Monthly Archives: June 2009
Thinking about what matters.
“Not every issue is worth dying for. Choose the struggles that you have a chance of winning or making a difference in…. Choose battles worth fighting. You will differ with others in the choices that you make. Choose the struggle … Continue reading
Be Thankful
Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful. Colossians 3:15 I don’t always find my particular personality fits very well with being a wife and … Continue reading
The Servant Leader
We all know that one of the main heart characteristics of a leader is to serve. Jesus washing the disciples’ feet is often the prime biblical example mentioned. But reading the story of Jesus and the Samarian woman at the … Continue reading
“A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.”
My husband James and I and our two small children are about to sell up, leave our family and friends and go to South Wales to do a year of mission training, with the long term vision of going to … Continue reading
Anna Burgess
Anna is 25 and lives in Lima, Peru with her husband Mark and her two boys (aged 3 and 1). Anna and Mark have recently moved to a community where they are hoping to share Jesus with others, and continue … Continue reading
Jenny Cornell
Jenny is married to James and has two little girls, Evie (2) & Tessa (9 weeks). At the moment they live in Manchester but are about to go to South Wales to do mission training before hopefully heading out to … Continue reading
Happy Father’s Day
This Sunday, 21st June, is Father’s Day in the UK. This annual card sending occasion normally passes me by unnoticed. My father died shortly after my 1st birthday. I have no conscious memory of him. All I have is a … Continue reading
Pain in Leadership
It deeply, deeply saddens me when I hear of yet another ministry couple who have been wounded and hurt by other Christians, often who are themselves in leadership. I find myself asking ‘Why does this have to be?’ Most … Continue reading
Feeling Prickly
I live in a desert. It’s very apparent here that water is life. Rain is infrequent, and I’m always amazed at the tiny weeds and wild flowers that spring to life after the slightest drizzle. However, anything with any more … Continue reading
Heartsickness
”Hope deferred makes the heart sick.” Proverbs 13:12 Boy meets girl, so its love, marriage, babies, right? I just expected it to happen. So why wasn’t it happening? I was single for eight years before I met my husband, and if I’m honest … Continue reading
Perfection
Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect. Matthew 5:47 – 48 I was listening to a talk the other day where we were challenged about how we live with a need for everything in life to be perfect. … Continue reading
At the Heart of Weakness
When my Mum died in February 2004 I began a journey of dealing with weakness. Handling grief during that time has often felt long and painful. And sometimes I think all I’ve learnt about grief is that it’s long and … Continue reading
The Faith of a Mummy
I have been thinking about prayer lately. The prayer of a mother of young children – is this the prayer of faith? When I am tired and my children are ill and my husband is busy at work and I … Continue reading
A leader’s calling
What do you do as a leader when you have those inevitable blips and wonder what on earth you are doing and/or whether you are in the right place?! I would argue that as leaders a sense of calling is … Continue reading
Imitate Me
For most of my life I have struggled with comparing myself to others; to those I consider to be further ahead on my journey I have beaten myself up thinking I will never be good as them; to those I … Continue reading
Living Pentecost
Acts 1:8. But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you; and you will be my witnesses… Recently I studied Franciscan Spirituality, starting with the man himself, Saint Francis of Assisi. He was a man out of … Continue reading
