thing, but amazing to see how God is

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A few things that have been catching my eye lately while surfing around the web : The Make Poverty History campaign http://www.makepovertyhistory.org/home.html is a great opportunity to highlight poverty and trade justice issues on a global level, seeking to influence governments to act now on world poverty. As christians we should be concerned deeply about the world we live in, and the many

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And yet again I find another month has passed, and the intention of journaling on a regular basis has fallen by the wayside. Have thought about updating this on a number of occasions over the last month, but never really got round to it until now. So why now....... Well I guess i've come to realise it's importance in my spiritual journey, it's a means of recording what God's been placing on my

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Get Informed With the advance in worldwide communications, the "global village" of which we are a part has never been more accessible. The worldwide web, and numerous other technological advances, have brought the world to our living rooms. As Christians this presents numerous benefits if used wisely, and should inform and enthuse us into action about the injustices that exist in the world that

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RELATIONSHIPS MATTER This should be the soul aim of our lives, and everything else will fall into place. God has created us in His image, and he has created us to be in relationship with him. That’s what life’s all about, and that’s the only way we’ll find fulfillment in life. If our relationship with God is healthy then our relationships with others (friends, family, loved ones) are healthy

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IN THAT PLACE AGAIN So here I am, in that place again, realising that it’s been ages since I’ve written down my thoughts, wondering why I’m falling into old sin’s again, wondering why the initial passion that I had is now fading somewhat, realising I’ve let my quiet times become fleeting and often rushed. Renew me afresh Lord, restore the passion into my life, revive my soul, and draw me back

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Bruchko Just finished reading the above book about Bruce Olson, a teenager who followed his God given dream of bringing the Good News of the gospel to the Molitone tribe in the South American jungle. Amazing story of a guy who passionately pursued Gods calling in his life, no matter what the personal cost. An interesting point when reading that struck home with me : others had tried in the past

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Been a while Well its been quite a while since i've updated this, thing are pretty hectically busy at present and I haven't been taking the time to jot down my thoughts. But while i've got a few minutes at present i'll jot down a few things that have been on my mind recently. MAKING TIME Part of the reason i've been more hectically busy than usual is that youthwork responsibilities have

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Pass It On Psalm 78 1 O my people, hear my teaching; listen to the words of my mouth. 2 I will open my mouth in parables, I will utter hidden things, things from of old- 3 what we have heard and known, what our fathers have told us. 4 We will not hide them from their children; we will tell the next generation the praiseworthy deeds of the LORD , his power, and the wonders he has done. What are

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Whatever floats your boat This weekend was the harvest services in our church, and as is normally the case in our rural setting the church was more packed than usual, with many faces making their annual appearance to church, and others visiting from neighbouring churches. Harvest is a very traditional thing, especially in the country, and for the first year I can remember I found it a struggle.

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In my last post I was looking forward to the weekend in Ganaway with the young people from our youthclub, somewhat apprehensive as I prepared talks last minute, and racked my brain thinking through the things I had probably forgotten to do. But looking back in reflection now 3 words spring to mind : "God Is Good". The weekend was awesome, what can I say : memorable, fun, action-packed,

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...let us run with perseverance the race marked out for usHebrews 12 vs.1 Were taking our young people away for a weekend to Ganaway Outdoor Activity Centre, and the verses above are our theme for the weekend, looking at the analogy of running the Christian Race. As I have been thinking through this passage and pondering its implications I have been greatly challenged by it. Am I running this

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SLOW TO LEARNHow many times do we have to make the same mistakes, fall into the same traps, give into the same old temptations before we learn and move on. Its easy to live for God when we are in a nice christian environment and take the time to spend with God. But when we are stuck in the middle of the whirlwind paced everyday life, when our quiet times with God are merely a fleeting glance,

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Having returned from the final evening celebration at the Get a Life conference I suppose these are a few notes on reflection First and foremost, what a priviledge it was to be a delegate at this event, to receive the expert teaching, experience the uplifting worship and partake in the group discussionsWhat a breath of fresh air and time of excitement when our Church at Presbytery level is indeed

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At the conference today we were looking at "Meaningful Worship". Don Carson walked us through John 4 looking at how we should worship in Spirit and truth, taking the example of Jesus encounter with the Samaritan woman at the well as our focus. We looked at how Jesus broke down the barriers of division to address her spiritual needs. The main emphasis was on how God seeks TRUE WORSHIPPERS NOT

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GET A LIFE CONFERENCEUsual mixed emotions experienced before this evening began : apprehension, un-certainty, excitement, anticipationReflecting on it now my feelings are that of joy and excitrment. Joy in that I am fortionate to be at the event and in this position as the church considers its future. Excitement about how God will use this conference to revive a fresh urgency and passion in His

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GET A LIFE - God : real and relevant You may remember I posted about this event that I will be attending a few months back http://colinforeman.blogspot.com/2004_05_01_colinforeman_archive.html. Well the event begins next monday night, and having just received the conference material at church yesterday, I can now say I am quite excited about the prospect of what this could become. The

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GOD IS GOOD These are the words that spring to mind as I reflect on what was an awesome week at CSSM in Ballycrochan last week.  The evidence throughout of Gods hand protecting us, uplifting us and strengthening us was amazing, and as we lifted our prayers before him each morning, that same evening we were found thanking Him for answered prayer. The kids who came along were a mixed bunch, but we

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Greenfingered Youthwork Probably wondering what on earth i'm on about here, thinking i've finally lost the plot,let me explain. Getting involved in youthwork is gonna be a messy business, but the end product has the potential to be something beautiful. So where does it all start, well thats the messy bit : preparing the soil for the seeds to planted so the roots will grow. In youthwork this

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What is the one thing young people long for the most? Thats a question I have been pondering recently as I have been considering the format our youthwork should take. And one of the key things I feel matters most to young people, and indeed all of us if we are honest, is a sense of acceptance and belonging. The peer-group influence is one of the most influential in the lives of our young

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Yet again realising I haven't updated this in a while, will have to make an effort to get into the habit of updating more frequently. Anyway, what am I up to at the minute, well a few things of note are coming up. Youth activities in church have taken abit of a break over the summer, but we hope to use the time as leaders to re-think and re-structure what we are doing with the youth in an

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Realise I haven't updated this thing in a while, one week just seems to roll into another these days. So what have I been up to for the past while. Well last weekend was our youth service in the morning, it wen't really well, and God got me through taking another sermon through which I hope his voice and message was heard by both young and old. This weekend myself and a number of youth

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So nice to have a Bank Holiday off yesterday, not only is it a day off, but it means you go back to work, and its a 4 day week. So how did I spend my day off........... Firstly I spent abit of time with Sam before he heads off to the States, and on to South Africa with his puppet ministry. Had a good chat, catching up with eachother and whats going on in our lives. With both of us leading

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I've just tried to update this blog with the ability to comment, not sure if it has worked, but feel free to comment on its content, and we'll see what happens, if anything!!

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Get a life....God : real and relevant I attended an information evening last night for the above conference that is due to be run in August by the Presbyterian Church in Ireland. Myself, my minister and the clerk of session of our church were all in attendance, and we are the appointed delegates attending the weeklong conference on behalf of our church. On going to the meeting I didn't really

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Assignment Complete Having just handed in the final assignment for the certificate in youth ministry course I was doing, I thought i'd write a few lines here in reflection. Was weird last night at the dinner seeing everyone again and realising how well the group bonded and how much we all miss our wee monday night group. The final assignment involved analysing the current youth ministry setup

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The cross, and its significance is something I’ve been contemplating over recent weeks, as we consider an easter program of activities for the youth of our church. And as I contemplate the cross I come to realize it is much more than merely remembering what Christ has done. In doing so, and contemplating its meaning to our lives today, the cross should surely inspire us to daily take up our

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If we look back a mere 30 years to the world as it was then, many would agree that we are “better-off” today than we were then. Most of us have respectable homes, fully fitted with every mod-con accessory, a car to travel to and from our place of work, plentiful supplies of food, and more than enough “stuff” in general. But spiritually are we “better-off” today than we were a mere 30 or so

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Well works going well, busy as ever, but I guess while its still busy i'm still employed, so in many ways i'm praying the business will remain. But it isn't doin my head in yet, i'm still enjoying going in to work each day, getting good opportunities to witness, and am learning new stuff in the world of I.T. daily which adds to the old C.V. The challenge I now face is balancing time

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Has been quite a while since I’ve taken the time to update this journal, so I thought I’d better record a few thoughts. Last weekend was an awesome weekend retreat with the youth ministry course I’m doing, spending the weekend at Glenada Conference Center in Newcastle. It was so good just to spend time alone with God in the beauty of his nature, meditating on his word, and sharing with a group

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I wonderhow long the new years resolutions have lasted? If your anything like me you will have had the best of intentions, but found these intentions dwindling away as you get bogged down with worldly matters that seem to take up so much of your time. As you an see, my original intentions of keeping a daily journal have fell by the wayside somewhat, and thats down to the fact that my daily

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It has been interesting reading through the Old Testament account of the Passover in Exodus 12, and how in Christ we have the fulfillment of these scriptures. He has once and for all dealt with our sin, the pure and perfect lamb who shed his blood at Calvary for our sins. We are released from the bondage of sin, no longer slaves to it, but rather servants to the one who has dealt with our sin,

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A new year, a fresh start, a year full of opportunities both fresh and old, Help us Lord to surrender ourselves to your will for our lives this year. Reveal your purposes and plans in our lives, drawing us forever closer to you, and moulding and changing us to be the people you have called us to be, radiating Christ’s love and grace into the lives of others by our actions, words and lives, in

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Having a Heavenward Focus while living here on earth. This is an aspect which my daily readings have been focussing on the past few days, and its challenged me personally, particularly at this christmas season living in a western society obsessed with accumulating "stuff". As a christian I can pray for Gods will in my life, but if Gods will was for me to sacrifice my home, possessions,

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Are we storing up treasures in heaven or here on earth? That’s a question I find myself asking at this time of year when we give and receive gifts, accumulating more “stuff” for want of a better word, and adding it to the stuff we already possess. As we receive the latest DVD or CD to add to our collection, pushing the older ones to the back to be replaced by the latest release, I wonder have

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Nearly 4 weeks have now passed from my last journal entry, excuses could be written at length about how I haven’t had the time to keep to my original intention of a daily journal, but basically I’ve got caught up in the rat-race of working life. God has blessed me with employment at present, and with time commitments now taken up with work, I’m finding myself spending less time with the one who

Colin Foremanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08634214184313020300noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5908889.post-1070365490237837172003-12-02T11:44:00.000Z2003-12-02T11:45:00.046Z

Over a week has passed since my last journal entry, easy to slip from initial intentions of keeping a daily journal when other things seem to take up our time. But hopefully I’ll get back on track in keeping this daily, and with Gods help take timeout daily to reflect and record thoughts and ways in which God has spoken to me. 1 Corinthians 15 51-58 was the passage I was studying this morning

Colin Foremanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08634214184313020300noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5908889.post-1069344184715350582003-11-20T16:02:00.000Z2003-11-20T16:03:11.950Z

“Feed the spirit not the flesh”, that’s the crux of Paul’s writings in Galatians 5 vs. 16-26, and in doing so we will produce fruits of the Spirit, rather than sins of the flesh. Its only by allowing the Holy Spirit into our lives and indeed controlling our lives that we can produce these kinds of fruit, and nail our sinful desires to the cross. And this is a regular, even daily process,

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