It’s the 40th post in the 40 day challenge. Because I posted on the first Sunday of lent, I’ve arrived at day 40 a day before lent ends…. Which means there’s another post coming tomorrow. But today’s post has been mulling in my mind for a little while. What can I write on the dayContinue reading “40 day challenge day 40: Those that Jesus loved”
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40 day challenge day 39: The leader who served
I have just got back from a Maundy Thursday service combined with a meal. It was really well put together. There was some liturgy, some hymns, some readings and homemade soup. We sang some of the hymns I put on the list last Sunday (Brother, Sister, let me serve you and My Song is LoveContinue reading “40 day challenge day 39: The leader who served”
40 day challenge day 38: Romans 12
I was reading some writing I had done a few years ago. I found a bit of writing about Romans 12. It is based on a particular verse that I found encouraging then, amd I still find encouraging now. I’ve been taught to read verses in context, so I looked up the test of theContinue reading “40 day challenge day 38: Romans 12”
40 day challenge day 37: You are not lame
One of the messages I am constantly trying to share with people is that they are fab. I have never met a person who was ‘lame’, although I have met some people who would call themselves that. God never calls anyone lame. In the bible, Jesus goes out of his way to make people feelContinue reading “40 day challenge day 37: You are not lame”
40 day challenge day 36: Held
When talking about God, we often talk about a Father. And that is how Jesus refers to God when praying, as his Father. But there are also places where God is compared to a mother. In Isaiah there are 2 places where God uses a mother comparison, talking about comforting like a mother comforts, orContinue reading “40 day challenge day 36: Held”
40 day challenge Sunday bonus: Holy Week play list
As we enter the final week before Easter, the church packs a lot in. But it also comes with some great music. So I’ve put together a list of some of my favourite hymns/songs just right for this week. First: Love is His Word. Simple melody, good words, covers the whole week Second: Brother, SisterContinue reading “40 day challenge Sunday bonus: Holy Week play list”
40 day challenge day 35: Finding David
In yesterday’s post about God equipping the called, I mentioned David, the man after God’s own heart. David makes for an interesting character study. He is known as the shepherd boy, the slayer of Goliath, Saul’s court musician, a warrior, an outlaw, a King, an adulterer, and the man who conquered Jerusalem. He wrote aContinue reading “40 day challenge day 35: Finding David”
40 day challenge day 34: Equipping the Called
I was looking through some pictures I’d saved to my phone. (I go through Facebook and save pictures that make me smile, so that they can make me smile again in the future). I came across a picture (well, it’s actually words saved as an image…) which had a phrase that jumped out at me.Continue reading “40 day challenge day 34: Equipping the Called”
40 day challenge day 33: The Power of Belonging
When I’m not writing this blog, baking cakes or fawning over ducks, I also run a community choir. It’s an informal group who enjoy singing together. We welcome anyone that would like to be part of the choir, no prior experience needed. We don’t audition people, we aim to accept people as they are andContinue reading “40 day challenge day 33: The Power of Belonging”
40 day challenge day 32: Writers block
Have you ever put so much pressure on yourself that what you do can never be good enough? Have you ever set the expectation bar so high that you set yourself up for failure? Have you ever set perfection as the goal, to the extent that its easier not to even start because your scaredContinue reading “40 day challenge day 32: Writers block”
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