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Getting the time right

November 7, 2023November 7, 2023 by Annabel Nixey

It’s awful when you get the time wrong. Missing a meeting, a party, a flight. I’ve done all those things at various points and it’s not a nice feeling! It’s important to get the time right. There’s no point applying for a position which…

Christian Living

How I came to know Jesus – Annabel Nixey

November 9, 2021November 9, 2021 by Annabel Nixey

It is a strange thing: I don’t remember meeting any of the people who have most shaped me in my life. Either that or they don’t remember meeting me. I don’t remember meeting my mum, my dad or my older sisters. That’s true for most people, I presume!…

Christian Living Youth & Kids

What I pray for my kids – with Annabel Nixey

May 6, 2021May 6, 2021 by Annabel Nixey

I have a distinct memory from when I was in high school. I was sitting in the car, about to jump out and my mum was praying for some test or exam I had that day. I don’t remember what the test was. I don’t remember what she prayed. I remember how she prayed.…

Christian Living

I don’t try to do quiet times any more.

September 30, 2019October 2, 2019 by Annabel Nixey

There was a time in my life when I tried to do ‘quiet times’. I don’t any more. I don’t know where the term came from, but the idea of doing a ‘quiet time’ has been part of my Christian life for as long as I can remember. Countless youth camps and…

Christian Living Doctrine

The Bible’s guide to time travel (part 3): Don’t forget to change your clocks

January 13, 2019January 13, 2019 by Annabel Nixey

Getting the time wrong can make a big difference in life. I still remember one morning as a kid getting out of bed, getting dressed in my school uniform, going downstairs into my parents’ room… to find Mum and Dad still in bed. It was a Saturday!…

Christian Living Doctrine

The Bible’s guide to time travel (part 2): Accepting that time is broken

January 6, 2019January 6, 2019 by Annabel Nixey

Bad timing drives me nuts. The bus pulls away just before you reach it. The priceless opportunity disappears just before you can grab it. Just when that person finally gets back on their feet, something else goes wrong. Bad, broken timing. Why…

Christian Living Doctrine

The Bible’s guide to time travel (part 1): Trusting the original Time Lord

December 30, 2018December 18, 2018 by Annabel Nixey

Time is a funny thing. It goes too fast. Then too slow. We want it to stand still and then wish it didn’t. We love losing track of it but incessantly strive to find it. There are few things more frustrating and difficult than running out of time or wasting…