David Chambers on November 20th, 2009

This poem has come to mean a lot to me. It was with me some years ago at a time when life did not seem worth living and I was clinging onto God by my fingertips. I was reminded of it again yesterday while attending a course on Spiritual Direction.

It  was written by Saint [...]

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David Chambers on November 17th, 2009

Many years ago I remember taking the Myers- Brigs Personality Indicator Test and remember being classed as INTJ. Without going into too much detail it meant that I was in the 50.7% of the population that are introverted. Whereas Extroverts get their main source of energy from external sources, such as being with people, Introverts [...]

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David Chambers on November 13th, 2009

 
 
Having just spent an evening discussing our Deanery Mission Plan which seems to be all about numbers and who controls who, I was intrigued to find the following in this weeks Liverpool Diocesan Bulletin.
 
Bishop James has spoken of the need for parishes to seriously consider how they can grow their numbers. Talking in his latest podcast the [...]

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