I’ve written about it before on this blog: music has always been part of my life. Long before my faith was fully formed, songs were shaping my soul, carrying messages of truth even when I didn’t recognize them. Today, singing in my car on my way back from choir, I thought again of the impactContinue reading “Lent 2025: My Faith Soundtrack”
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Lent 2025: What’s in your hand?
Today, I read a passage from Exodus that got me thinking about how God equips us for the tasks He sets before us. The story begins with the Israelites enslaved in Egypt. A baby boy, Moses, is placed in a basket on the Nile and found by Pharaoh’s daughter. He grows up in the palaceContinue reading “Lent 2025: What’s in your hand?”
Lent 2025: Pressing on – leaving the past behind
The mind is an interesting thing. When I woke up this morning, I was reminded of something that happened when I was a child. There was no obvious trigger, the event itself wasn’t particularly momentous, but still my brain decided to replay it for me. If it had been a happy memory, that would haveContinue reading “Lent 2025: Pressing on – leaving the past behind”
Lent 2025: Pray as you can, not as you can’t
Prayer is one of those things that can feel both essential and elusive. Despite being a cornerstone of the Christian faith, I have felt like teaching on it has usually been a little vague. I know prayer is important, but sometimes I can’t help but doubt myself. Am I doing it right? What if IContinue reading “Lent 2025: Pray as you can, not as you can’t”
Lent 2025: The most common command
If you had to guess the most common command in the Bible, what would you say? Love your neighbor? Pray? Actually, it’s ‘Do not be afraid!’ Throughout the Bible, that command is given over 200 times (people disagree on the exact number, and I haven’t counted them all). That seems like a pretty significant commandContinue reading “Lent 2025: The most common command”
Lent 2025: The Importance of the One
This week has been challenging – if you’ve read my recent posts, you’ll know that. But I don’t apologise for that. If David could write psalms about despair, abandonment, and loneliness, then I think it’s okay for me to write about exhaustion and overwhelm. God created us with emotions, and being honest with Him aboutContinue reading “Lent 2025: The Importance of the One”
Lent 2025: When there’s nothing left to give
Some weeks leave us feeling empty. This has been one of those weeks. The kind where more is asked of you when you’re already giving your best. The kind where tension lingers in the air, where people are frustrated, where morale is low. The kind where you listen, support, and carry the weight of others,Continue reading “Lent 2025: When there’s nothing left to give”
Lent 2025: Overwhelmed
“From the ends of the earth I call to you, I call as my heart grows faint; lead me to the rock that is higher than I.” Psalm 61:2 Some days, the weight of other people’s needs presses in from every side. A listening ear, a word of advice, a problem to solve; so manyContinue reading “Lent 2025: Overwhelmed”
Lent 2025: The Perspective of Gratitude
Some days, it’s easy to be grateful. The weather is beautiful. You manage to do all the jobs you need to get done. You spend time with people you love. You do activities that fill you with life. Those kinds of days, when everything seems to go right. I’m sure you know the kind ofContinue reading “Lent 2025: The Perspective of Gratitude”
Lent 2025: Our God’s kinda big, isn’t he?
Some days just feel messy. Clashes, mistakes, misunderstandings… it all piles up. By the time the day ends, I find myself holding onto frustration, regret, and sometimes hurt. Those are the moments when forgiveness – both giving and receiving – feels hard. Today, someone said something simple yet profound that captures my imagination:“Our God’s kindaContinue reading “Lent 2025: Our God’s kinda big, isn’t he?”
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