Tag: faith
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An Encouragement for 2023? Don’t Despise the Small Things
It is rare that I get a specific word of encouragement for a year; in fact I think the last one was 2018, which considering the events of the years since then, seems like a distant era. At the end of 2022, however, I began to feel the stirrings of something, noticing a theme in…
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The Way of the Waves
There are things you begin to notice. Your voice quietens, just a little. Noise seems louder, scratching at your eardrums. You’re more easily irritated, patience worn thin. You are tired, the tiredness spreads through your body like slowly freezing water. It is cold, painful and slows your thoughts and movement. The feelings are dully familiar,…
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Tracing the Tears – Resurrection #OurHolyWeek
This Holy Week, I’m going to be blogging each day, tracing the tears Jesus shed for Jerusalem to the tear filled eyes who first saw the Risen Christ. Throughout I’ll be following prompts from #OurHolyWeek “Now Mary stood outside the tomb crying.” John’s account of Jesus’ resurrection begins with tears. The tears of Good Friday…
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Tracing the Tears – Holy Saturday #OurHolyWeek
This Holy Week, I’m going to be blogging each day, tracing the tears Jesus shed for Jerusalem to the tear filled eyes who first saw the Risen Christ. Throughout I’ll be following prompts from #OurHolyWeek No one likes to talk about days like today. There is no drama, no battle, no victory. The grave is…
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Trap or Treasure?
Ever since I can remember, I have felt “called” into a specifically “christian” ministry. I toyed with the idea of being a singer and actress for a while, quickly dismissed the idea of teaching primary school children, rejected the idea of nurse because it involved science etc etc. All the ideas I considered were never…
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Getting the Balance Right
So I’ve been reading Jeremiah recently, and as is often the case when reading the Bible, I came to a realisation. I either view God as a cuddly teddy bear, soft and loving – or I view an angry, jealous God who I have to impress, and whose standards are unattainable. I guess that to…
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Who are we?
A couple of thoughts from the Chapel service yesterday at LST: Who are we to doubt the power of the God who fed over 5000 people with a manky packed lunch? Who are we to shirk the responsibility of using our giftings for the Kingdom of God? Who are we to not be part of…
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Hope
Written a while ago…hopefully still relevant! Hope is a much discussed, and often misunderstood concept. Some say hope is precious, some say hope is dangerous. Yet surely, a hope that is professed by the ultimate ‘hope-giver’ could not be dangerous. Surely this sort of hope should be sustaining and life-giving. When Kate and Gerry McCann’s…
Rachael Newham 