In the desert place – Mark 1:1-8

In this series, I’ll be going through Mark with you and sharing some things I’ve been learning from God as I’ve been pondering this book. Please read along with me! Mark 1: The desert place Mark 1 starts “in the desert place.” Many of you will probably know the song “Blessed be your name”, and the phrase “Blessed be your name when I’m found in … Continue reading In the desert place – Mark 1:1-8

A different (or greater) miracle

When I was twenty I got rheumatoid arthritis, or actually, a variant of it. It is not quite rheumatoid arthritis, but it is similar. Because peripheral spondyloarthritis is not a term everyone uses, I refer to it as rheumatoid arthritis. The disease is basically similar: joints get infected because of what doctors believe is a faulty immune response. The body attacks itself. My knee started … Continue reading A different (or greater) miracle

Tree

Make me strong and steady like a tree Standing still, secure and certain With roots that reach in rich brown earth And leaves that are the sun’s sweet curtain To shade the weak and strengthen the strong And make all feel that they belong Make me strong and steady like a tree Rid me of my feeble me And make me firm to rest on … Continue reading Tree

The best prayer

The best prayer, I think, is “Show me your glory.” It was Moses’ great desire. It changes us irrevocably. Getting to know God and seeing His majesty and splendour, even if it’s through meditating on the Bible and imagining it more than actually seeing it, is addicting. As we pray, we experience God spiritually, and this fills and satisfies the soul with joy. It is … Continue reading The best prayer