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Another year – glebe rd

Cultivate love, pursue integrity, practice gratitude, live courageously, commemorate properly. 5 years of reflections at the end of a year, … More

ducks, grief, reflections, seasons, time

100 Lessons for life

A bewildering third lockdown of continued working from home and separation from friends seemed reason enough to compile a list … More

advice, life, reflections

Thoughts on 2020

This is my fifth (!) end of year post. As is now customary, this year has once again included a … More

courage, gifts, redemption, reflections, thanksgiving

Lent Reflections

I stand outside the barred church doors/ hammering with my fists/ while around me/ the world dies.

bonhoeffer, brokenness, change, confession, conflict, courage, evil, gideon heugh, Lent, poverty, reflection, reflections, wake up

An Advent Series: sacred values

I’ve asked some friends if they would be kind enough to spend some time reflecting on what they think their most sacred value might be and why.

2018, advent, preparation, reflection, reflections, sacred, sacred values

Do your thoughts reflect fullness of life?

I want a mindset that is a stronghold for God’s purposes and equips me for that.

2018, battle of the mind, meditation, mind sets, mindset, reflections, thinking, thought-patterns, thoughts, winter

Thoughts on 2017

I love the year end because it provides an opportunity to sit and look back over your shoulder and discover … More

2017, december, New Year's, reflection, reflections, thought, year end

Today is Christmas Eve

A long while ago now, I read an article about someone whose brother had died,
“There’s a phrase,” she says, “‘the situation is hopeless, but not serious’. That’s how I see life, and all these things that are just dreadful. If you don’t laugh at them, you would curl up in a heap and wail.”

2017, christmas, christmas eve, haphazard, haphazard by starlight, hope, jesus, light, light of the world, poetry, reflection, reflections, serious, thought, winter

Fruits of the Spirit

A look back over a term of thinking on the fruits of the spirit.

Faith, fruit of the spirit, Galatians, goodness, reflections

(5) Week Peace

Reflections on Week Peace

2017, fruit of the spirit, Galatians, isaiah, peace, psalm 23, Psalms, reflections, winter

Reflections on Change

On living in season, changing, goodbyes, and the end of relationships.

2017, autumn, break-ups, change, heartbreak, joy, personal, reflections, relationships, seasons, thoughts, time

(1) Week Gentleness

Reflections on week gentleness

2017, autumn, fruit of the spirit, gentleness, humility, jesus, Luke, Luke 7, reflections

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