all that is gold does not glitter, not all who wander are lost (JRRT)
Last week my colleague and I got to spend an afternoon being shown round a community by a friend, the local Pastor. He had invited me to speak on community transformation that evening at the AGM of the local Churches Together group. As I reflected on what I saw that afternoon, my thought was: the... Continue Reading →
Its not often I find a blog I want to post, but here it is. I found this a really inspiring and challenging read. I have been doing some thinking about how we need to change as we move into what the future holds for us as both as a nation and as the body... Continue Reading →
This weekend I had the chance to cook a meal with my goddaughter. Earlier this year I gave her a copy of Jamie’s 15minute meals and since then we have two family dinner dates. She choses the recipe then we set about shopping and cooking together then the whole family gather round the table in... Continue Reading →
During my recent trip abroad we covered three different countries and I got to connect significantly with four different teams. It was great! That time was almost a cameo of the things I love the most in life. In South Africa we were a team of five with an impossible task to accomplish –... Continue Reading →
Just over a week ago I was in Leptocorea, a small coastal town just an hour’s drive south of Thessaloniki, Greece. After a day in transit in London enroot from South Africa we had landed in Thessaloniki where we were met by two team mates who had arrived earlier and hired a car. We... Continue Reading →
This morning I was thinking about how uncomfortable living and working with others can be! Its like the person who said ‘I have no problem being holy when I am on my own!’. Doing life with others, at least authentically, is kind of like living life under a massive magnifying glass so that all your... Continue Reading →
It seems that there are some really important truths that can only be experienced in a place of weakness and frailty. Frankly that sucks, but there it is. I have been recently experiencing what feels like some early signs of burn out. Whatever it is I have come to a place where I feel utterly... Continue Reading →
The task was to locate and articulate the dream that would take us through the next 2 decades. After a pilgrimage of training, mission and reflection in the summer, followed a couple of months later by a week of ‘Foundations for life and mission’, we had three days together. We weren’t harnessing just any dream,... Continue Reading →
Hi, this week i posted two new links on my blog, i'd love you to have a look if you havent already. You'll find them on the left under 'newsletters'. the first is the most recent edition of Beyond the Horizon, a vibrant collection of stories and interviews with youth and community workers on the... Continue Reading →
