We should not be deterred by bad news. The day of the Resurrection began with bad news:
"They have stolen His body..."
We don't yet know the miracles that God is working in the middle of the nights and inside the tombs.
But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” 2 Corinthians 12:9
We had such a large number of new members flood to DingDash yesterday when Facebook, Instagram, and Whatsapp crashed.
We were so excited to provide Christians with an alternative! https://backtojerusalem.com/many-christians-to-switch-to-dingdash-during-facebook-crash/
Got fuel. Got food. Feel blessed (also, got DingDash, so I can still chat to my global family)
Starting today, we've given our 2nd rest day each week to God. So, today, we've filmed our next episodes of Little Blessings Online, Endurance, the following Story Time with Dave the Dog, and Art Video for the next episode of Little Blessings
We've also filmed our 1st episode of Marriage Matters...just Jo & I - I last night - during our weekly Date Night, having a blast, and I almost exploded my mug of tea all over the studio when Jo replied to a question she didn't know I was gonna ask.
Marriage Matters is our brand new Podcast: Real Talk, Real Life and #KeepingItReal... encouragement for Christian marriages around the world 🙂
First episode airs Saturday 23rd October from 4pm, via your favourite podcast provider, YouTube, Facebook, Instagram (if they've got em working by then!) & via our website where you'll find all of the above, AND a transcript.
Watch It - Hear It - Read It
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Little Blessings Online, Season 5, Episode 3, Daniel and a Dream
(and yes, more Dave the Dog!)
JoJo and Andy B talk about dreams, good dreams, not so good dreams and strange dreams and JoJo has to call Andy B back to earth as he daydreams about food!
Story Time with Dave the Dog
This time Daniel needs to figure out what the King dreamed and what that dream meant, or he will be in big trouble; like Dave says, poor Daniel will have a serious ‘Time out’!
What will Dave the Dog make of the King’s strange dream and are Dave’s dreams stranger then the King’s?
Art Time
For art time, JoJo encourages us to make a dreamy drawing. It’s quick and simple art time this week, so you might want to play the clip again as it was so quick and just to make sure you were not dreaming! [READ MORE]
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Endurance, Series 3, Episode 6, Training With Others
Endurance is your weekly spiritual workout, whether you think of yourself as a beginner, an intermediate, or advanced!
Explore with us as we talk about ‘Training with Others’.
As usual, we have #GoDeeper with Andy B and #GoDo with Steven and Nathan.
Go Deeper with Andy B, as he digs deeper into the subject of training with others.
He talks about the impact that encouragement has on athletes in sports events.
He relates an occasion when he was cycling, and Steven came alongside him while running, and the influence their individual efforts had on one another.
He also expands the wisdom in Ecclesiastes, concerning the strength two people have together as opposed to one person on their own, because different strengths and weaknesses complement one another in different ways.
Read / Remember / Reflect / Respond [READ MORE]
For the rest of the post, to read the transcript or watch the video @ https://www.berrybunch.family/endurance-series-3-episode-6-training-with-others/
In response to my letter urging me to consider going back to trucking [for a short time!] I've made 3 enquiries to 3 companies all currently recruiting drivers....and have met nothing but a wall of silence, so far.
Crisis? What crisis!
If I've got nothing back by the end of next week I'll be contacting the Lord (is a woman a Lord? Or a Lady?) who sent the letter and asking why they wasted the price of all those 1,000,000 stamps since a highly prized professional, with 15 years plus experience, and a clean licence, actually isn't all that valued or wanted!?! Also that I'm not at all surprised by what I've so far discovered and encountered...
Since this was a response to a crisis thing on my part, and since I've been quite happily not employed for some time, I have plenty of time on my side ;-)
So having the vaccine is supposed to be personal, informed, choice?
I’m saying this as a registered nurse, I know the pros and cons of the vaccine. I’m not even having a vaccine pros and cons debate. BUT I’m tired of social media using their ‘powers of persuasion’ to dictate the information content we’re ‘allowed’ to be fed. How can informed choice/consent be given if the information is biased??
https://backtojerusalem.com/youtube-blocking-all-anti-vaccine-content/
Andy B 2 Minute Video, Mud, Bicycles and the Cycle of Life, S4, E16
When we go cycling, things can stick to our tyres. If you go mountain biking, you might end up with plenty of mud liberally applied to your bike. And if you’re really unfortunate, you’ll end up with a clay/grass mix that will stick to the outside of your tyre, and weight your bike down enough that you struggle up hills you can normally cycle up, without much effort or thought.
Well this is exactly what happened to Jo, and her bike, when we were out Mountain Biking one day. [READ MORE]
You can Watch the video, Listen to the Audio, or Read the transcript – below on our website https://www.berrybunch.family/andy-b-2-minute-video-mud-bicycles-and-the-cycle-of-life-s4-e16/
Just a thought…
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Just wrapping up from another filming session for Dave the Dog, and that we'll known story of the 3 mates who wer chucked in a fire and came out just fine.
Cool!
And Dave showed off some of his new hobby - ventriloquism... we'll post that clip real soon!
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Wow. 2 hours out and about and finally found some fuel. Filled up for Jo, so she can keep getting to work since public transport is no use for her due to when and where she works.
Tension out there was palpable. But most people were clearly just filling their cars to get to work, and just grateful to get some
Except the guy in front....really!?!?!? Cos you needed that extra £10 in your range rover....those are the people causing a fuel crisis, buying fuel they clearly don't need...nobody ever puts £10 in a shiny range rover. That's what happened in 2000, when people bought fuel they didn't, 'cos you know just in case....'
It's the grief and selfishness of people that gets to me
And the hyper agrrssive guy venting at me that he was a key worker and needs fuel .. while doing so while parking up, less than 50 yards from a fuel station, with fuel, where he could buy fuel...if he needs it, go buy some...they've got plenty right now
In recent days I have had a reader from Saudi Arabia reading my devotionals, which is rare and a total privilege to spiritually support them. I know that being a Christian in Saudi Arabia is dangerous; please join with me in praying for this individual brother/sister.
https://www.opendoorsuk.org/persecution/world-watch-list/saudi-arabia/
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