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Are you willing to let God disrupt your life?
We are now in Advent, traditionally a time of looking forward and preparing for the coming of Christ through acts of remembrance and repentance as we get ourselves ready spiritually. The word advent...
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Advent remembering
It is my absolute pleasure to welcome writerly friend Lucy Mills for this brilliant guest blog about embracing a new kind of remembering this Advent: Advent Candles image by Stushie. I often forget...
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The Virgin Monologues
Interesting blog title huh? Well, it’s an even more interesting title for a book – and that’s precisely what it is. Towards the end of last week I had the pleasure of attending the launch for this new...
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Learning to be thankful – at all times
The new term is well under way and already I feel like I’ve been struggling to catch up. I had the most wonderful Christmas, but since then both my husband and I have been dogged with illness. New Year...
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The ‘gift’ of chickenpox: slowing down
So last week chickenpox came to our house. The timing in some ways was terrible – it meant my mum couldn’t come to stay. But as the days wore on I saw how God held us and worked through the situation....
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How good a friend are you?
I was challenged recently by a study I was doing on Eve. The guide I was working through asked a question: “What does ‘being one flesh’ in marriage mean, both physically and spiritually?” I realised I...
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Let’s celebrate – and fight for – marriage
As we are in the middle of Marriage Week in the UK, and Valentine’s Day is fast approaching, I spent time reflecting on what marriage means to me in my latest column for Christian Today. To read the...
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Fasting: why do I bother with it?
The rumble of my stomach, the light wooziness I’m feeling in my head, the need for mints while I drink endless water and tea… That’s right, I’m fasting. No, I’m not super holy and yes, I do struggle...
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God isn’t put off by our negative emotions
Recently I’ve been spending time reading psychology books, mainly about infant attachment and parenting styles, as research for my own book. I have been really struck about a particular aspect: how a...
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Why scrubbing loos is a good idea
What is it about the human condition that makes us look around the people we come into contact with day to day and compare ourselves to them? It is something we have to work really hard not to do,...
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Slowing down during Advent
I love Christmas. I love the preparations, the waiting, the build up of excitement, the putting up of decorations, the time spent devising menus. I love being involved in the music for carol services,...
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What worry does to us…
“Worrying is carrying tomorrow’s load with today’s strength – carrying two days at once. It is moving into tomorrow ahead of time. Worrying does not empty tomorrow of its sorrow; it empties today of...
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Letting go of worry
“Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard...
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Learning to be thankful – at all times
The new term is well under way and already I feel like I’ve been struggling to catch up. I had the most wonderful Christmas, but since then both my husband and I have been dogged with illness. New Year...
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The ‘gift’ of chickenpox: slowing down
So last week chickenpox came to our house. The timing in some ways was terrible – it meant my mum couldn’t come to stay. But as the days wore on I saw how God held us and worked through the situation....
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How good a friend are you?
I was challenged recently by a study I was doing on Eve. The guide I was working through asked a question: “What does ‘being one flesh’ in marriage mean, both physically and spiritually?” I realised I...
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Let’s celebrate – and fight for – marriage
As we are in the middle of Marriage Week in the UK, and Valentine’s Day is fast approaching, I spent time reflecting on what marriage means to me in my latest column for Christian Today. To read the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Fasting: why do I bother with it?
The rumble of my stomach, the light wooziness I’m feeling in my head, the need for mints while I drink endless water and tea… That’s right, I’m fasting. No, I’m not super holy and yes, I do struggle...
View ArticleClik here to view.
God isn’t put off by our negative emotions
Recently I’ve been spending time reading psychology books, mainly about infant attachment and parenting styles, as research for my own book. I have been really struck about a particular aspect: how a...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Why scrubbing loos is a good idea
What is it about the human condition that makes us look around the people we come into contact with day to day and compare ourselves to them? It is something we have to work really hard not to do,...
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