The Beloved

That last blog post was quite satisfying because it marked the end of my reading of Hirsch’s ‘The Forgotten Ways’.  I started it many many months ago and have been distracted by other books since.  So it’s satisfying to finish it finally on two counts: first, that it was a good read and the addendum … Continue reading »

Teetering at the edge of chaos

Here’s comfort for those of us who lead without entirely having a clue what we are doing… Peering ahead in the twenty-first century, there is little doubt we are teetering at the edge of chaos.  As we will see, this is a good thing because at the edge of chaos is the sweet spot where … Continue reading »

Seeking guidance

Guidance.  It’s one of those topics that people most ask for teaching on in churches.  It’s one of those topics that no matter how long we’ve walked with God we all still deal with from time to time. We want easy answers.  We want to know what God would have us do.  We joke about … Continue reading »

Greek geek

My husband has described me as one of these for the last few years, ever since I started to study NT Greek.    Now it seems that he might have a point as I’m about to start actually teaching it for a month or so.  I’m really looking forward to it but… …I’ve just looked … Continue reading »

Dissertation done

Hmm, I actually forgot to blog the completion of one of my longest-lived projects last month. I finished my Masters dissertation and it is now somewhere in the marking system at college.  Unfortunately, I now have to wait over two months for a mark …they don’t give indicative marks these days; I have to wait … Continue reading »