After three weeks I do feel like this has been a useful hunt for me. Each week I’ve come to this point and feel like I have something worth sharing. I’m aware this is a hope blog, so what I’m hoping is that anyone reading this will see how my hunt for a deeper relationshipContinue reading “Hunting for God: Prayer week 3”
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Hunting for God: Week 2 feedback
So, apart from this being a day late, I also confused myself with the titles! This is what I found after the second week and what I plan to do for the third. First goal: find someone to pray with. I had a really good conversation with a friend about how hard I find itContinue reading “Hunting for God: Week 2 feedback”
Hunting for God: Prayer week 2
I started this week with 2 goals. I figured I’d start small and develop some sustainable habits so I could grow from there. As a recap from last weeks post, my two goals were to pray simply and regularly, and to find someone to pray with. My longer term goals are to get over beingContinue reading “Hunting for God: Prayer week 2”
Hunting for God through… Prayer
Apologies, yesterday’s post on what is a spiritual discipline didn’t get uploaded. So here’s the short version: My understanding is that spiritual disciplines are like building blocks in a growing relationship with God. If you were an athlete you’d have exercises to help you train, and artist of any sort has different techniques to practiceContinue reading “Hunting for God through… Prayer”
Hunting for God in lent
In the Christian calendar, today is Ash Wednesday. It marks 40 days leading towards Easter when we remember Jesus spending 40 days in the wilderness before being tempted by the devil. Some people will give something up for lent either as a personal challenge or for spiritual reasons. OK, boring background bit over. I’m notContinue reading “Hunting for God in lent”
Who told you so?
Does anyone else have a nagging voice in the back of their minds telling them they don’t measure up, or they don’t belong, or just feeding other negative thoughts? I’m willing to bet it’s not just me! But I came across something that resonated with me when I was reading through the bible. Genesis 3,Continue reading “Who told you so?”
Fix your eyes on…?
Anybody grow up going to Sunday School (or an equivalent)? There’s a joke about a child who goes to Sunday School and the leader asks, “what is grey with a long fluffy tail, runs up trees and eats nuts?” The children think for a bit then one pipes up with, “I know it sounds likeContinue reading “Fix your eyes on…?”
Highs and lows.
Any Junior Bake Off fans out there? I’ve been catching up on the latest series and stumbled across something very profound that gave me cause to pause. Obviously, in a competition people enter because they want to win and it can be hugely disappointing to have to leave. I think even more so when youContinue reading “Highs and lows.”
Inspiring others with our story
I always try to find a way to link what I’m trying to say back to the bible. Because ultimately that’s an historical document which I believe can be relied upon. There are scholars out there (more specialised than me) who can show how reliable the bible is as a document using the dates andContinue reading “Inspiring others with our story”
God goes before
We come to the end of the strangest year I have lived through. Back in January I was excited and raring to go. I set faith targets, spent some time with God while staying with a friend, allowed myself to dream big, made 6-month, 12-month and 5-year plans and just generally got ready for anContinue reading “God goes before”
The Reason for my Hope Blog 