Get up high. Whether it be as you land in this new country you’re now in, descending through the clouds, a tower, a rooftop, ferris wheel or the minaret of a mosque. Get yourself up high as soon and as often as you are able. See the city spread out below you like a …
Because Laura asked me. She expected a coffee, not an essay, but give a girl a pen and an interesting question at your own risk. Short answer: yes! The big story of the Bible is about how God makes himself known among his people. Do be strapping yourselves in for the long answer. God created …
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ft. a discussion on private and communal studying of the Bible The large majority of churches I encounter have a Sunday service of some kind and a collection of mid-week meetings where members of the church meet in smaller groups (usually around 10-15 people). We all know what we mean when we refer to ‘small …
My mum told me to read this, and she’s rarely wrong about good books. John Sherril’s book is very short and readable. It is structured as an autobiography and outlines his experiences with Pentecostalism before and during the process of writing a book on the phenomenon of ‘tongues’. It’s a little dated and is set …
I was struggling to prioritise spending time with God while at uni and someone I do theology training with told me to buy a daily devotional. She said it was easier to wake up to than diving straight into Kings, which is what we were reading at the time. It seemed like a good option …
The Bible doesn’t categorise the spiritual gifts, we just get given some (possibly not exhaustive) lists. But sometimes it is helpful to use a framework of categories to aid understanding. I have recently heard them broken into the categories of word, power and love. I don’t find this very helpful personally, but what I’m about …
(I am very aware that this is a picture of the underground, not the overground and I’m sorry.) Sweaty days didn’t lend a hand to Ellie Hackett’s style. Some girls thrived in the hot weather with their flouncy playsuits, sunglasses and long smooth legs. There were a hundred and one reasons why Ellie preferred the …
I think of this summer – this first uni summer – in terms of three phases: Egypt pt1, England and Egypt pt 2. Each part was about a month. The two Egypt parts were very similar. They were full of good books, much thinking, good conversations with family, trying to study, staying up late reading …
Inspired by Chesterton’s ‘Orthodoxy,’ Tozers’ ‘Knowledge of the Holy’ and some great conversations with a friend, Christine, to whom this poem is dedicated, because her adoration for creator and creation alike have helped stir up the same in me. Oh! That you would fashion your art mindfully of me Making it predictable, with the possibility …
Do they have some quarrel with me My hip bones Is that why they turn to lead And leave me tossing and turning in bed Why do they feel like knives driving their way into my mattress Why does my mattress feel like it’s driving right back into me? Is there animosity there towards me …