Jesus lived 2000 years ago. (I know, technically Jesus lived from the beginning as still lives now, but his earthly life was 2000 years ago). In the time since his death, resurrection and ascension, there have been millions if not billions of people who followed him and his teaching, commonly called Christians. In some ChristianContinue reading “2024 40 days of lent: day 3 – those who’ve gone before”
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A tree has many branches… – lent 2023
Last year I was out walking and I found a cedar tree. I didn’t know it was a cedar tree, it just caught my eye because it was an interesting shape. It had a lot of branches (yes, I am aware that all trees have a lot of branches!) and these branches were all strong,Continue reading “A tree has many branches… – lent 2023”
Hunting for God: Worship weeks 2 and 3
Who knew that exploring the discipline of worship would be so challenging? Ok, to be fair the clue is in the word ‘discipline’, but it’s another of those things that people don’t really teach about. If you worship together with others, everyone just sort of does it. If you entered a church (pre-Covid) you wouldContinue reading “Hunting for God: Worship weeks 2 and 3”
Hunting for God: Worship week 1
What a time to explore what worship means while hunting for God! It’s the next discipline in Jo Swinney’s book, but current restrictions… Here’s how I understand it: Worship is an attitude of the heart of praising God and being humble in his presence. It is to be done alone and with others. However, haveContinue reading “Hunting for God: Worship week 1”
Hunting for God: Study and the bible week 3 and 4
I didn’t write last week, partly because I didn’t have much to report, and partly because this month I’m aiming to walk 21,000 steps a day and I was exhausted. That means I also didn’t have a huge amount of energy to read books, because I couldn’t manage to concentrate on the words. As IContinue reading “Hunting for God: Study and the bible week 3 and 4”
Hunting for God: Study and the Bible week 2
So, turns out being disciplined in study is actually very hard to do when restrictions are lifting and we are allowed to start seeing people again! Who knew?! Anyway, I’ve done my best. I haven’t managed to read and take in a complete chapter of any book. (I’ve managed the whole ‘read the same lineContinue reading “Hunting for God: Study and the Bible week 2”
Hunting for God: Study and the Bible
4 weeks of exploring prayer. 4 weeks of exploring fasting. The next one in the book is 4 weeks of bible study. Now I have a reasonable knowledge of the bible. I am by no means a biblical scholar but I know enough to be able to quote encouraging verses, and I know a lotContinue reading “Hunting for God: Study and the Bible”
Hunting for God: Fasting week 1
Think I’ve now mastered how to keep track of the weeks in the title without confusing myself! Took long enough… Anyway, I’m sure you’ve been eagerly awaiting to find out what I’m fasting. So I prayed and I think the best thing for me to say here is I think God wants me to fastContinue reading “Hunting for God: Fasting week 1”
Hunting for God: Prayer week 3
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”
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”
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