Ruth Clemence

writer & blogger

Blog

  • HELP! It’s an emergency! Go Team Oxfam!

    Travelling three hours across the country to visit a cold warehouse. Early start on my day off from work. Not sure this would sell on a ‘Places to See in Britain’ website. What if I re-phrased it?  “Come and experience the life-saving work of Oxfam by taking an informative, educational and fascinating tour of the Read more

  • A Heart For The Homeless

    Have you ever stopped to have a conversation with a homeless person? I can’t remember the last time I did. Until yesterday. The sound of a harmonica could be heard from somewhere on the busy high street. The hustle and bustle of evening shoppers and the start of a Friday night. Joel and I went Read more

  • The Loft Is Re-Opening!

    We are excited to announce the Grand Re-Opening of The Loft ~ A Wednesday Link-Up! Graphic by Kerry Messer #TheLoft The Loft is a place for conversation, community, networking, and Christian growth. Each week we provide a topic to start the conversation.Then, Wednesday morning at 5am EST, the link goes live, and for 5 glorious Read more

  • When Life Gets Too Much

    A woman is crying tonight. She has been up since five in the morning with bags of tiredness hanging from both eyes. She is exhausted when she wakes up, and barely able to carry on by the evening.  Every day is the same routine. Get up. Get showered. Get dressed. Make the morning drinks for her Read more

  • Manic Street Preachers.

    Have you ever seen a street preacher? Some carry signs that say ‘Repent, for the Kingdom of Heaven is near’. Others hand out leaflets or offer healing on the street. I have seen a few who threaten the general public with the prospect of hell if they don’t accept Christ (with a smile and a Read more

  • Cancer, Cardiac Arrest and Continued Faith

    There are some things (more like many things) that I just don’t understand about life. I know that I am not alone in thinking this. We all get thrown curve balls. Perhaps in our jobs, our health, our relationships, our faith among other things. Stuff just doesn’t work out how we imagined it would. I Read more