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 […]
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 […]
He was taking a risk in releasing it to the wild and unknown. 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 time to leave the cramped quarters […]
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 […]
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 […]
The early church leader Paul was an amazing leader. He took on huge challenges and amongst them infighting within his own Christian community. Nothing changes much does it! One of the challenges he throws us is how to love whilst people are stabbing you in the back. He had an […]
My Dance with Depression and What I Have Learnt Depression can be a killer. For those who daily face the darkness, they need help. In this series, I share a few dance steps I have learned. 9. Do Something! You may not feel like doing anything. Don’t trust your feelings; […]
I experience Depression. It reached a tipping point last year and in this series of blogs I am sharing what I learned both from personal experience and walking with others about Depression. 7. Medication helps, some. OK, I take some medication. Since last year I have been taking a small […]
Men and Women are different We all know this! We have been wired quite differently by God to be complementary to each other. Now, this blog post is not designed to be a place where we will argue black and white views; there is a lot of grey in the […]
In my last post I started off a series on what I have learnt about depression from my own personal dance with the haunting figurine. So on to part two. 4. Love by listening One of the things I most needed, and few gave, was Love. Love that is quiet […]