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An Attentive Pause

Hello friends You may or may not have noticed that it has gone a bit quiet here. And the plan is that it will stay that way at least until the new year. I found this gorgeous quote …

Psalm 32 sermon

Things have been a bit quiet here because we’ve been fully engrossed in summer time visits and visiting from lots of family and friends! I preached at church last night, so all the solo moments I’ve squeezed out …

LDP#3 Contemplative Listening to Psalm 32

Special Edition! This podcast is a bit different than the others- we’re stepping away from our series in Jesus’ early ministry in this episode, to listen reflectively to Psalm 32. This psalm covers many themes including: confession and the  joy …

LDP#2 Lectio Divina with Luke 4:31-37

Thank you so much to those of you who have let me know that you sat down and prayed with the podcast last week. This weeks episode is a bit longer but I trust that you will find …

LDP#1 Lectio Divina with John 1:35-39

Thank you so much to the 55 people who went and listened to the podcast introduction on PodOmatic last week!! How amazing is that. Unless it was just five of you who each hit play eleven times. Also …

Lectio Divina Podcast: Introduction Episode

The moment has arrived! The introduction episode to the Lectio Divina Podcast is now online! And you can listen to it right now, by clicking right here.  Or by opening the link to podomatic (you might need to …

Wide Open Space

After being stuck at home all week (chicken pox quarantine), my cabin fever was becoming a far greater liability than Mr B’s spots! A walk through our local open space was a serious soul-reviver this afternoon. These scenes …

My New Monastery

Micha Boyett has written that rare book that is both in the spirituality genre and also a total page turner. I’m tearing through it in the bath, wanting to linger on the meaty truths but unable to stop …

Abundance

  The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases, his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning. Great is your faithfulness.    Lamentations 3:22-24 From his fullness we have all received, grace upon grace.   John 1:16 “Oh Love …

Compulsive Planning?

  I’m in the throes of organising a five year old birthday party. I have been really taken with the planning of this party, I must admit, for months now. It has been my guilty pleasure: snatching moments …