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A Reflection on Year 2

Thoughts on the main life lesson I’ve learned in my second year of studying philosophy at the University of Cambridge.

2017, Cambridge, integrity, jesus, life lesson, newnham, philsophy, second year, summer, undergrad, vegan

Eternity in the Human Heart

A reflection after the terror attacks in Manchester and London.

2017, death, Ecclesiastes, eternity, grief, hole, hope, immortal, jesus, London, Manchester, mortal, summer, terror attack

The Bride of Christ

Trying to work through some thoughts I had about God’s love for us!

2017, hosea, Jeremiah, jesus, love, picture of love, sex, spring

40 Days of Vegan (small thoughts, bigger reflection)

How vitamin B12 supplements are becoming dear friends.

2017, animals, christian, Christianity, climate change, environment, global warming, jesus, justice, Lent, vegan, vegetarian

Thoughts for today, at the end of Lent

It’s Easter Sunday! Hallelujah!

2017, easter, easter sunday, forgiveness, good friday, hope, I AM, injustice, jesus, John, Lent, rejoice, resurrection, spring, transformation

At Easter

Palm branches, a crown of thorns, a wooden cross, and an empty tomb

2017, cross, crucifixion, easter, good friday, good news, jesus, matthew, maundy thursday, palm sunday, poetry, resurrection, scripture, spring

A Short Prayer

May God bless you with a restless discomfort about easy answers, half-truths, and superficial relationships, so that you may boldly apply the truth of Christ and love as he loved.

2017, Christ, Faith, jesus, justice, peace, prayer, restless discomfort, spring, tears

Treasure in jars of clay

A re-write of 2 Corinthians 4.

2 Corinthians, 2017, Christianity, Faith, jesus, spring, treasure

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

This is my freedom.

How a simple line in one of my readings this week got my very quickly off track.

2 Corinthians, 2017, duty, freedom, holiness, humility, J.C Ryle, jesus, liberty, methodist covenant prayer, philosophy, price, self forgetfulness, surrender, winter

Words to Read Again

Here for the next time I need them.

2017, discipleship, Faith, jesus, unashamed, winter, words

Remind Me of Christmas

“Dear world, there’s intense bombing right now. Why are you silent? Why? Why? Why? Fear is killing me & my kids. – Fatemah #Aleppo” A reflection on Christmas in the midst of the tweets coming out of Syria.

christmas, emmanuel, God with us, hope, jesus, manger, reflections

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