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Grace Reflections
I’ve been thinking You may have noticed that I haven’t been blogging as regularly. This is mainly because I haven’t had either the actual or emotional space to sit down at my computer to write something remotely meaningful. This blog, though is about reflections on my faith journey, and this period of busyness is part of my journey. The past weeks have been both very stimulating and very challenging. I think I am learning more about God and people almost every day. I know that one of my challenges is that I like to try to work out “the answer” to the challenges of life, rather than live in the…
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Who is on the God journey?
Solo or together?? I’ve been enjoying the podcasts I have been listening to from Wayne Jacobsen and Brad Cummings. (www.thegodjourney.com) They are two Americans who have been on significant individual personal journeys with God and each week record a dialogue that bounces off emails they have received, current events or things they have encountered. There is one aspect of their dialogue though, that I am not completely convinced about.
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Can I really take time off?
Gods plan for taking a break Well today is our first day of holidays. I actually wrote this on Saturday, and most of my blog entries for the next couple of weeks will be scheduled in advance so that I spend time with my family and not my laptop. The past couple of days I have been reflecting on the Biblical notion of Sabbath. I thought I would continue that line of thinking today:
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Fantasy that hurts
Not all dreams are good I’ve been doing a bit of reflection on my own journey with leadership and have realised something: Whenever someone felt really strongly about wanting to do a particular role, and I let them, it didn’t work. I also see in me, the times I am attracted to a role it is usually when I am feeling most fragmented on the inside. I’m realising that even talking about community can be a bit like that. Dietrich Bonhoeffer said: “He who loves community, destroys community; he who loves the bretheren, builds community.”