Tanya Marlow – on the Bible, suffering and the messy edges of life
Posted in God and suffering - Our Story on Jan 29th, 2013
Something a little different for today’s God and Suffering story: a friend from church sent me a ‘stream of consciousness’ post, very journal-like, written in a time of depression a few months ago. He described it as both a prayer and: “articulate crying, with the same therapeutic value as actually weeping.” It is so [...]
Posted in Five minute Friday, Spirituality and discipleship on Nov 9th, 2012
I don’t remember when it was – perhaps four or six months after the birth. I remember the place – sitting across from Jon, my arms on the big oak dining table, eating a tired dinner with tears. “Why aren’t you mad at God?” I asked him. “You are going through all of this, [...]
Posted in Bible, Five minute Friday, Spirituality and discipleship on Nov 2nd, 2012
“Cursed is the strong one who depends on mere humans, Who thinks he can make it on muscle alone and sets God aside as dead weight. He’s like a tumbleweed on the prairie, out of touch with the good earth. He lives rootless and aimless in a land where nothing grows. “But blessed is the [...]
Posted in Five minute Friday, Spirituality and discipleship on Oct 26th, 2012
What do you do when you can’t hear God’s voice? I write this from a place of frustration. Someone asked me the other day how my relationship with God was going. I said it felt like I was in a troubled marriage – I keep turning up for the dates, but the [...]
Posted in God and suffering - Our Story, illness on Oct 16th, 2012
Alastair Roberts is a PhD student (Theology) at Durham University. I really appreciate his thoughtful approach to pretty much everything and his encyclopaedic Biblical knowledge. (If there’s ever a Bible passage you’re stuck on, do ask him what he thinks – his perspective is always helpful.) I’m delighted that he’s sharing his story here. At [...]
