Tag Archives: Discipleship

Reading, Accessibility and Discipleship… books and a recent conversation

Social media is full of debates and opposing opinions. Timelines can be filled with discussions and arguments on a variety of topics; history, current issues, politics and so on. But social media is also full of Christian discussions and debates. I tend to stay away from them as much as o can because I knowContinue reading “Reading, Accessibility and Discipleship… books and a recent conversation”

The Struggles of Writing…

Writing has become a hobby of mine. I enjoy spending my spare time writing down thoughts and my hope is that they would be helpful to you, my readers. But writing isn’t always ‘fun’ there are many struggles and discouragements that come with writing. Here’s a wee insight into behind the scenes of blogging andContinue reading “The Struggles of Writing…”

How to read more books, seven thoughts…

One of the questions that I get asked a lot is “how on earth do you read so much?” That question is usually followed up with “do you speed read?” The answer is that due to ill health I get very little sleep, which means I have more hours than most to read. But theContinue reading “How to read more books, seven thoughts…”

Holiness, a list of ‘do-nots’ or a divinely enabled life?

Holiness, that’s probably a word you hear about a fair wee bit in church. Many of our songs speak about God’s holiness. Preachers describe God as holy, and rightly so. But how often do we talk about, sing about or preach about our own holiness? Maybe you’re part of a generation that saw holiness inContinue reading “Holiness, a list of ‘do-nots’ or a divinely enabled life?”

Reactionary theology isn’t helpful

Situations change, life circumstances can be thrown outside of what we would consider ‘normal’ at any given point. The question is, how do we react in those times? If it’s something relatively small we just fix the problem, change a behaviour, address any fall out and we’re good to go right? But what do weContinue reading “Reactionary theology isn’t helpful”

A few of my lockdown reads…

This lockdown has meant that, like so many people across the world, I am working from home. I really enjoy my job, which has often meant that I have a slight tendency to over work. But one of the good things that I’ve found during the last few weeks is that I’ve had a bitContinue reading “A few of my lockdown reads…”