 | | S05E063, Know Thyself, Andy B 2 Minute Video | | If you had to write a biography about yourself what would it say and how easy would you find such an exercise.
God tells us that we are fearfully and wonderfully made; that He hand made us on purpose and for a purpose.
So, if you were saying who God had
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 | | S05E062, On Purpose, Andy B 2 Minute Video | | Let’s go somewhere controversial. It shouldn’t be, but it is. So, let’s get this out at the beginning.
Evolution is not true!
It isn’t false because I say it is. Even Charles Darwin stated it was only a theory – and a theory that has never been prov
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 | | S05E059, Accountably Accountable… Andy B 2 Minute Video | | We all see change and can get a bit freaked out. Losing control is another one that can make us very uncomfortable.
Perhaps I’m more unique though, because I really do enjoy change! I’m not daft enough to think that some change doesn’t infuriate me. But
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 | | S05E058, Just Keep Swimming! Andy B 2 Minute Video | | If you’ve ever watched the film, Finding Nemo - or Finding Dory – you’ll appreciate the fact the Dory, is a small blue fish, is a bit forgetful. She’s also incredibly joyful. And she is also well know for her little song when everything is going horribly
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 | | S05E055, GPS Gone Wrong , Andy B 2 Minute Video | | I was out for a walk one day and tracking my exercise on a sports app - I like it because I can see how my heart rate is doing, what my average walking pace is etc. However, on one occasion, when I checked my app, the map was just a horrible mess: imagine
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 | | S05E054, Five-Legged Stool, Andy B 2 Minute Video | | When you work as part of a team, that functions really well, it can be so hard when one team member is taken out of the loop.
A well organised team will be able to step in to each other’s roles as necessary.
Our usual day for filming new BerryBunch mate
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 | | S05E053, Best Laid Plans, Andy B 2 Minute Video | | There’s a rather crude phrase in the UK about how P£*$ Poor Planning Produce P£*$ Poor Performance. (You can interpret those symbols for whatever works best for your innocence!)
The basic point is simply that if we don’t put in the effort to plan somethi
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 | | S05E050, Isn’t It Amazing? Andy B 2 Minute Video | | Isn’t It Amazing what Jesus did? He was the Son of God – of course. But He was also a carpenter, an older brother, a son.
One thing remains certain about His life and that is that He obeyed His parents, and his Heavenly Father too. He didn’t just do what
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 | | S05E049, Evolving Traditions, Andy B 2 Minute Video | | We’re always trying to make life just a little easier for ourselves, aren’t we? Well, mostly anyway! And, as we age and mature (again, mostly) we discover things that don’t work, and things that work better.
But how are you with change?
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 | | S05E047, Old v New, Andy B 2 Minute Video | | “Everything new must be better”. This must be the mantra on anybody involved in selling anything – that the new thing is better than the old because it is newer. But as we’ve seen with new and old version of the same cars this isn’t true.
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 | | S05E044, Measure Twice, Cut Once, Andy B 2 Minute Video | | When we get involved in a project it’s quite possible for us to get so focused we can miss the most obvious of mistakes. That’s the reason why you’ll find the breakdown truck driver refuse your help when they load your car on to their vehicle – they need
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 | | S05E043, Buffer Zones, Andy B 2 Minute Video | | It’s easy to see all the gaps and fill them up. If it’s a dam, great. That same finger shoving effort may not be quite as helpful if it’s a colander you’re filling the holes in, while you’re trying to strain some cauliflower from the water it was just boi
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 | | S05E041, Remember! Andy B 2 Minute Video | | There will always be parts of our lives we’d rather forget – those moments when something traumatic happens to us, or those times when we’ve done something that may have ruined the life of someone else, perhaps permanently.
Those moments define us, and
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 | | S05E040, Phone a Friend… Andy B 2 Minute Video | | Have you ever heard the phrase ‘phone a friend’? While it may have been made more widely known by a popular British TV quiz show, I’ve used it and heard it for many years before that. The meaning is fairly simple – when you get stuck, you contact someone
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 | | S05E038, Triangle Toast, Andy B 2 Minute Video | | We can treat life how we treat eating toast! We can take it all and shove it and hope for the best.
But there is a better way and, having a beard, has made me more aware of the need to bread my toast into smaller pieces; any of us would do well to brea
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 | | S05E036, #WhatsTrending? Andy B 2 Minute Video | | As a slight caveat, this is the first video edited with some new video editing software we’re now switching across to. I think it’s improved various elements of both the editing and the videos you can watch that we make.
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| | S05E036, #WhatsTrending? Andy B 2 Minute Video | | As a slight caveat, this is the first video edited with some new video editing software we’re now switching across to. I think it’s improved various elements of both the editing and the videos you can watch that we make.
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 | | S05E031, Springs, Bins and Sensors, Andy B 2 Minute Video | | In our home we bought, quite a while ago, a battery operated sensor bin. Some friends had one and, once we’d used their sensor bin, we knew we wanted one too. However, as is often the way, the engineering to keep it at a lower price, was not as good as th
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 | | S05E024, Push or Pull? Andy B 2 Minute Video | | Every day we have to make decision whether to push ahead or pull back. It can be as simple as whether we rush into the car park for our daily work, or taking our time to letting someone take our place in the supermarket queue, or jumping in between two pe
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 | | S05E023, Splinters and Infections, Andy B 2 Minute Video | | While cutting back some hedges I had a sudden, sharp, whack to my hand from a branch that had whipped towards me. Unfortunately, there was a thorn on said branch which banged into my hand. The remnants of a thorn were still stuck in my glove! so I got a g
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 | | S05E022, The Power of Friends, Andy B 2 Minute Video | | “You’ve got a friend in me” so the lyrics go from a song used in Toy Story. Wonder if you’re singing the rest of that song right now, or humming it and annoying your colleagues?
We are made to be with other people. God designed us to function in commun
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 | | S05E018, Toilet Seat Hinges, Andy B 2 Minute Video | | While repairing the seat hinge on one of our toilets a couple of things occurred to me.
Well, to be honest 3 things occurred to me.
Firstly, that I needed to clean the toilet soon!
Secondly, that it’s worth remembering the next time I use a toile
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| | S05E016, Take 5!!!, Andy B 2 Minute Video | | Are you in a busy season right now?
There’s nothing wrong with being busy! But, when you’re experiencing a period of time with a little more to do than normal, don’t forget to take 5 and, in my case, make yourself a mug of tea and enjoy what you’ve alr
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 | | S05E017, Just Stand Still! Andy B 2 Minute Video | | In 1996 my girlfriend, and I, were walking through the central heart of Manchester City Centre. We had noticed a very heavy police presence, and police helicopters flying overhead but we had no clue what was shortly coming!
There was a sudden crack, an
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 | | S05E015, A Little Bit Cheeky... Andy B 2 Minute Video | | Sometimes we just need to exercise a little less caution, and be a bit cheeky.
I once heard a great sermon from a preacher who was talking about how the Holy Spirit sometimes works in what appears to be a sneaky way. Now, I’d interpret that to mean tha
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 | | S05E014, Helpers are Helpful! Andy B 2 Minute Video | | When life throws you something you weren’t expecting, it’s always a good idea to get some help!
Sometimes those helpers can do no more than just listen to whatever it is you are struggling with. But, they can also have some wisdom – especially if they
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 | | S05E012, Say What?!? Andy B 2 Minute Video | | Do you ever have those moments when you’re listening to someone who is in the middle of saying something, and it is as if somebody just slapped the back of your hear. Because what they just said was absolutely not what you were expecting.
Perhaps it is
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 | | S05E011, Excitement is Exciting!!! Andy B 2 Minute Video | | Excitement is contagious isn’t it. Well, unless that excitement is at the cost of something you’re losing out on. Although, sometimes it can be super exciting to see someone get they something they really deserve – that excitement can even transcend our o
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 | | S05E010, Am I Imagining It? Andy B 2 Minute Video | | Do you ever have feel that something has changed around you? But you can’t quite put your finger on what it is?
It’s a little like sitting in your car, when the car next to you starts pulling away – while you’re stationary. You suddenly feel as though
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 | | S05E005, Where Did That Come From? Andy B 2 Minute Video | | As we move through life, with jobs, cars, houses, rent, children, funerals and so much more, it can often appear rather shocking when things either go away when we weren’t expecting it, or perhaps more difficult to cope with, when things were going our aw
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 | | S05E004, Hope Never Disappoints! Andy B 2 Minute Video | | Hope can sometimes feel like a premium we’ll never be able to afford.
With rising energy costs – 80% in the UK, and that’s just the most recent rise – it can truly appear terrifying to look ahead.
As Christians we are, of course, not immune from t
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 | | S05E003, Do Your Part! Andy B 2 Minute Video | | During the Second World War there were posters with “Do Your Part” These were more commonly used by the US to seek to inspire American women to get involved in the war effort, from the Home Front – working in machine shops, factories, farms and wherever t
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 | | S05E001, Back To Business! Andy B 2 Minute Video | | I’m back! I hope you’ve missed these short daily reflections on life. I’ve certainly missed making them!
I took a pause because I’d been doing them, without any proper break, for nearly two years and I wanted to pause long enough to have a rest so I co
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