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I like the vulnerability of the author of this book. As I read the chapter I noted all the things she admitted to and or alluded to: Not wanting to go the extra mile Not wanting to let someone off … Read More

I must admit this chapter really challenged me. It’s kind of easy to write a quick reflection on content saying, here’s what I think, instead of writing a reflection saying, here’s how it challenged me. What this chapter did to … Read More

This chapter encourages us to ask God for wisdom and direction, even, and perhaps especially, when we think we already know the answer (e.g. “This is the way it’s always been done”; “It worked this way in the past”; “It … Read More

I fear that our little book, “When The Soul Listens” has fallen by the wayside. The start of something is always full of interest and enthusiasm, but over time we can get busy and distracted and not follow through. So, … Read More

Last week I mentioned SALT as being a potential vision-theme for us as a church. Here’s a few more thoughts… The other day I was listening to a Podcast (I can’t remember which) and they were talking about a show on … Read More

What fruit is our church producing in this community?  I think there’s a lot of hidden fruit that we’re not actually aware of!  We may be tempted to think that because our church doesn’t have an official ‘social welfare’ outreach, … Read More

Hello Reader. I want to speak a blessing over you and over the people of this town. We are here to bless and to be a blessing. We love this town. We love the people of this town. We are … Read More

We stand on the shoulder’s of giants. 10 days ago I celebrated my two-year anniversary of being the pastor here. And it really has been a privilege and an honour to serve you. Probably, the biggest event in these two … Read More

This morning I gave the following short talk at the Craft Group, and thought you may appreciate it: A Trappist monk was allowed to say only two words every three years. After the first three years, he said to the … Read More

This chapter was wonderful, but I felt it only focused on one half of the Christian tradition of contemplative practice. Our tradition speaks of both the cataphatic (which is the way of knowing) and the apophatic (which is the way … Read More