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”
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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”
By my side – lent 2023
Today’s post follows a similar theme to yesterday, but using a different passage from the bible. I want to look at a small passage written by Paul to Timothy, a young leader of the early church that Paul had mentored and who, based on the contents of the letters, needed encouragement in his ministry. TheContinue reading “By my side – lent 2023”
You don’t need to do it alone – lent 2023
In a previous blog post I wrote about an art exhibition by Iain McKillop that’s currently on show at Guildford Cathedral. I wrote about a picture of Jesus in the garden of Gethsemane, about him being alone. Today I had some time to look at the pictures again. I was reminded of a part ofContinue reading “You don’t need to do it alone – lent 2023”
You are not alone
Life can be lonely sometimes. It can feel like we are surrounded by people and yet completely alone. Even with the thoughts and prayers of friends and the love and support of family, they are our battles, our struggles, our burdens to bear. It can be difficult to ask for or accept help, maybe becauseContinue reading “You are not alone”
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”
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