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.
Tag: jesus
Finding the fear (Jesus is not my boyfriend)
I am supremely grateful that I grew up in a church that introduced me to Jesus as a friend. From … More
Silent Christians
I write these posts because I love God and want my readers to see Him in fresh ways. I’m constantly surprised by how God continues to defy my expectations and breaks out of any box I might put Him in.
Language Lessons
You can learn a lot about a culture from its language(s). I have the most wonderful Christian Nepali teacher. Our … More
Anju’s Song
It was an absolute privilege to interview Anju for my forthcoming book, ‘Come with me to Kathmandu: 12 powerful stories … More
Shepherd Lord
If it were up to me, I would give myself a discount on concert tickets. I am so short and always find myself standing behind someone tall. I don’t get the same experience at concerts that others do. I wouldn’t say that I feel scared in a crowd, but there’s definitely a feeling of claustrophobia, and I know of other people my height who avoid crowds altogether.
What is it like to be a sheep?
Foolish Wisdom
You don’t have to go far on the internet, to find plentiful examples of posts in which Christians are accused of being idiots. Sometimes these attacks come in the form of lengthy arguments; in others, the accusations are short attacks full of swear words and vitriol. Why is it that so many Christians cherish the wisdom they find in the Bible, but that same knowledge seems like complete nonsense to those outside the faith? Why the mismatch?
Jealous God
Imagine you’re an artist, and you’ve spent the last few years completing your masterpiece. You’re delighted with it, it is your best work, and as you gaze at it, you know the countless hours you spent on it were worth it.
Divine Human
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.
Unchanging Creator
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.
The Suffering Saviour – F.W. Krummacher
The Suffering Saviour contains a series of sermons about The Passion of Christ, which were Jesus’ last weeks on earth. … More
The importance of remembering what God has done
The pain and suffering we see in the world around us, particularly during this Covid crisis, cause us to forget. Sometimes we just get distracted by the busyness of life. Remembering what God has done for us helps us in the present and future.
In praise of the righteous
Proverbs 4:18 paints a beautiful picture. It tells us that the way of the righteous is like the first gleam … More
Living Sacrifice
‘The living sacrifice’, that’s Christ. Why is it necessary that Christ is both living and a sacrifice?
‘A living sacrifice’, that’s us. Why do we need to become living sacrifices?
Servant King
There is heaps of theology out there, in books, courses, articles and videos about Christ as the Servant King. Most of the material focuses on chapters 40 to 55 in the book of Isaiah in the Bible. Consequently, when I came to write this post, I wondered what contribution I could make to a topic that has been written about so much already.
It’s enough to be still
To be is better than to do; you taught me that, Lord. Though the lesson was hard, I’m thankful.Fruit comes … More
Coping after Covid
What do we do after Covid? Many of us have lost loved ones; others have watched friends and family suffer. … More
What is Baptism of Fire?
A friend asked me to read this article and to let her know if I agreed with it. It is … More
Appearing to Abide
Can you see the large branch stuck between the trunks of the tree? It fell in a storm and is … More
Purity Cultures
There seems to be a never-ending stream of articles written by women who have been damaged by purity culture in … More
Dislocated Christians 