Tanya Marlow – on the Bible, suffering and the messy edges of life
Posted in God and suffering - Our Story on Feb 12th, 2013
Cat Caird has one of those rare and beautiful combinations of a burning passion for Jesus together with a gentle and generous spirit. I have the privilege of knowing her as a good friend locally, and I can vouch for the fact that she likes her coffee strong, her chocolate dark, and her books in [...]
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 God and suffering - Our Story on Dec 11th, 2012
Dave Lamb and his wife, Shannon are two of my real life heroes. I had the pleasure of observing them in life and ministry during their time in Oxford. Dave’s recent book, God Behaving Badly, on the character of God in the Old Testament was instrumental in helping me re-fall in love with God after [...]
Posted in God and suffering - Our Story on Sep 25th, 2012
I have been privileged to have known Kath for more than a decade. She is not the shouty sort, you have to listen in close. But it is worth it, every whispered word is worth it. Over to Kath: As I sit here wondering how to participate well in this excellent series on God [...]
Posted in God and suffering - Our Story on Sep 18th, 2012
Here it is! – the first guest post telling their story of God and Suffering. This week’s post is from the lovely Natalie Collins, who works with Restored to end violence against women. I am always inspired by her passion and honesty. Here is her story. As I shared the story of my [...]
One morning, a few weeks ago, I started writing a blog post. I wrote it using my iPad, but decided to draft it in an email so it would be easier to edit. I spent an hour lovingly tapping out a thousand words. I edited, tweaked, smiled. I could feel my brain slowing down [...]
“A place of tears” Photo credit: Olga Oslina How do you pray when the joy has gone and your present experience is a place of tears? How do you process it when all the good things in your life are in the past, and your present is just hard work and sorrow? [...]
Posted in suffering on Mar 20th, 2012
This post first appeared as a guest post for Anita Mathias’ excellent blog, Dreaming Beneath the Spires. You can check it out here. When I was twelve, I was asked to give a book review to the rest of the class. It was supposed to be on our favourite book. Lots of other girls stood [...]
