Ruth Clemence

writer & blogger

Tag: Jesus Christ

  • What Goes On Behind Closed Doors

    Are there people in your life that you feel you can share everything with, warts and all? Like a tree in winter, can you expose your branches of heartache, sin, fears, doubts, thoughts and everything in between to that person or group? If you have an accountability partner, do you…

  • Great Expectations

    What a difference 24 hours can make. You know when people say ‘sleep on it’ before you make a decision? Maybe that’s good advice. Do we wake up with a fresh perspective after catching 40 winks? Maybe. I think it helps me when I return to a piece of writing after…

  • The Vulnerable Me

    It’s 2016. The first post of the year. Where to begin? Truth be told, I don’t know where to begin. I find that when I don’t know where to begin, I should go back to the start. Blogging started back in 2011 when I wanted to tell my friends and…

  • Why I Celebrate Christmas

    On Sunday 2oth December, on the fourth Sunday of Advent, I was asked to share my testimony – my journey as a Christian – at the Carols by Candlelight service at my church. If anyone knows me well, public speaking does not come so easy for me. My legs turn…

  • From Cross to Crescent

    The title of this post is based on a tweet I read from the Theos think tank. They seek to ‘inform the debate about the place of religion in society, challenging ill-informed thinking through… research, events and media comment.’ There was a recent lecture entitled ‘Between cross and crescent: the…

  • Ruth the Writer

    My blog has been silent for a few weeks now. The busyness of life has crept in once more. I find myself able to take a few minutes to type a few thoughts down on this grey November morning. What has been going on in my life that has kept…

  • Scars

    I write this post with a heavy heart. Speaking to someone close to me, I listened to the hurts, the struggles, the frustrations, the pain that they have been experiencing. They have become weary, close to giving up and overcome with a sense of hopelessness. The many situations they face…

  • Are You Ready For Autumn?

    Trying to capture the beauty of autumn leaves on my phone simply does not do this wonderful tree justice. It is my own glimpse of fall in New England. This is just one tree in plain, old England. I saw this tree transform into oranges and reds last year. Excitement…

  • Some Hope-filled Words…

      Graphic by Kerry Messer   #TheLoft   To Participate: 1. Be creative. We provide the topic. You feel free to use words, photos, video, audio, your family pet, whatever, to communicate on the weekly topic. 2. Listen twice as much. If you leave one link, visit two. 3. Be…