making yourself a door mat
Are emotions such as happiness important? What happens when emotions are suppressed? How is “God’s glory” sometimes used to control and abuse other people? I read the following meme on Facebook, and want to highlight how this can be used to spiritually abuse others, as was my experience as a …
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: …
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 …
