Who Me?
What is your calling in life? What is God calling you to do now? How will you respond? Will you say, “Here am I, send me?”
Living in the Light
Connecting Remembrance Day, a child from Belfast in the 80s, the results of the USA election, Brené Brown, Rebecca Solnit, and 1 Thessalonians 5: 1-11.
A Little Meal.. a Little Oil…
450 grams of dry rice or some other grain. 50 grams of beans/lentils of some sort. 50 grams of oil. 5 grams of iodized salt. That is a day’s worth of emergency food aid. And this is what it looks like as one of three meals a day. As most of you know, I was…
Mission Possible!
What is the purpose of church buildings? And of worship?
If Only…
When have you found yourself saying “If only…?” What if you changed that to ‘What if?”
Every Child Matters
Fearful people will do almost anything to ease fear and anxiety.
What if we put faith over fear?
Serve and Preserve
Serve and preserve… or use and abuse. What choice are we going to make?
Who Are You?
The ocean has always been a powerful symbol or metaphor for God for me. It’s the place that I connect with God most easily. Which is a bit surprising, because I didn’t grow up anywhere near the ocean… but the ocean means home. Whether it’s a warm summer day and the waves gently kiss the…
Families and How to Survive Them
Love. Hate. Alcoholism. Abuse. Neglect. Persistence. Poverty. The Glass Castle has it all… But ultimately, I think it is a story about redemption. The Glass Castle, which is based on a true story, was written by Jeannette Walls, one of the central characters, and her family. The movie opens with Jeanette, living a glamourous life…
Courage to Stand Alone/Courage to Live in Community
Bank of Dave is a 2023 British biographical comedy-drama film that tells the true-ish story of Dave Fishwick, a self-made millionaire from Burnley, England. Frustrated by the traditional banking system’s refusal to lend to local businesses, Dave decides to set up his own bank, with the goal of helping his community. Despite facing numerous challenges,…
