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The 4 Steps to Overcoming Ugly Duckling Syndrome

Posted by Berni Dymet on Apr 22, 2013 in Blessing, Faith, Featured, Grace, Love, Power, Relationships, Theology | 6 comments

We’ve all felt like the Ugly Duckling at some point in our lives. We look around at everyone else, and we conclude that we’re worthless. Absolutely worthless.

But God didn’t create you or me, to feel like that. He didn’t create you and me to be the Ugly Duckling. No. He has a much better plan for our lives than that.

Much better.

Christmas – Cancel or Celebrate?

Posted by Berni Dymet on Dec 17, 2012 in Christmas, Featured, Jesus, Theology | 26 comments

Ever felt like cancelling Christmas?

I mean cast your eye around your local shopping mall. Each year, “Christmas” seems to get further and further away from what that first Christmas is all about. No good complaining about it. It is what it is. And on the inside, where we live … I’m not sure if you’ve noticed … it’s becoming more and more difficult to celebrate the awesome meaning of Christmas. So … why not cancel it altogether this year?

Incredible, Amazing You!

Posted by Berni Dymet on Aug 20, 2012 in Power, Service, Theology | 13 comments

I think that sometimes, we take ourselves for granted. We don’t really realise how incredible we are. And not just ourselves … we also take others for granted.

So, here are a couple of amazing facts about each one of us that you may not know? Totally amazing:

The Sort of Giving that Gets God Excited

Posted by Berni Dymet on Aug 7, 2012 in Blessing, Controversies, Discipleship, Jesus, Service, Theology | 17 comments

Well, my last blog post – Why I Don’t Believe in Tithing – certainly set the cat amongst the pigeons, with some lively discussion to and fro – which is awesome. Some people of course remain unconvinced – they see tithing as an important part of being a Christian.

I don’t, because I believe that grace opens the door to a whole new level of giving. A “New Covenant” alternative if you like, to the legalism of the tithe. Here’s what I’m talking about …

A Book Every Young Woman Should Read, but …

Posted by Berni Dymet on Jul 25, 2012 in Growing, Intimacy, Theology | 1 comment

It’s not often that I endorse someone else’s book … but yet every now and then along comes a book that’s just one out of the box!

The MICI Message by Janelle Maree is one of those. It’s been written specifically to help one of the most vulnerable groups in our society – young women – to discover who they really are. (Made In Christ’s Image – MICI – which is also the name of Janelle’s free, quarterly eMag).

But … it’s not just for young women. It’s a brilliant read for all of us. So I highly, highly recommend it.

Batman Movie – Who Would Have Thought?

Posted by Berni Dymet on Jul 23, 2012 in Blessing, Community, Suffering, Theology | 23 comments

You expect a bit of death and carnage when you go to see a Batman movie – but on the screen, not in the seats and on the floor of the cinema. Who would ever have thought – these people were on a great night out. 12 murdered. Some 60 injured. Lives lost. Families torn apart. Grieving fathers, mothers, husbands, wives, children …