Category: Reflections
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“God is your Father, not your boss”
Recently I have been experiencing a bit of a dip in mental health. I went to the doctor and he said that I needed to take things easier, so I have been attempting to do that. I’ve realised that I don’t find it very easy to relax and be still. I’ve even been working hard…
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Allowing our Father to clean up the mess
Jesus said, “Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.” The other day I saw a little boy running along and he tripped and fell flat on his face. He was covered in mud and gravel with blood all over his knees and snot…
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Who matters?
Here’s a quiz for you. You don’t have to actually answer the questions. Just read it straight through, and you’ll get the point. How did you do? The point is, none of us remember the headliners of yesterday.These are no second-rate achievers.They are the best in their fields.But the applause dies…Awards tarnish.Achievements are forgotten.Accolades and…
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Life in the fast lane
I have just had quite a busy two months, what with a work trip to Paris, running training in Birmingham, speaking at two conferences in London, doing a Master’s assignment, going to Granny’s funeral, completing the 3 week summer school intensive for my Master’s in Gloucester and visiting family in Manchester. I’m now home and…
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Dramatic rescue
Abby and I had a lovely week in the Scottish Borders at the start of May, but it didn’t turn out quite as restful as expected, with me having to be airlifted to safety off a cliff! We’d walked along a coastal path to Siccar Point which has some fascinating geological formations. Abby wisely decided…
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Why I agree with the atheists: 9 reasons I’m pleased that Christendom is crumbling
You may have seen a recent Guardian article with the headline “’Christianity as default is gone’: the rise of a non-Christian Europe.” Lots of vocal atheists are hailing this as good news, and there are 9 reasons why I agree with them. But first, a (very short) history of Christendom. Christendom can be defined as…
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Hiraeth – Biblical reflection video
Over Christmas, I did some reflecting on the concept of ‘home’. I came across the word ‘Hiraeth’ in a book I was reading and it got me thinking. ‘Hiraeth’ is a Welsh word that has no direct English translation. It is a “strange, conflicted feeling of incompleteness, the boundless longing for a home from which…
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How long does it take to become a mature Christian?
In today’s culture, we so often want quick fixes and instant results. We’re told that attention spans are getting shorter and shorter. The window of opportunity for catching someone’s attention in a YouTube clip is 5 seconds. We buy on credit because we don’t want to save up. We get impatient if we have to…
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Priorities
I used to work at Northern Rock as a mortgage advisor. Once I had a customer who had a £300,000 mortgage and obviously had a good job, nice car etc. and he was haggling over £2.70 that he didn’t think he should pay. It got me thinking about priorities and how sometimes we have such…
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The C word: Why is celibacy so misunderstood and undervalued?
Celibacy is like a dirty word in our culture – something to be ashamed of. People don’t know how to react when I say I’m celibate (but it ranges from embarrassed silence to pity, to disbelief, to thinking that there must be something seriously wrong with me, to being intrigued or impressed). It may be…
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