Encouraging Christians around the world to love one another, since Jesus said that's how we'll be known (John 13:35)
I love Ignatian Prayer and have heard God speak to me clearly through the practice. I get to have a conversation with God about a Bible passage. Depending on His reply, I may feel comforted, challenged or further confused. In which case, I continue talking with Him and allowing the Holy Spirit to direct me until I have some answers. Through Ignatian Prayer I had some clear direction as I wrote my next book ‘Our Sisters’.
Can you pray for boldness and opportunity so that Christians can be peacemakers in the escalating conflict between Pakistan and India?
A gathering with Jesus, filled with mixed emotions, arguments, and a foreboding sense of change.
Not all of us have an ornate catholic church just around the corner to visit, but while living in Belgium, I am fortunate to have such a building nearby. I spent an icy couple of hours sitting in it during January, sacrificing my comfort for the sake of this website and my readers, trying to reap the benefits of a highly decorated church to increase my fear and reverence of God and, it worked!
Overall, the results to my earlier survey suggest that having faith and attending church are universally viewed as beneficial, and we should perhaps be bolder in asking others to join us.
This might be one of the hardest articles I have written. I have never felt brave enough to write about the cost and pain of moving house 19 times and I am desperately hopeful that this piece will help anyone who is part of a military family or cares about one.
It’s been ages since I’ve run a survey from this page, so I thought it was time to start another. This week, I was drawn to an article highlighting the link between practising religion and good health. I have come up with three really quick questions to find out if you think being a Christian is good for your health.
I am determined to develop a fuller understanding of who God is and know him better. In light of the ongoing war in Ukraine and the fighting between Israel and Hamas, I am in desperate need of a mighty God who can act to end suffering and conflict. A cuddly God is not enough for me right now. I wonder if you might feel the same way. Almost everyone I have spoken with recently fears for the future, and I long to bring them hope. Can singing hymns help me do this?
For me, the book of the moment is Malcolm Macdonald’s ‘Saturated With God: A cry for nation-changing revival’. It is … More
On Saturday, I sat on stage at my church and spoke to a small audience and online viewers about my … More
The official launch of Anna’s book ‘Come with me to Kathmandu: Twelve powerful stories of women’s courageous faith in Nepal’ … More
Like most people, I want to identify with the Good Samaritan and help those in difficult circumstances. However, I fear I am more like the religious elites and often ignore the desperate.
Even when I do try to help, it’s not always easy.
I am supremely grateful that I grew up in a church that introduced me to Jesus as a friend. From … More
God in human form is not unique to Christianity. Other religions celebrate gods who take on mortality. Yet, in these stories, the gods become human to maximise their physicality.
I run the charity Women Without Roofs, which Eileen Lodge initiated. Nepal Leprosy Fellowship recently celebrated their 25th Anniversary and … More
God’s always doing something new; it’s his habit. He made seven hundred and six thousand eyeballs today, each of them unique, and those are just the human ones.
This attribute of God floors me.
I came across this stunning prayer today in Celtic Daily Prayer, the introduction suggests that it can be prayed by … More
To all the readers of this blog. I pray for you and as I thought about you today I sensed … More
Yesterday at a church meeting, the pastor invited two members of the church to the stage to share a lengthy … More
Dislocated Christians 