Just heard someone mention… Every decision involves 5 f’s: finance, family, fitness (health), friends, and faith. The only question is in which order of priority will you put them. They are certainly a good list of important things in our life. Reflecting on how much we are able to combine them and how much possibly [...]
our search for a deeper love – reflections for Easter Sunday
This Sunday morning we will look at why we get a holiday every year around this time; how the significance of Easter is all about rediscovering the love of God in our life. Here are some words to reflect on for Easter Sunday from Rev. Sun Myung Moon: If the desire of God and the [...]
leadership & team work lessons start from your family
Have been thinking a lot recently about why I decided to step down from my role of leading and managing our UK Unification Movement on the national level, and feeling more inspired to work on the local congregational level. One of the reasons of course was that I was being asked not to manage and [...]
the grass is always greener on the other side
Here are Mark & Eddie arriving at Incheon last week straight off the plane from Heathrow. I was so looking forward to seeing them and missed my family, end of story: But, travelling alone abroad with two small children has not always been a walk in the park. Just occasionally did my temper get a [...]
absence makes the heart grow fonder
being away from home the last week or so in Korea has made me realise that every time I go away I miss my family more. This time particularly when I was leaving for Heathrow on Amy’s birthday I really didn’t want to leave. Just realised how used to my daily schedule I am; of [...]
a proud day for Unificationists
sometimes we tend to put ourselves down as a movement but when you participate in a blessing event you can only feel pride for True Parents, the movement, and our community. Just being at the resort the last few days with all the 2nd Gen couples getting ready for their big day and being at [...]
octopus boiled alive
Just arrived in Seoul. Had a fun seafood meal last night with the London based production company who are over here filming Sean, Elisa and Reamonn on their journey towards marriage as young Unificationists. We were all a bit taken aback by the squirming octopus. This morning Reamonn and Lisa were catching some typical Seoul market [...]
looking back & going forward
I stepped down from my position as the national director for our UK Unification Movement last week, and want to say a BIG thank you to all of you from around the country that Chieko & I Â have had the privilege to work together with over the last four years. It has been a v [...]
every promise kept nurtures your integrity
this message (Part 2 in our time management series) started out about how to over come the problem of procrastination in our life. And you can find tonnes of good tips online about how to develop the right techniques. But this is a look at something more fundamental. Here is a summary: First just to [...]
how far ahead can you see? …sermon thoughts
 …sermon thoughts on part 3 of our time management series. Planning is an important aspect of managing your time. It helps to break down your time into smaller blocks whether it is hours in a day or months in the year. When you are trying to reach a destination breaking your journey into manageable chunks [...]
