I have names I call myself. They are not my given names, rather they are those that I have identified deep within that I respond to on an emotional level. They are the names of my insecurities. I was no. four of seven kids. My Mum and Dad were busy raising us and providing for […]
From childhood, we take in things around us, what we see, hear, know, sense and feel about something, and through the continual experimental exploration of our surroundings, we formulate a picture which becomes stored in our memory bank which then allows us to knowingly interact with our world. With God, we do the same – we […]
Like the morning mist. There is something mystical and enchanting about the morning mist. I love it. I wake up everyday to a curtain-less vista. My husband and I sleep in a room with glass doors from ceiling to floor, where we intentionally haven’t hung curtains so that every day we can just wake up to […]
Perhaps I should apologize for my state of rumination, or perhaps I should not… One day I will have a swing. It would be set back, just a little from the edge of a cliff, safe enough back on solid ground so that when I am in the ‘fro’ I would feel safe, but in […]
We live in a world of rules. Rules apply to every part of our lives. They insist that good behaviour is rewarded and bad is punished. The keeping of rules instilled into us from childhood becomes the inherent vocation of every person until “death do us part” from this rule driven life. Every culture has […]
Does God protect me from harm? Should I pray to ask Him to do so? Does He promise to protect me? Can I expect it? These questions have been a personal debate and dispute for much of my faith journey. How often we pray for protection! How often we think God doesn’t do a good […]
I sat with an old frail woman in the waiting area at the courthouse a while ago. Her family had gone outside to have a cigarette to relieve the stress of the circumstances that day. I found myself in what was a privileged position – a sacred place – as she recalled her story to […]
Gomer. The book of Hosea tells us only a small part of Gomer and Hosea’s story. It seems to finish abruptly, switching to the story of God and Israel, and in the process leaving us with so many questions – Was Gomer able to receive and settle into the love that Hosea had for her? […]
I’ve been letting Nadia Bolz-Weber’s sermon this week of The Parable of the Sower have room in my thoughts, mulling it around, giving it space to grow and to sit deep within. I have enjoyed this thinking space. In her words, this parable is about “the lush and ludicrous image of how God extravagantly sows […]
I remember this day. We were swimming in the Red Sea in Israel. Floating to be more exact. It’s the weirdest feeling. The high salt content means you can lay back – and relax – without sinking. At first, as we walked into the water, we were unsure about how to go from standing to […]