Category Archive

Lost identity

Simon LawtonJanuary 27, 2021InspirationLeave a Comment

Have you lost your identity? My heart goes out to all those who have lost jobs, careers, businesses and livelihoods during the pandemic. I can only imagine what that must feel like. Years of studying, … Read More

Keep a grip on hope

Simon LawtonJanuary 13, 2021Inspiration2 Comments

The name Stuart Bee might not mean anything to you at all. He made the headlines towards the end of November last year when he took his motorboat along the Florida coast and went missing. Unfortunately … Read More

Adore Him

Simon LawtonDecember 22, 2020InspirationLeave a Comment

I love Christmas – it surely is the most wonderful time of the year! One of the many things I look forward to is singing carols and one of my favourites is “O come all … Read More

Don’t focus on the waves

Simon LawtonDecember 16, 2020Fear and anxiety, Inspiration, Worry2 Comments

Julia and I recently spent a few days in a beautiful Caswell Bay apartment on the Gower peninsula. The area is classified as an area of outstanding natural beauty, and it certainly lives up to … Read More

Be generous

Simon LawtonDecember 8, 2020Generosity, InspirationLeave a Comment

It’s Christmastime (in case you didn’t realise!) and in conversation last night Julia and I discovered that, in separate incidents on the same day this week, we had both given money to people begging on … Read More

His eye is on the sparrow

Simon LawtonDecember 3, 2020Fear and anxiety, Inspiration, Worry4 Comments

We have a comfy chair in our dining room that faces out onto our back garden. I will often sit in it, pray and reflect. I find it therapeutic, relaxing and a place to be … Read More

Pray, wait, trust

Simon LawtonNovember 18, 2020Inspiration, Prayer10 Comments

There are times in our lives when we simply do not understand what God is doing or what God wants us to do. Personally I have been without a job since August 2nd. Unfortunately things … Read More

Are You Looking In The Wrong Direction?

Simon LawtonSeptember 25, 2020Fear and anxiety, Inspiration, WorryLeave a Comment

Have you ever stopped at a level crossing waiting for a train and whilst the warning lights flashed, tried to guess from which direction the train was coming from? More often than not we guess … Read More

How to deal with fear and anxiety?

Simon LawtonMarch 27, 2020Fear and anxiety, Inspiration2 Comments

How to deal with fear and anxiety? These are challenging, uncomfortable, crazy and I’m sure for many, anxious, fearful and perplexing times.
None of us have been through this before. How do we respond?

More Grace!

Simon LawtonFebruary 27, 2020Inspiration3 Comments

We used to have a friend who had a sometimes difficult husband (he was lovely really!) and we would ask her how she coped with him? Her response was always the same – she prayed … Read More