This is the third post in a series of four which I wrote a while ago but didn’t want to post at the time. I’m not in the same place today that I was then; as a result, I’m tempted to edit the writing to soften or finesse it, but I’ve chosen not to! Though … Continue reading »
This is the second post in a series of four which I wrote a while ago but didn’t want to post at the time. I’m not in the same place today that I was then; as a result, I’m tempted to edit the writing to soften or finesse it, but I’ve chosen not to! Though … Continue reading »
I’ve just done the first of several practices of this week’s preach in preparation for Sunday. There’s nothing quite like reading the notes off the computer screen and, in effect, preaching to the laptop with all the enthusiasm and inflection which I hope will form part of my delivery on Sunday. Mind you, back … Continue reading »
Maybe it’s a girl thing. Wanting to throw a little tantrum, I mean. Wanting to give God a deadline to sort it out. Wanting to force his hand. Wanting to tell him that if he didn’t sort it out within seven days, then I would stop fighting this one and stop believing the promise. But … Continue reading »
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 »
It takes time for the water to settle. Coming to interior stillness requires waiting. Any attempt to hasten the process only stirs up the water anew. So writes Brennan Manning in ‘Abba’s Child’. I find this image of water in a jar so helpful as a picture of the soul. Once the water has been … Continue reading »
