Over these past few weeks, our family has been travelling down some pretty dark paths and, if I am brutally honest, I have found life to be a bit of a struggle. My biggest frustration as a parent and grandparent is that I would do anything to protect my children and, in our current situation, […]
(Icon of the Transfiguration by Theophanes 15th Century) I awoke yesterday morning with a splitting headache and feeling really groggy. The past few days had been very busy and I was feeling quite jaded. There was nothing else for it, I awarded myself a duvet day! Just so you are clear, it was my […]
I believe that one of the greatest inventions of all time is the Sat-Nav. I tend to do a fair amount of driving and the Sat-Nav has proved invaluable in getting me from point A to point B in an efficient and quick manner. I remember the good old days when you had to […]
Judgments. We all make them. There are times in life we have to. I need to judge which products I buy, which route I take and how I tackle a particular task. There is another kind of judgement. We all make them. There are times in life when, I look at another and […]
As part of my daily routine I follow a set of prayer notes. I looked at the passage this morning and saw that it was a, thankfully, short one. I say thankfully because, I had a busy day planned and I was hoping to get done quickly! God, however, had something else in mind The […]
My reading this morning came from the book of Genesis chapter 1. As I read this familiar passage, I was totally awestruck by the creativity of God all coming from the sound of His voice. I was awestruck that this same God continues to speak into the world today. I was awestruck that this […]
It happened again to me this week. Somebody raised a “red rag to a bull” issue with me this week. It is something I have struggled with and fought with myself over the years and I do not know if you would say I have lost or, I have won the battle. The biggest […]
I wonder if you have ever had the experience of reading something that made you say “ouch!”. It happened to me just the other day. I read a piece written by John Climacus that made me say “ouch!”; When we draw water from a well, it can happen that we inadvertently also bring […]
Hope is the anchor of our souls. I know of no one who is not in need of hope – young or old, strong or weak, rich or poor. (James E. Faust) Okay, let me lay my cards on the table. I have not been feeling too well lately. One of the consequences is […]
I have just come back from the Fresh Streams Conference. This is one of the highlights of my year. I get a chance to meet up with friends and colleagues, great teaching and amazing worship. I went with a real sense of expectation that God would speak to me at some point, in some […]