My job is a beautiful combination of creativity and criticality. And admin. Don’t forget the admin. I am paid to have an opinion on a number of things and to share that opinion. Critical evaluation is my bread and butter. This week alone, I’ve poured about 5000 words into developmental comments for students on their … Continue reading
What if I were just a blade of grass? Humour me here. What if I were just a blade of grass rising out from the soil and all I had to do was bask in the sunshine? What if, as Murray says over and over in Waiting on God, this were what it is to wait on God, … Continue reading
I see a little girl, dwarfed by the gift box which she is carrying. Barely able to get her arms around enough of it that she will not drop it. Unable to see round the corners of this trust which she is holding so tightly, and staggering slightly as she embraces its enormity. That little girl is … Continue reading
I find it helpful to take time out over the summer to review my year so far in the light of the recalibration I always try to make space for during each New Year period. Perhaps this half-year review is the throwback to days when my years ran from September to August; perhaps it is … Continue reading
We grow spiritually much more by doing it wrong than by doing it right. Richard Rohr in Falling Upward. Hmm, that fits well with a fear of failure…not! But I think this is going to be a helpful book for me personally, though I get the feeling that I may have a higher view of … Continue reading
Just over a week ago, I listed what had to be done in the three weeks following. Since I was – and am! – planning to have time off between Christmas and New Year, I’ve recognised that everything else will have to go quiet for a couple of weeks. That includes my blog! But as … Continue reading
We must come to realise this: created things are nothing, and we must turn aside from them to love and have our God who is not made. This is the only reason why we are not fully at ease in heart and soul: that we look to find our true rest in these things that … Continue reading
I love Fridays. They are my variation on Sabbath. They are an ocean of peace in an otherwise fraught week full of tasks and people. Now don’t get me wrong, I love people and I am more of a task person than quite possibly anyone else I know. People and task are good! But Fridays … Continue reading
Sorry if you are hoping to hear about something else…I am actually having a Ruth Haley Barton fest over the last few weeks and it seems set to continue for a little while yet! This quotation comes from ‘Invitation to Solitude and Silence’. For me, it’s one of those statements which, when you read them, … Continue reading
I had an amazing day yesterday at a session run by The Father’s House Trust. I went because it was free. Oh yes, I still have a student mindset! I also went because if anyone is offering ministry where I don’t have to lead worship, lead the service, preach or otherwise look responsible, then I … Continue reading
The Art of Steering 