Joining 5 minute Friday when we write for five minutes, link up over at The Gypsy Mama and have fun reading each other’s posts. This week the topic is opportunity, Go: This is the word I have chosen as my focus for … Continue reading
They say time is money, but that’s not true. Time is life. God gives us time. And who has time for God (Ann Voskamp, One Thousand Gifts p64) My soul is like teflon to this message. I strive and scheme, … Continue reading
It is 5 minute Friday in which I write feverishly for five short minutes, find a picture to fit my story and then post without reworking and rewording the entire thing before being brave enough to publish! This week the topic is … Continue reading
… whoever would be great among you must be your servant, and whoever would be first among you must be your slave, even as the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his … Continue reading
Due to my odd work hours, some renovation work being done at home, and life generally getting in the way, I have not been able to come up with anything worthwhile to write. Therefore I leave you with one of … Continue reading
This morning I prayed a prayer that God has already answered. This sounds a bit daft so let me explain, here is the prayer: Produce in me self-despair that will make Jesus precious to me, delightful in all his offices, … Continue reading
Today Ann wrote about wounds, scars, pain and the beauty of Christ redeeming our lives. Whoever and wherever you are, life will knock you around and wound you in many ways. This week the scab on one of my own … Continue reading
My Friday effusion of words in 5 minutes. The theme today is together, something I have both been greatly blessed with and am also missing all in a single week. Go: Alone at work in the middle of the night. … Continue reading
If you are a Christian there is always reason to give thanks. True. But frankly life sucks at times, for Christians too. Even the Crystal Cathedral went bankrupt, the prosperity gospel ran out of cash. All of our lives have … Continue reading
To Heather, In writing on this topic (‘I trust you because’) it took me a long time to figure out why I trust you – I just do. There are plenty of reasons, here are three: Promise You made a … Continue reading
Though you have not seen him, you love him. Though you do not now see him, you believe in him and rejoice with joy that is inexpressible and filled with glory, obtaining the outcome of your faith, the salvation of … Continue reading
I haven’t written at all for the last five days, instead I was travelling to – and cleaning toilets at – the South Island Eastercamp 2012. Over 4,000 teenagers from around the South Island converged on Spencer Park in Christchurch … Continue reading
Thank you God for the warmth of your sunshine, thank you even for the chill air that makes me appreciate it. Thank you that my cold fingers remind me of the coldness of my heart, towards you, and towards other … Continue reading
God is on my case. He knows my weaknesses, failings, indulgences. He sees when I fold my arms in complacency, monitors how my time is spent. Hearing my claims of piety, He replays them as I turn my back to … Continue reading
It is 5 minute Friday in which I write feverishly for five short minutes, find a picture to fit my story and then post without reworking and rewording the entire thing before being brave enough to publish! Today our prompt is gift. For … Continue reading
