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Photos of spring + thoughts on growth

Hoping that I might one day find myself at a point where my life is reflective of the truth that God is my only need. That day will be as the arrival of spring.

2017, growth, reflections, spring, thoughts

Lent Term 2017

“We are being renewed day by day” 2 Corinthians 4:16

2017, Cambridge, halfway, Lent term, newnham, second year, spring, term, winter

A trip to Görlitz, Germany: 17th-20th March 2017

Our very own adventure in nearly Poland.

2017, friends, Görlitz, germany, Poland, spring, student travel, year abroad

Open Hands

Living with open hands, mindful of the smallness and lowness of the things I treasure when contrasted with the greatness of God.

2017, Ephesians, generosity, humility, open hands, plans, spring, surrender, worship

Love in the small things

A picture of love as a reminder to myself of what love is and the love I know.

1 Corinthians, 1 John, 2017, humility, jesus, King, love, picture of love, relationships, serving, spring

On International Women’s Day

To be a woman is to be human.

2017, feminism, feminist, humanity, humans, international women's day, jesus feminist, spring, Universal Declaration, women are human, women's rights, women's rights are human rights

Ebenezer

Today I raise my Ebenezer. As a reminder that today, too, is a full day of opportunities and blessings. A day that can and will also bear witness to God’s faithfulness.

1 Samuel, 2017, blog, Ebenezer, faithfulness, goodness, reflections, reminders, Samuel, spring

Irresistible Revolution – Shane Claiborne

The challenge to love in the glamorous sense of big dreams, visions of fighting injustice and of bringing light to darkness, but doing so ready and alert that this will necessarily involve the gritty sense of long days and tired feet.

2017, book, book review, irresistible revolution, John, mark, poverty, Shane Claiborne, winter

Mind Tug

Thoughts+musings on a Sunday afternoon.

2017, memories, mind tug, nostalgia, original poetry, permanence, personal, poem, poetry, prose, reflection, reflections, thoughts, winter

Make Me Hungry

A prayer to be made hungry, where hunger is longing after more of God’s presence.

1 Corinthians, 2017, Cos, friends, hungry, Luke, Luke 9, matthew, Matthew 5, Romans, Romans 6, Romans 8, Sermon on the Mount, spiritual hunger, winter

I get to

A resolve to choose an attitude towards working and studying that is less one of petulance and more one of cheerfulness.

2017, Cambridge, philosophy, student, study, studying, winter

Halfway Hall

A whole lot to be thankful for at the halfway point.

2017, Cambridge, Lent, Lent term, newnham, second year, winter

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