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