The last couple of posts have been about prayer – the frustrating kind, the empty kind. The kind where words don’t come, or where they come out tangled and sharp-edged. I wanted to say, as much to myself as to anyone else, that this is normal. That struggling with prayer doesn’t mean you’re doing itContinue reading “Lent 2026: Prayer – come as you are”
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Lent 2026: Just for you
I love hearing people’s stories. Memories from the past, chance encounters with people who changed everything, embarrassing childhood moments that have somehow become family legend. When people share things that matter to them, you start to see who they really are. It helps me understand them better. It means I know what might make themContinue reading “Lent 2026: Just for you”
One of a kind – lent 2023
This week’s Sunday bonus is a reminder that you are one of a kind and Jesus paid the price to save you.
40 day challenge day 22: You do you
Picking up on yesterday’s theme, I found some inspiration from another children’s film. Ferdinand is a film about a bull who starts life in a school for teaching bulls to fight (there’s probably a proper term, can’t think of it off the top of my head). He sees his Dad get taken to a matadorContinue reading “40 day challenge day 22: You do you”
40 day challenge day 21: The Master Baker
On Sunday I shared 2 songs. On Tuesday I explored the meaning behind the first one. On Wednesday I wrote about how to move on from that place. So today, I’ll look a little at the second song. As a reminder, it’s called ‘Tryin” and is about not trying to be who others want youContinue reading “40 day challenge day 21: The Master Baker”
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