Tanya Marlow – on the Bible, suffering and the messy edges of life
Posted in Five minute Friday, Life on Aug 31st, 2012
It’s ‘Five minute Friday’ time, joining with Lisa-Jo Baker. She gives us 1 word, we write for 5 minutes flat – no backtracking or editing, throwing caution to the wind. Check out others’ five-minute offerings by clicking on the button below. This is my best five minutes on ‘Change’ There’s a coolness in the [...]
Posted in Spirituality and discipleship on Aug 29th, 2012
I was in a church service, worshipping God. The preacher stopped, and said, ‘there are some here whom God is calling to mission. If you think that’s you, then come to the front.’ My spirit leapt within me as soon as I heard those words, my heart bursting with love for God and a [...]
Posted in Spirituality and discipleship on Aug 27th, 2012
There are times when life is a whirlwind and we are whirling within it. Our days had been full of flurry and preparation and whirlwind and now we sat, waiting. I’m guest posting today for the lovely Penelope Swithinbank. Do click over with me and see the rest of the post here! Liked this post? [...]
Posted in Culture and Society, Recommendations and Reviews, Spirituality and discipleship on Aug 22nd, 2012
What kind of label did you have as you were growing up? There are many ways that we’re labelled to differentiate ourselves from others. Amongst our family or friends we become known as ‘the pretty one’, ‘the funny one’, ‘the smart one’, ‘the rebel’, ‘the loud one’. These labels form part of our identity, [...]
Posted in Five minute Friday, Spirituality and discipleship on Aug 17th, 2012
It’s ‘Five minute Friday’ time, joining with Lisa-Jo Baker. She gives us 1 word, we write for 5 minutes flat – no backtracking or editing, throwing caution to the wind. Check out others’ five-minute offerings by clicking on the button below. This is my best five minutes on ‘Stretch’ GO I stretch up, and [...]
Last week I heard some sad news from my extended family. My cousin had gone out to Zimbabwe for her aunt’s funeral. While she was there, she was on a boating trip. She stood up at the wrong moment, fell over the side and hit her head on the propeller. She never recovered from [...]
Posted in Bible, Emotions, Spirituality and discipleship on Aug 8th, 2012
Today I am feeling listless and restless. I am frustrated with myself because I should be really happy right now: I’ve just been on holiday, I’ve had loads of sunshine and good food and great chats with friends. I am emotionally replenished. I’m so blessed. But for some reason, over the last couple [...]
Posted in Culture and Society, Five minute Friday, Life on Aug 3rd, 2012
It’s ‘Five minute Friday’ time, joining with Lisa-Jo Baker. She gives us 1 word, we write for 5 minutes flat – no backtracking or editing, throwing caution to the wind. Check out others’ five-minute offerings by clicking on the button below. This is my best five minutes on ‘Here’. I lie on the sofa, [...]
Posted in Art and Story and Writing, Culture and Society, Recommendations and Reviews, suffering on Aug 1st, 2012
“What do you want to do when you leave university?” I remember asking this question to a bunch of Oxford students a few years back. To my surprise, the majority replied simply, ‘I don’t want to do anything particularly, I just want to be happy. That’s really what it’s all about, isn’t it?’ [...]
