Tag: bible
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Nearly There, Nearly Home
Have you ever thought about the feeling you get when you’re nearly at the place you’re aiming for? Perhaps you’re running a race and you look ahead to the finish line within reach. “I’m nearly there,” you tell yourself as you continue on. You’re motivated to get a better time,…
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Connecting to God in an Age of Disconnect
Isn’t it frustrating when the Wi-Fi signal drops out? If you’re like me, Google is often the first place I go to for answers. Medical queries, ideas, directions, even Bible verses. I have come to depend on the internet for a lot of life’s questions. But what I long for…
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What does time with God look like?
What does time with God look like? How can we know Him? Over the years, I have been the queen of excuses regarding the time I intentionally spend with God. I’ve said ‘life is busy, I don’t understand what I’m reading in the Bible, I’m too tired, I’m distracted’ and…
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9 truths that quiet my soul in quarantine
Yes, my soul, find rest in God; my hope comes from him. Truly he is my rock and my salvation; he is my fortress, I shall not be shaken. My salvation and my honour depend on God; he is my mighty rock, my refuge. Trust in him at all times,…
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Hope for Hard Times
There is a lot of fear, panic, uncertainty and unknowns that we are experiencing in the face of the coronavirus epidemic. Many people are also rallying together in light of this situation to help their communities in new ways to ensure social distancing. And I personally am thanking all of…
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In the hidden places
I have potted some plants and one of the flowers I chose to plan were marigolds. After I had already potted them, I remembered what happened to them last year – the slugs loved them. They didn’t last that long and it was a shame. However, the slugs have thus…
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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…
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An interview with David Robertson – The Wee Flea
Ever since I asked David if he wouldn’t mind helping me answer an atheist on my blog, I have been fascinated with his writing and engagement with others in the public sphere. From being attacked for his views on social media to being banned on Twitter, David is no stranger…
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An interview with Sarah Yardley – Cornwall, Creation Fest and Christianese
Tell us how you came from California to Cornwall! I started coming to the UK in the summer of 2009 and I came over every summer between 2009 and 2014. Over the course of that time I developed some phenomenal relationships, friendships and never envisioned myself living here, but really…
Ruth Clemence 