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About williamrporter

William is married with two children. He helps lead a house of prayer in the Midlands of the UK. William loves God and counts photography, music and walking as hobbies. Living life to the full amongst good friends and family are some of the precious gifts of his life.

Finding your voice

I have a developing interest in photography. It started in earnest, strangely enough, when I hit a wall of depression three years ago. I couldn’t really focus on thinking about much, but one avenue open to me was to take … Continue reading →

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A sense of perspective

A family trip to London this week has proved an education. Not just for our children, though it was four years ago since our last visit to the capital. But for Karen and myself as well. Three days of being … Continue reading →

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Becoming strong in spirit

One of the more interesting series over new year TV was the World’s Strongest Man competition. An annual spectacle, massive muscular guys battled it out in the heat, through a progression of lifting, pulling and endurance tests , to see … Continue reading →

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Where is home?

It was a shock when my mother finally moved out of the old family home last year. It was large, a bit isolated and too much to manage for her, and a move closer to family made sense. But it … Continue reading →

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Reflecting grace

The cinema audience at Les Miserables was absorbed in the story. A life journey was unfolding before us; great themes of grace, sin, liberation and destiny were explored, touching each one there. You couldn’t help but identify with the characters … Continue reading →

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Let’s start at the very beginning…a very good place to start

I’ve had a couple of stimulating conversations this week about signs of the times. A friend and I were chatting over coffee about whether to expect shaking, doom and gloom in the future or a glorious church and widespread spiritual … Continue reading →

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‘What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger, if…’

  My family have debated the truth of this recent chart song ‘What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger’. Sometimes the horrific things that happen, or the unfortunate events, don’t finish us off, but they don’t make us stronger. You … Continue reading →

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Why a forerunner blog?

                                  I have been mulling over this phrase for a few years now. A forerunner is one who goes before someone to prepare their … Continue reading →

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Be a force for good in 2013

I was reminded of both the positive and negative aspects of 2012 over new year this week. We partied well as a group towards new year’s eve, celebrating and thanking God for all the blessings and highlights of the last … Continue reading →

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Just starting!

Thinking about blogging as a way of ordering my thoughts about life at the moment. I also am getting a bug for taking pictures and developing that arty side of seeing the world. Here are a few images from the … Continue reading →

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