i was sitting innocently in our church, Re:Generation, evening service last nite, when suddenly a shot rang out... it wasn't fired from a gun. but it still felt like it hit me between the eyes. and there was nothing i could do about it. a woman called Andrea, from an organisation called 'Disarm the Dark' was invited to share a little about the work she is doing in anti-trafficking. one line she said really just [...]
DAY25 The Bible mentions seven things that Jesus says while hanging on the cross. I found this online site that looks at each statement [calling each one a 'word'] and thought it would be a great resource for us as we head towards Easter. Task: Meditate and reflect on 'The first word of Jesus.' But first take a read of these words by the famous English mystic, Julian of Norwich: Suddenly it came into [...]
When you're weary... DAYS 23-24ish As we head into the weekend again i have combined today and tomorrow into one post. Please use accordingly. They say ‘Familiarity breeds contempt’ although i would say sometimes that ‘Familiarity breeds familiarity’ which means that sometimes things that are completely profound, can lose some of their depth and meaning [for us] simply because we see them so many times that we get used to them and possibly skim over them and [...]
DAY 22ish As Easter approaches, i think it will be great for some of our reflections to be reminded of some key stories from the life of Jesus. i imagine that for most of us these stories are well-known and sometimes we get so familiar with them that we may miss something new God has to say or something old He wants to remind us of. Task: As you read this story from the life [...]
DAY 21ish This is a follow on from yesterday and so if you didn't do that one you will need to backpedal a day and catchup. The challenge was to reflect and write something down. Or create something. Task: Today's task is simply to share what you came up with yesterday with someone - can be in the comments section on today's blog which would be great, but if it was more personal then pick [...]
ah man, this Lent schedule is a kicker... may have not gotten to make a post yesterday, but not going to beat up myself about it. let's just make the most of the ones i do manage to post? good! DAY 20ish I was inspired for today's post by a picture my friend Lilly Lewin [@lillylewin] shared on The Twitterer: Task: Write some words. Or maybe draw a picture. But just get something down. Whether [...]
Wow, just caught this clip [or one like it] on the You of Tubes and it was such a difficult one to watch because again and again there are Too Close for Comfort moments being beamed out at you [my earphones are playing up at the moment so you may want to watch this with the sound down if in a public or work type space for obvious reasons] If you think you are brave [...]
DAY 19ish As we start a new week, let us continue to really spend some time each day observing the Lent period leading up to Easter as we prepare for the reminder of what Jesus' death and resurrection means to our day to day lives. Task: Read through and meditate on the lyrics of this Tim Hughes worship song [featuring Brooke Fraser] and then give it a listen, remembering a time [it may be now] [...]
As we head into the weekend i have combined today and tomorrow into one post. Please use accordingly. They say 'Familiarity breeds contempt' although i would say sometimes that 'Familiarity breeds familiarity' which means that sometimes things that are completely profound, can lose some of their depth and meaning [for us] simply because we see them so many times that we get used to them and possibly skim over them and in one way take [...]
DAY 16ish On day 1 of this Lent observance the task was to pray for your enemies and i imagine some people would have been all, 'But i don't have any enemies' and others might have been tempted to send out a generic, 'God please bless all my enemies' prayer to cover them all. Well, if you really don't have anyone who you don't like or who doesn't like you [whether you would specifically call them [...]