by MERCHANT, P. | Category: Jesus' Relationships | Jan 2009
Life is about relationships. Life is about other people. For the Christian, life is about my relationship with God and other people. Probably all of us have a web of relationships, small or large, with family, neighbours, friends, and at ...
http://www.hayespress.org/article-jan-2009-from-exclusion-to-inclusion
by MERCHANT, P. | Category: Jesus' Relationships | Feb 2009
The disciple Peter's bold, enthusiastic, impetuous character attracts us because of his inconsistent, instant reaction to events. He has a strong 'act now, think later' tendency! He is like so many of us! Peter jumps from a boat to ...
http://www.hayespress.org/article-feb-2009-peter-first-among-equals
by MERCHANT, P. | Category: Jesus' Relationships | Apr 2009
These days we tend to describe people in different ways from people in Bible times. We tend to apply psychological words to people such as extrovert / introvert, optimist / pessimist or anxious / easygoing. We understand character primarily in ...
http://www.hayespress.org/article-apr-2009-his-web-of-relationships
by MERCHANT, P. | Category: N/a | Feb 2008
Andy needed to talk to someone. The fatigue and stumbling caused by his multiple sclerosis symptoms were not going to go away. Since his illness started his wife had left him, he had lost his joinery job, money was tight, ...
http://www.hayespress.org/article-feb-2008-the-luxury-of-listening
by MERCHANT, P. | Category: Minor Prophets? Major Issues! | Mar 2006
Every morning on my way to work I pass one of Edinburgh’s cathedrals which stands between the Conan Doyle public house and a large John Lewis department store. A large banner hangs over the front door of the cathedral - ...
http://www.hayespress.org/article-mar-2006-micah-bribery-and-corruption
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