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Definition: A dislocated Christian is in the world but not of the world, we may feel lost sometimes.

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St Hild of Whitby stained glass prayer for women who wish to be taken seriously

Women who wish to be taken seriously

I came across this stunning prayer today in Celtic Daily Prayer, the introduction suggests that it can be prayed by … More

celtic daily prayer, church, faith, God, Male Chauvinism, pilgrimage, prayer, St Hild, trust, Vocation, Whitby, Women
You matter to God | Dear Readers | Prayer | Apologetic Gymnastics

Dear Reader, you matter to God

To all the readers of this blog. I pray for you and as I thought about you today I sensed … More

Apologetic gymnastics, church, culture, Forty days of practice, God, holy spirit, Justin McRoberts, Male Chauvinism, prayer, Reader, Scott Erickson
Men Explain things to me | Rebecca Solnit | Male Chauvinism

Witnessing male chauvinism in church. What should I do about it?

Yesterday at a church meeting, the pastor invited two members of the church to the stage to share a lengthy … More

Bride of Christ, Christian Feminism, church, Disempowering, feminism, Male Chauvinism, Men Explain Things To me, Radical Jesus, Rebecca Solnit
Christian | Alabama | Letter | Home

A letter home from Alabama

Alabama 8th October 2018 Dear Jenna, Thanks for your card, it’s taken me a while to write back because my … More

#MeToo, Alabama, Auburn University, British, Christian, church, Climate change, Crimson tide, England, letter, Life Group, Paris Climate Accord, religion, roll tide, Trump supporters, University of Alabama
Paul Frenzeny Levin and Kitty Skating Doubt Hypocrisy Faith Church Anna Karenina Tolstoy

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 … More

Anna Karenina, church, Doubt, faith, Hypocrisy, Levin, Sensitivity, Tolstoy
How to pray | Anna Karenina | Praying with Tolstoy

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 … More

Anna Karenina, church, Human condition, Ignatian Exercises, Ignatian Prayer, prayer, Reviewing the day, Shame, Tolstoy, Vronsky
God on the Inside The Holy Spirit in Holy Scripture Book cover The antidote to doubt

The Antidote to Doubt

These beautiful words come from ‘God on the Inside‘ by Nigel G. Wright on page 105. Rather than denying that … More

assurance, baptism in the spirit, Christian, church, Doubt, faith, God on the Inside, holy spirit, Nigel G. Wright, renewal, sanctification, speaking in tongues, spiritual dryness, trust
Candle, just after being blown out, smoke trail and waxbow

Meditation on a candle (and waxbows)

I began thinking about Jesus as light of the world, but then realised we too are called to be lamps … More

candle, chrsitians, church, complex world, foodbanks, fragrance, jesus, Kingdom of God, Kingdom of Heaven, lamps, light of the world, meditation, smoke, wax, waxbow, wick

It’s a dichotomy

I have noted before on this blog the dichotomy that exists in America between high patriotism and low solidarity (Patriotism … More

church, dichotomy, muslim, Patriotism, politicians, refugees, Syrian

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