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    Follow my leader

    For those of you well attuned to following a SatNav, have you tried Zen Navigation? I first heard about it from Dirk Gently (a Douglas Adams character) and it involves finding someone who looks like they know where they are

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    Become who you are!

    Paul’s opening to his letter to the Corinthians includes a paradox which is at the heart of the Christian life. In verse two, he says the Christians in Corinth are already ‘sanctified’ (i.e. saint-ified) because of their relationship with Jesus

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    Maths is Fun, Faith is Better

    Maths is Fun, Faith is better Let’s say x = ymultiply both sides by x gives x2 = xysubtract y2 gives x2 – y2 = xy – y2which is (x + y)(x – y) = y(x – y)divide by (x

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    Rain

    What do you think of the rain? For some, it just rain spoils a picnic or an afternoon of sport (cricket, or tennis anyone?). The less rain the better. Although if you look at the garden turning brown and worry

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    Mustard

    Mustard seeds aren’t very big. You can see them, and pick them up; you can plant them and watch them grow; you can grind them up and add them on your food. They may not be the smallest seed known

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    Lost and Found

    Everyone knows what it’s like to get lost. We’ve all done it – you take a wrong turn at some point, you end up somewhere you aren’t meant to be, you don’t know how to get back on track. In

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    Money, Money, Money

    Abba wrote a song about money – perhaps you’re already playing the xylophone introduction in your mind? “In my dreams I have a plan, if I got me a wealthy man, I wouldn’t have to work at all” or “I

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    Teach us, O Lord

    Some of the most effective stories we listen to and tell contain something that runs against what might be expected – something we may not notice at first take, but which makes us stop and think when we realise what

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    Who is in Control?

    In my second year at university, I experienced something I will never forget. Late at night, I was sitting in my bed, reading, when the entire room began to vibrate. There was a low rumbling sound. It lasted for about

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    Wheels on the Road

    A wheel is such a simple thing. It’s round and it goes round; it has an axle and it has an edge. But what makes a wheel useful is when you use it (unicycle anyone?) or use a few (a

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    Shaw Church What's On

    • Sunday 31 August
      10:00 am
      Morning Worship
    • Wednesday 3 September
      10:00 am
      Barnabas Group
    • Wednesday 3 September
      1:30 pm
      Flower Club

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    Church Road
    Newbury
    RG14 2DR

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