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Introducing… online embodied prayer retreats
I’m excited to announce two online retreats this autumn that Kristen Rubow and I will be leading together. Kristen is a mind and movement coach, and we’ve been delighted to be developing material based on the Bible and neuroscience, to help us pray with our bodies! The movements are gentle and can be done from…
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Following God into the unknown
What’s the hardest thing God has ever asked you to do? Maybe it was leaving something familiar, stepping out in faith, or trusting God when his plans didn’t make sense. Nearly 30 years ago, I left the US for the UK to start married life. I reflect with Lydia Bennett on Premier Christian Radio on…
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“Come away with me and rest”
Jesus said, “Come away with me and rest for awhile” (Matthew 6:31). He issued that invitation to his friends at the time, but he extends this loving welcome to us too. Join me in Horton County Nature Reserve in Surrey, England, to embrace prayerfully Jesus’ invitation to rest, to give our worries to him. He…
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“God to Enfold Me” – an ancient Celtic prayer
I love Celtic-flavored prayers; the repetition and poetry is beautiful helps me connect to God. Here’s one about the enfolding love of God, which I invite you to ponder and prayer through: Carmina Gadelica III, p. 53, in David Adam, The Path of Life: Meditations on prayers from the Celtic tradition (London: SPCK, 2009), p.…
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A prayer to the Triune God
Today in the church we celebrate Trinity Sunday, a day to mark the glorious mystery of the God who is Three-in-One (Father, Son, and Holy Spirit). I love this Celtic prayer: I am bending my knee In the eye of the Father who created me, In the eye of the Son who purchased me, In…
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A Meditation on Love
On this feast of Pentecost, I’m pondering love—the greatest of the gifts of the Spirit. Join me as we gaze on a little stream near Lee Bay in north Devon and pray through 1 Corinthians 13. Feel free to pause the recording as you encounter our living, loving God.
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Why we published Still Finding Myself in Britain
I confess, I never thought I’d be living in Britain for nearly longer than my native USA… I haven’t surpassed that mark yet, but only just! Finding myself in Britain has been a surprise. Some challenges, many joys, some surprises – such as the 10th anniversary edition of my first book! My publisher asked some…
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Remembering Rob Lacey
Today marks 20 years since the death of Rob Lacey – the performer, author of the word on the street, and all around great guy. I mark the occasion sharing the article I wrote after his death in the then Christian publishing trade magazine, Christian Marketplace: I’ll always remember May Day, not for ribbons and…
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With Jesus in the upper room
During this Easter season, I welcome you to join in imaginatively with Jesus in the upper room. There, after Jesus had died, the disciples hid in fear. But Jesus — the Risen Christ — appeared to them and gave them the Holy Spirit, breathing on them and sending them out to share his love. Join…
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Living in the power of the resurrection
In the Easter season, we should be drinking bubbly and shouting alleluias! So says Tom Wright in his book Surprised by Hope, and I agree. I talked with the lovely Lydia Bennet yesterday on Premier Christian Radio about the art and discipline of celebration – of living a resurrection life. Have a listen! And, I…
