I’ve been posting on Facebook about the beautiful experience of leading a retreat last week on the Isle of Cumbrae, journalling with the Fruit of the Spirit. Several of you expressed sadness that you couldn’t join in – it’s certainly
As adults we often carry a lot of responsibility. Some of us work in places with lots of stress and high pressure – be it at home caring for family, or beyond. We encounter pain and suffering either first hand
Can you read the Bible too much? Can you know Scripture too well? Take Psalm 23 for example. Many of us know it by heart. Most of us have sung the song and know all the words. We only need
The Bible is full of references to the importance of gratitude and thanksgiving, from Psalm 100 to 1 Thessalonians 5:18, or Revelation 11:17. It is an essential part of spiritual discipline and the frequent Biblical exhortations suggest that it is
However long you’ve been a Christian, there are times when, if we’re honest with ourselves, we question everything. We pray for healing from the cancer as our best friend goes through chemo and she dies anyway. We pray for a
I’m having a lovely holiday on the small Island of Iona off the West coast of Scotland. It’s gloriously remote, (we took 3 ferries to get here though you can do it in 2), it’s only 3 miles long and
