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Obedience : The Sequel

Mike — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 13:52:47 +0000

The most spiritual place of the house.

The place where more close encounters of the God kind seem to occur.

The room that seems to resound with the call of The Spirit and where the clearest insights are received.

I do, of course, mean the bathroom!

Don’t ask me why but the bathroom seems [...]

Obedience

Mike — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 20:53:01 +0000

Obedience. Oh-beeeeee-deeee-ents The rubber hits the road - NOW. [...]

A right pain in the neck

Mike — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 13:40:25 +0000

Before any of you think I’m talking about myself, my kids or even Mrs H – I’m not! (although the title could apply to any and all of us at different points in time)

Going back over 10 years, I started to experience weakness in my arms and pain in my neck/back – in [...]

Anthem for a season

Mike — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 20:01:40 +0000

For the last couple of months or so we have really started to feel a sense that God is going to shake things up this year, and that He has got some major plans for us in the next few months/year or so.

We don’t know quite what it all means or how it’s [...]

Ten Years – Who’da thunk it!

Mike — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 20:36:02 +0000

June 3rd 2000 and a gorgeous woman said “I do” and, in front of a large gathering of friends and families along with our Heavenly Father, we were married.

The last ten years haven’t all been smooth going, but no marriage ever is. There’s been rough patches, arguments, tears, hurt and more – but [...]

The God of second chances – Happy re-birthday to me :)

Mike — Sun, 16 May 2010 18:18:48 +0000

Friday May 16th 2008 – about 8pm in the evening:

So he returned home to his Father. And while he was still a long way off, his Father saw him coming. Filled with love and compassion, He ran to his son, embraced him, and kissed him

Luke 15:20 (New Living Translation)

Two years [...]

Stomach bug from hell

Mike — Sun, 02 May 2010 20:23:53 +0000

The Hartley household was struck down last week as a nightmarish stomach bug took hold of us and for the first time we can think of actually hit all 5 of us.

24 hours? No

48? Nope

72 then??? You wish

The bug lasted from Saturday evening (24th) to Friday 30th April in one [...]

Out of control – and learning on the way

Mike — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 21:11:35 +0000

Following a really stirring recommendation from Dave Smith, senior pastor at our Church – KingsGate Community Church, I bought the book “Divine Mentor” by Wayne Cordeiro.

The book is a real honest and down-to-earth call to read the bible, and it opens our eyes to a rather novel way of viewing the experience. Wayne, [...]

Help for Haiti

Mike — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 21:48:42 +0000

There are times when the hearts and souls of every human being cry out in horror, agony and helplessness.

There are times when people, quite understandably, ask WHY and HOW.

There are times when God can appear, on the surface, to be nowhere and completely incomprehensible.

There are times when the heart of God [...]

Hippy Moo Car!

Mike — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 14:23:40 +0000

Erm… Happy New Year even – obviously not in my right mind. And WOWOWOWOWOW has it really been this long since I last posted. Sorry folks, life has been totally crazy these last few months with my work having a rebrand and new product launch, me getting my tonsils ripped out and the usual [...]