Posts by Anita Dobson

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Taste and See that the Lord is Good

On Tuesday 3rd November, Christ Church hosted 44 church leaders and their teams as they discovered more about LICC’s whole life discipleship approach to our mission as Christians. Tasting Danish pastries as well as new ideas, guests from as near as Mangotsfield and as far away as Swindon, Wells and Clevedon heard Neil Hudson from […]

Not too young to pray

FIH-picture-prayer-board-book We don’t think it’s ever too early to learn how to pray. Follow the link to see how you could create a simple resource to help your toddler to form simple thank you prayers. A modern version of the traditional bedtime “God bless Nanny, I quite forgot” routine. The Faith in Homes website has […]

Growing 4 Life newsletter

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Growing 4 Life Newsletter July 2015 The Faith in homes newsletter for families, and the general newsletter have been combined, to give you a one stop range of ideas, resources and thoughts to encourage you to grow closer to God. In this issue: How I missed the Master’s Voice Rhys Harris reviews a classic Christian […]

Book review: Run Baby Run by Nicky Cruz

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Book review Run Baby Run Nicky Cruz was testimony to the fact that no one is too bad, or too far from God, to be reached by his love. A famous story that happened some time ago, but still powerful and relevant. Click on the link above to read more. Rhys Harris, an avid reader, […]

Faith in Homes newsletter April / May 2015

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Keeping faith on the menu in families Newsletter April 2015 In this edition; Why Spiderman costumes are just right for church Book review: Let’s Stick together – what every couple with a new baby need to know to stay strong in their relationship

Growing 4 Life Newsletter April /May 2015

Growing 4 Life Newsletter April 2015 In this edition: Are full or empty when we go out to serve God? Life without limits: book review which challenges us to walk in faith even when you don’t have legs.

Growing 4 Life Newsletter April /May 2015

Growing 4 Life Newsletter April 2015 In this edition: Are full or empty when we go out to serve God? Life without limits: book review which challenges us to walk in faith even when you don’t have legs.

Adventure Cruise Day 3

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Today we sailed into the “C”of call. We learnt about calling for help.  The children were encouraged to call on their leaders for assistance with the quiz answers (thankfully Laura and I passed the test!) They were reminded that that “Everyone who calls upon the name of the Lord will be saved.”  They heard how […]

Adventure Cruise Day 2

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We have sailed 2 of our 5 “C”‘s … Today was the “C” of courage. We found out how much courage the woman displayed when she washed Jesus’ feet with her tears and poured perfume on him.  She didn’t care what everyone else thought of her, she just wanted to show Jesus what she thought […]

Adventure Cruise Day 1

SS Adventurer cartoon

We’ve set sail! After casting off from port we have sailed our first “C” with over 80 children at the Parish Hall this morning. There was a little more water than we’d hoped so some of the games had to be indoors, like video games as CSGO with the latest monitor from this viewsonic vx2452mh […]