If You Put Your Nose to the Grindstone Rough

If You Put Your Nose to the Grindstone Rough

If you put your nose to the grindstone rough, And keep it down there long enough, You will soon conclude that there are no such things, As a brook that babbles or a bird that sings. These three things will your world compose: Just you, the stone, And your ground-down […]

How To Prayerfully Listen, Interpret, and Understand Your Dreams

How To Prayerfully Understand Your Dreams

When I saw my mother-in-law talking very loudly in a distant relatives’ funeral, I then remembered that she didn’t have her hearing aids in, and of course, this made perfect sense … in a dream. Sleep is good and was made to be good. Within the world of our dreams, […]

How A To-Do-List Can Help You Off To Sleep

How A To-Do-List Can Help You Off To Sleep

You can’t carry things while you’re asleep. That may seem a silly statement to make as it seems so obvious. So writing a To-Do list can take those items into tomorrow and give your mind a clear space to sleep. You want a rest, a real rest. One where you […]

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To Sleep Like a Baby Become a Little Child

My father’s flannelette pajama shirt was always cozy and warm. As a child I would climb up on his lap, cuddle in and go off to sleep.  The rhythm of mums knitting needles clicking beside me added to the feeling of being held and loved. It was a place of deep […]

The First Step To A Great Day Is To Go To Sleep With God

The First Step for a Great Day Is To Fall Into Sleep

You want a great day, and you plan for it. But so much is reliant on actually having a good sleep. This is because God has always meant for the day to begin when your head hits the pillow and you rest in Gods trusting embrace. There is a rhythm […]

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How to Chew on the Bible with Mindfulness

It’s not the volume of Bible reading that matters. It is the quality of the chewing. Reading and ruminating with mindfulness builds resilience and strength in the core of your being. I know of an old aunt that used to advise chewing your food 32 times. Not sure if this is the exact […]

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‘The Greatest Showman’ goes to Church

The greatest showman created a ‘Church’ for those on the sideline, those on the fringe. Those with a stigma came to a safe place where they found strength in their shared struggle. How you serve the sideshow is how you serve the saviour. ‘Who do we serve first’? was the […]

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“What are you doing here?” The Heart Revealing Question

‘What are you doing here’? Is Gods invite for us to explore our lives. To discover the reasons for what we do. It’s an empowering question to ask yourself and others. I knew where he would be. In that dark, dingy cave of a place, hunched over a machine and […]

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A Simple Way That God Cares For Your Worn Out Soul

It is always a place of rest, food, and shelter where the worn out soul must go to meet the God of hope. When depression and fear are met by the God of grounded reality, then we are in good hands. Life is hard. It can grind down on your […]