A Wellness Path

I’m So Angry That I’m Going To …

I am angry. I am so angry that I am going to take up arms and … This is not a normal feeling for me, or perhaps it is and I have been too P.C. (pastorally correct) to embrace it. What am I angry about? Let me turn that back […]

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How To Find Security When You Feel Like The Target

Nasty stuff. It was flying at me in all directions with the fragile weather vane of my emotions drooping under the torrent. Ever been there? Sure you have. Bullies abound from school yard to head office. Now we have the internet and other forms of communication that can enable […]

Spiritual Formation

How To Create A ‘Pool Room’

‘This is going straight into the pool room’. We all need a place to put our encouragements. Where is yours? Classic Australian comedy and especially loved by us Kiwis watching our ‘across the ditch’ neighbours making fun of themselves. All of Dad’s most prized possessions are in the Pool Room. […]

Spiritual Formation

Who are you – Jesus

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Its a painting that draws the viewer to the wound. The Caravaggio painting ‘Incredulity of Thomas’ grabs your attention. You pause. You look at the expressions on faces, the movement of hands and light. You wonder where you would be in the picture. Feelings wash over you. Caravaggio takes […]

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Misbelief: The More I Wash The Cleaner I Will Be

Do you hate greasy dishes? They frustrate me. You have hot water with detergent in the water, you wash that pot or plastic container from the Indian takeaway, and out it comes with a smear of grease. So what do you? Well, you get the detergent bottle and squirt a […]

Spiritual Formation

With No Dark Corners – an Invitation to Holiness

Confession – One of my favorite shows is Ice road Truckers. In a recent show there were mouse droppings scattered all over the floor of the Kenworth truck of Ice Road Trucker Rick. He was unwell and had potentially Hanta Virus. The truck was quarantined and one serious […]

Spiritual Formation

Do You Have A Circle Of Safety?

They stood beside me. Shoulder to shoulder and when my little shield of faith started to droop under the tiredness of the battle, they came in closer, knowing one day, perhaps the next, I would rise again. Friends are crucial in this life. If you have a mental illness […]

Poetry Prayer

Dear God, why do I keep fighting you off?

Dear God, why do I keep fighting you off? One part of me wants you desperately, another part of me unknowingly pushes you back and runs away. What is there in me that so contradicts my desire for you? These transition days, these passageways, are calling me to let go […]

Spiritual Formation

Lessons Daniel Taught Me About Achieving Goals. Part 5

If we want to see our goals achieved we have to negotiate the plan with those that will influence the outcome. Do you negotiate your plans? Over the last four posts I have been going through some lessons Daniel, a character from the Bible, has taught me about achieving […]

Spiritual Formation

Lessons Daniel Taught Me About Achieving Goals. Part 3

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Stop, pause, pull back and spend some time in considering how things truly are. In the last couple of posts I have been going through some lessons Daniel, a character from the Bible, has taught me about achieving goals. In Daniel’s story we find him making a goal of […]