Ruth Clemence

writer & blogger

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  • 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…

  • 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.…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • The ‘Nano Bible’ and the Metaphorical Magnifying Glass

    An elderly lady sat in front of me in church yesterday. She had in her left hand the notice sheet for the service in large print. In her right hand, she gripped a magnifying glass. Every letter illuminated. Words clear as crystal. It was so clear that even I could…

  • The Timid Evangelist?

    Debating, confronting, arguing. Three words that make me uneasy. At school, if there was going to be a class debate I wanted the ground to swallow me up. I do not tend to stutter or stammer, but if I am confronted on something challenging which may catch me off-guard, my…

  • Wrestling With Forgiveness

    How long can you hold a grudge? Have you ever been hurt so much by someone or something that you have found it hard to forgive? Perhaps you have yet to forgive someone. My #OneWord for 2015 is reconciliation and I am struggling at the moment with this word. I…

  • Reflecting on Christian Martyrdom #5: The 21

    As a response to the growing persecution globally of the Christian faith and followers of Christ, I have felt led to write a short series on Christian Martyrdom. Remember, I am not a theologian and this is not meant to be a piece of academic prose. I am merely a…

  • Reflecting on Christian Martyrdom #4: Dietrich Bonhoeffer

    As a response to the growing persecution globally of the Christian faith and followers of Christ, I have felt led to write a short series on Christian Martyrdom. Remember, I am not a theologian and this is not meant to be a piece of academic prose. I am merely a…