A few weeks ago I was walking around my local supermarket and to my absolute shock, I saw Easter eggs… in January :O
As our world gets busier and busier, sadly, the ‘liturgical calendar’ can almost be thrown out of the window. People still understand Christmas but Easter seems to be another story. Yes, shops are filled with chocolate eggs and bunnies, children are excited to paint eggs and go on the annual hunt, but does it stop there?Continue reading “Easter Readings…”
Have you ever been so engrossed in a story that you don’t want to miss a word the person says?
When we have these kind of experiences with stories it makes me think, why don’t Christians tell their testimonies that way?
What is a testimony?
It is an explanation of what God has done and Continue reading “5 reasons to share your story…”
Stories are wonderful things and people love to hear them. Whether it’s a little child going to bed, or whether it’s that book you have been devouring, or whether it’s just that coffee catching up with a friend. The majority of the world love a good story.
That’s one of the reasons why I always encourage people to think about their own story, their own testimony and to tell it to people. People won’t be willing to listen toContinue reading “Finding more”
I wonder if you’re like me and when you hear the word discipline your mind jumps back to sitting in the head master’s office at school. I wasn’t necessarily a naughty child but there was the odd time, or few, when I needed to be taught how to behave, that involved discipline.
But is all discipline the same? Continue reading “Seeking the things above…”
One of the biggest issues that currently divides the Church is how we respond to sexuality and the LGBT community. There are those who affirm the LGBT community along with their practices, and there are those who do not.
The rhetoric surrounding this issues is one of polar extremes, people seem to either love or hate, affirm or condemn. This is fuelled by people saying that those who are not affirming of this community are bigots, but it’s also fuelled by preachers standing and proclaiming nothing but hellfire and judgement.
One of the misconceptions Continue reading “Gay Girl, Good God”
Have you noticed how the world has become more and more focused on the individual? The ‘dog eat dog’ nature of the workplace has crept into every area of society, meaning that community is on the plummet and individualism is on the rise.
Therefore, the church is a funny place because there isn’t, or shouldn’t be, any individualism.
Sadly though I’ve known many people ask the question ‘do I really need the church, can’t I just live out my Christian walk by myself?’
There are a number of issues with this question, here are a few that spring to mind;Continue reading “Do I really need church?”
Have you ever been stuck in a rut? Have you had times when you’ve felt alone and overwhelmed, unable to see any light at the end of the struggle, or just stuck in the continuous cycle of that sin that you can’t shake?
If you’re anything like me, which I’m sure you are in this sense, then you’ve definitely been there!
One of the things that I find with almost every Christian is that they want to change. As we grow in our faith and knowledge of God we are confronted with our own sinfulness and our failings as we, an unholy people, try to live holy lives for God’s glory. But it isn’t easy, is it? Continue reading “Unstuck”
Have you ever spent any amount of time with a 4-5 year old? I remember a few years back spending a good chunk of time with a wonderful family whose son was 5 at the time. One of the things that you would hear approximately every 10 seconds was “why daddy?” It was quite cute because the wee fella was from Northern Ireland so you can imagine the accent that goes with it. He was in the middle of the phase that most children go through of wanting to understand things and so he constantly asked questions.
But fast forward a few years and children, generally speaking, stop asking why.Continue reading “A problem with Christianity today…”
Have you ever been in a room or a conversation where a discussion is taking place and the others involved in it look at you, and you can read from their faces, that they think that you are not intelligent enough to join in?
Have you ever been in a conversation where you’re asked a question and you panic, you don’t know the answer, and so the cold sweat starts and you just freeze.
This can be often be the case for people when it comes to the whole Science vs Religion debate. Continue reading “Can science explain everything?”
One of the questions that I often get asked is “How can you read so much, you’re already so busy, how do you find the time?”
This question usually comes after people hear that for the last five years I have set myself the challenge of reading 5 books a month. This wasn’t and isn’t an easy task and two of the biggest reasons that I can read so much is because 1) I get very little sleep and 2) I started to discipline myself to read.
Let me tell you a little unknown fact about myself… Continue reading “5 Principles for reading in 2019…”
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