As I write I am watching the sun rise over the hills surrounding this french community (quite a feat for someone not normally a morning person!) I am coming to the end of a week at Taize. For those who don’t know, Taize is a religious community in France, slightly north of Leon. It wasContinue reading “Taize: a reflection in Silence and Simplicity”
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Back to basics – lent 2023
It’s been a long day. A long, cold day. The place I work is windy at the best of times. At the moment, that wind has a cold bite to it. And today, my work included sitting outside for an hour talking to visitors. OK, I was sitting in a tent, but it still wasn’tContinue reading “Back to basics – lent 2023”
40 day challenge day 14: The more you give the more you get
I did an assembly today. I had roughly 15 minutes to explain the concept of God’s love to 5-8 year olds. We started talking about Easter (Jesus died, got put in a tomb and came back to life), the reason Jesus did that and then we finished with a very energetic song. Love working withContinue reading “40 day challenge day 14: The more you give the more you get”
Hunting for God: Final discipline – simplicity
Isn’t it strange how we can set out with the best of intentions and all the determination in the world and still get led astray? I set out to write a post a week while I explored some of the disciplines as written about by Jo Swinney and Richard Foster in their respective books (seeContinue reading “Hunting for God: Final discipline – simplicity”
The Reason for my Hope Blog 