The serpent was the shrewdest of all the wild animals the Lord God had made. One day he asked the…
Deep South
I have just completed reading Paul Theroux’s book Deep South, one of a few books I’m reading in preparation for…
When there’s no life left
Sometimes there are areas of our lives that seem to be dead, all the life and newness that was once…
Did Jesus ever have other dreams?
Did Jesus ever have other dreams? Of getting married, having children, looking after his Mother in her old age, having…
I love that a #Youthquake is occurring among Florida’s students and ending gun violence is their aim
At the end of last year, the Oxford English Dictionary named Youthquake as its word of the year. Despite many…
Tolstoy and how the unbeliever feels
If you have read this blog before, you will know that I am reading Tolstoy’s Anna Karenina because the insights…
#BoycottWalmart – why I am taking part
I am British and my family and I spent two years living in Virginia. I remember my first time shopping…
A theological reflection on WWR’s work in Nepal
Women Without Roofs (WWR) is the charity I set up and run in Nepal that helps vulnerable and abandoned women…
Reflections on 2 Kings 6:8-23 What can you see?
Please read the passage here. There are five protagonists in the story and each of them sees things differently. The…
How the rest of the world can help America end gun violence
I’m a Brit, and spent two years living in the USA, returning in 2016, and am due to live there…
Reflections on the Wedding at Cana: Jesus ignores ‘plus one’ etiquette
I have been using both of the images above in Ignatian Prayer to centre myself on Jesus. Here’s what I…
Christian Entrepreneur needed
The charity I run in Nepal is in need of some help. Have you ever wanted to set up your…
Acts 21: The False Comfort of Simple Absolutes
Skye Jethani writes a daily bible devotion entitled ‘With God Daily’ that is available here. Yesterday, he championed doubt, and…
Praying with Anna Karenina: Tolstoy, Ignatian Prayer and Reviewing the Day
This quote is from “Anna Karenina” by Leo Tolstoy. As explained in an earlier post, I am reading Tolstoy because…
Getting Started with Ignatian Prayer
This is a handout I produced to accompany a talk I gave introducing Ignatian Prayer to my church. I hope…
The Antidote to Doubt
These beautiful words come from ‘God on the Inside‘ by Nigel G. Wright on page 105. Rather than denying that…
A job for a Destination: Transformer
Honorary Treasurer sought – Jubilee Debt Campaign UK. http://jubileedebt.org.uk/news/honorary-treasurer-sought This sounds like a fascinating role and the Jubilee Debt Campaign…
Reflections on Psalm 27: You’re safe
The text is here. This was a very personal experience yesterday when I used this Psalm for Ignatian prayer, and…
Tolstoy, faith and social media
Philip Yancey, in his book ‘Soul Survivor‘, writes how novelists understand the psyche better than any psychiatrist or psychologist. In…
Breathless in a desert?
If there is an area of your life that seems like a desert right now and you are longing for…
Dislocated Christians 