English Riviera Back in the day, one of the best summer-time things to do was to roll down Headland Park Road on our mountain bikes and go crabbing in the rock pools of the English Riviera. We’d raid the ‘fishing box’ (an old Wall’s ice cream container) and arrive at the big pools with aContinue reading “Live Like a Limpet”
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Hosea 1- Acclimatising to the Mess (& the wonder)
In order to speak prophetically to a Nation and to achieve redemption and righteousness for them, God invades, exposes and demands the masculinity of Hosea’s ego, his social and spiritual reputation, his lineage, his peace, his joy, his sanity, his sexual satisfaction and purity and, most ultimately, the emotional bed of his heart.
Hosea: History, Style, Theology (Intro)
Letters on a Page Thinking/praying about the historical, theological and literary contexts of biblical passages is pretty darn important if your hope is to grow in love for God. How come? Well, have you ever thought why it is that God decided to make the primary medium of His Self-disclosure to us to be throughContinue reading “Hosea: History, Style, Theology (Intro)”
Hosea: The Left Ventricle of God
Whispers of Love Do you have a favourite bible verse, a favourite biblical character or a favourite passage that means everything to you following Jesus – something like a life verse, maybe?
The Supernatural Glory Of God in a Single Gnat
Have you ever imagined what the world looked, smelt and sounded like during the time of Moses? Have you imagined what it must have been like to witness the plagues that God sent on the land of Egypt…the splitting of the Red Sea, the colossal pillars of fire and cloud and the armies of locustsContinue reading “The Supernatural Glory Of God in a Single Gnat”
How Hard You’re Hit
Ocean Vibes
The twenty seventh of December, two thousand and fifteen. We went for a walk by the ocean It was cold And very beautiful
Our Soul Aim
Hurtling as we are towards the bridge between the end of one year and the beginning of yet another new one, our “reflective, creative, dreaming” hat is firmly in place. As just one part of this, clarifying our ‘soul aim’ will help us to help you as much as possible. So, what is the soulContinue reading “Our Soul Aim”
Be Born In Me
Happy Christmas, Everyone! Especially if your experience of life going into Christmas (*Festival of the Christ*) this year is one of ‘manger mess’ be encouraged by this supreme song. With love & blessings Nick & Mairi “Be Born In Me” Everything inside me cries for order, everything inside me wants to hide Is this shadowContinue reading “Be Born In Me”
Cold Feet? Beautiful Feet – A Theory of Holiness and Balance
So far this Advent we have focused on Isaiah 52 verses 1-4. How come? Because we wanted to spend time responding to the series Look At The Lamb by getting practical and by getting bold.
