A Wellness Path

I Wish I Had Never Been Born

So why did you have me born? I wish no one had ever laid eyes on me! I wish I had never been born I wish I had never been born I wish I’d never lived—a stillborn, buried without ever having breathed. Isn’t it time to call it quits on […]

Spiritual Formation

Paul’s Thorn in the Flesh and its Meaning for You

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Paul’s thorn in the flesh could have meaning for you. The greater the thorn, the greater the wound and scar. A ‘Thorn in the flesh’ can disable your walk physically and spiritually, but it can also be a place of growth as it keeps you in humility. Could your thorn […]

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Peace Making in the Debris of a Gambling Addiction

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Guest Blog: Last year I invited a number of people to write sermons on the Beatitudes. Bill Gray wrote about Peacemaking within the battleground of an addiction to gambling. Here is a condensed version. My life is anything but peaceful. I have a continuous, on-going, relentless, battle with an addiction […]

Relationships Spiritual Formation

Some call it ‘Camaraderie’, we call it ‘Balcony’

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“It has been said that there is no true person unless there are two entering into communication with one another. The isolated individual is not a real person. A real person is one who lives in and for others. And the more personal relationships we form with others, the more […]

Relationships Spiritual Formation

Why I need to be Inadequate

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I listen to people’s stories. I sit and turn my ear and my heart to receive the precious gift they have to offer. I never feel adequate. I never feel able to make any sort of difference, but something happens. I am inadequate, and I want to stay that way. […]

Spiritual Formation

How to Stand Firm when the Rotten Tomatoes are Thrown

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Ever had people try to tear you down. Rotten tomatoes are thrown. Lies spoken, gossip spread, stories twisted, your good name being smeared. All of this leaving you alone in a pool of tears wondering what is going on. The Apostle Paul knew exactly what it was like to experience […]

Spiritual Formation

How a Cup of Coffee Changes my Life

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Knots in my muscles, too much traffic in my mind Traffic in my mind, traffic in my mind Knots in my muscles, too much traffic in my mind.Bruce Cockburn Ever find yourself with too much traffic in your mind? What is the traffic in your mind? What is causing the […]

Spiritual Formation

The Gentle Art of Letting Go

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He was taking a risk in releasing it to the wild and unknown. The Gentle Art of Letting Go It cooed quietly then off and away it flew as Noah let it go. 7 long days Noah waited and hoped. The Dove returned, olive leaf in its beak, it was […]

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Only Those Willing to Stand Close Enough to Listen

It happened again this week. I heard yet again of someone who had not been genuinely listened to. Only those willing to stand close enough to listen Surprise, surprise, yet still the person’s affected were the poor, and yet again, the ones who hadn’t bothered to listen were the rich. Rich […]

Relationships Spiritual Formation

Who do you let into your World?

The rattle of the security chain behind the door told me a lot about the person behind it before I saw them. The door opened a crack and two eyes warily peered through looking at me. Who do you let into your world? I learnt a new term this week from […]