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Enjoying a Good Lent
Easter is early this year, which means that Lent of course starts early too! Ash Wednesday is on 18 February, just over a week away. How might you spend this time leading up to Easter? Feel daunted by the traditional approach of prayer, fasting, and almsgiving? Lent can be a time for those practices, of…
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Losing Ourselves to Find Ourselves
Jesus said, “Whoever finds their life will lose it, and whoever loses their life for my sake will find it” (Matthew 10:39, NIV). But these feel like hard words – self-sacrifice for ultimate gain? How can we even embrace this invitation, even if we want to? It’s one of the upside-down truths of the kingdom…
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Books of 2025
So many books… so little time – because of scrolling? We all fall prey to distractions and interruptions, don’t we. After being humbled in 2024 when I realized that I only read 22 books that year, I was more intentional in 2025, reading 43 books (but still down from the 60-something I used to read).…
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Love on a plate – Christmas cookie recipes
We’re so close to Christmas, but I’m only making my first batch of Christmas cookies today! That’s just been the state of our Advent. In searching through my online filing system, I came across this article that appeared in the 2014 Woman Alive December issue, with a few recipes of our favorites at Christmas. Complete…
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Finding Peace in Uncertain Times
The worries, cares, and uncertainties we face in life can crowd out our peace. But what if we’ve misunderstood what God means by peace? Join me in encountering God and receiving his peace and comfort in this mini-retreat, filmed at sunset by the shores of Lake Josephine in Roseville, Minnesota. In doing so we’ll prayerfully…
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Prayerful reading of John 1
Join me for a mini-retreat, with time to pause, reflect on Scriputre, and experience God? Here’s my latest prayer practice (of 7 minutes) that I sent out with my monthly newsletter, perfect for this season of Advent. We’ll be engaging with some lectio divina (prayerful reading) of the first part of John’s gospel (John 1:1–5,…
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What is spiritual direction?
So what is spiritual direction? We’ve inherited this term, and unfortunately, it may conjure up images of a somewhat scary authority figure telling another what to do. That’s not my desire or my way of working! A better name is spiritual accompaniment, which captures the role of one who seeks to notice God’s working in…
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The launch of Still Finding Myself in Britain!
On this launch day for Still Finding Myself in Britain, I find myself unsettled and lonely for local friends. We moved a couple of months ago, and the house isn’t sorted yet and I don’t have a new gym or local connections. As I consider my needs, I remember how God has met me in…
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Why I haven’t shared about being a spiritual director
Over the past four years, I’ve added a moniker to my biography – “spiritual director,” an old-fashioned term for someone who accompanies another on their journey with God. I’ve noticed recently that I don’t share about this work much. As I’ve pondered why, I’ve realized that the main reason is that my role feels hidden…
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Beloved of God retreat
What does it mean to be God’s beloved? How do we view God, and how does God see us? We will spend time in the loving presence of God as we explore some spiritual practices that help us live as a new creation in Christ. These transformative encounters help us to live out our callings…
