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  • Why Weakness Matters

    Why Weakness Matters

    What if we were to give all of our material wealth, security and influence up? Or what if it was taken from us? What would our life look like? How would that make us feel? Where do we place our trust? Who do we trust? Can we have it all? What does it ‘all’ actually Read more

  • 6 Highlights from Alpha

    6 Highlights from Alpha

    Every Tuesday for the last two and a half months or so, I have been going along to an Alpha course at my local church. We followed the Alpha Youth Series where every week we would watch a short video and pause at different points to talk through questions in small groups about the Christian Read more

  • Gardening 101: Going for Growth

    Gardening 101: Going for Growth

    Last year, I started chopping up a shrub in the garden that I thought had died. It sounded rattly and didn’t look that appealing. It turns out that this is what it normally looks like in the winter. Oops. It was not dead, although I was giving it the opportunity to head in that direction. Read more

  • 4 Ways of Dealing with Disappointment

    4 Ways of Dealing with Disappointment

    Writing this post is a little bit of therapy because I am still dealing with disappointment. It is not past tense ‘dealt’ with disappointment. It is a very present tense ordeal of ‘dealing’. Last week saw a big blow to a writing project I had spent a lot of time on. It was a learning Read more

  • 5 Things to Pray for Your Kids by Melissa B. Kruger – BOOK REVIEW

    5 Things to Pray for Your Kids by Melissa B. Kruger – BOOK REVIEW

    This is my first book review relating to faith and children which I am excited about! I know the importance of prayer in my own life and now I have the blessing to be able to pray over my own son. As a new mum, it can be overwhelming at times to get through the Read more

  • More > Truth by Kristi Mair – BOOK REVIEW

    More > Truth by Kristi Mair – BOOK REVIEW

    After reading ‘More > Distinct’ by Calvin T. Samuel and ‘More > Direction’ by Ayo and Ruth Afolabi, I was looking forward to the next instalment of the ‘More >’ series by IVP. These short books are ideal for those who are busy but want to engage with the Bible and apply it effectively to Read more