This little book is a gem, that encourages the reader towards greater self-compassion and kindness, and less self-criticism. The author’s goal is for the reader to experience more joy in their life. The book is designed to be read slowly, during the course of a month, with a daily practice …
Sacrifice is often perceived as noble. Today I ask the question is that always the case, or can it be an unhealthy, harmful practice? When I was a teenager, I was an avid reader of missionary biographies. One of the biographies I read several times was that of Keith Green: …
The Shack Wm. Paul Young Hodder and Stoughton 2008 This bestselling novel has also been made into a film. It tells the story of a man whose little girl has been kidnapped and murdered during a camping trip. He receives an invitation to visit God in a shack to talk. …
Poem by Derek Walcott The time will comewhen with elation, you will greet yourself arrivingat your own door, in your own mirror, and each will smile at the other’s welcome, and say, sit here. Eat. You will love again the stranger who was yourselfGive wine. Give bread. Give back your …
As is now my custom, this morning I sat cross-legged by the patio doors and gazed out at the beautiful, vibrant tulips currently gracing our balcony. It has a calming effect on my racing, anxious thoughts, and allows my new friend, Trust Yourself, to find space to sit peacefully beside …
Do you see it? That ember glows on the horizonthe flicker of courage risingthe quaking shadowsof dry bones being invited to live. Do you feel it? The fierce wave of hearts burningthe multitude of souls yearningbegging for a wildfire of graceto spread across a desperate world. Do you hear it? …
Book review – Working from a Place of Rest by Tony Horsfall, BRF 2010 This book is written for people who are serving in Christian ministry, who are perhaps starting to feel overwhelmed, stressed, or are heading for burnout. The first part of the book develops the metaphor of life …
I sit here, not knowing quite where to start. I have spent 3 years now, reflecting on, deconstructing and grieving so many of my past experiences and beliefs. It has taken so much emotional energy, as I have raged and wept, and come to recognise the false identities I had …
May all that is unforgiven in you, Be released. May your fears yield Their deepest tranquilities. May all that is unlived in you, Blossom into a future, Graced with love. A poem I love to ponder, pray, breathe, for myself, for my loved ones. Beautiful for transition times in life. …
Henri Nouwen was a Dutch-born Catholic priest. He was a professor, pastor and prolific writer. This book is one of my favourites. He wrote it as a journal at a time when “within me there was one long scream coming from a place I didn’t know existed.” It is a …
