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The Canal and the River
I have long been fascinated by the River of Life in the Bible. I love how it meanders through the text, first in the creation story, followed by shadows and hints of it in the earthly rivers, appearing in glorious beauty in the Psalms, Ezekiel and Isaiah, before becoming the centrepiece of the new heavens […]
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Ready and Waiting
In times of difficulty, we often ask ourselves, ‘Where is God in this?’ or ‘What is God doing in me through this – what is it that I need to learn?’ And these questions are really important to us and help us grow. But often for the prophets in the Bible, their circumstances were less […]
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Free from condemnation
Today I was listening to the ‘Art of Celebration’ by Rend Collective and though I have listened to it on many occasions, a particular line jumped out at me which hasn’t before and it says this:‘This is the art of celebration, knowing we’re free from condemnation’ And I wondered: what does it look like to […]
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Moving into a new era
The next few days mark the end of my (Helen’s) time working for a wonderful ministry – Christian Music Ministries (CMM). I have been working for CMM either as an intern, part-time or full-time since 2005, and have been a volunteer associate for even longer. This ministry, and all the friends I have made as […]
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A personal prescription
Yesterday I was listening to a podcast from the team at Wild at Heart. They were talking about the upcoming summer. We all tend to use the summer to go on holiday, go adventuring and invite people round for barbeques. That is great, but this year they urged us all to remember that this isn’t […]
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Aligning with Christ
Ephesians 4:11-13 So Christ himself gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the pastors and teachers, to equip his people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God and become mature, attaining […]
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Breaking the bondage of shame
In the last blog post I talked about how shame lingers. Even the most lightweight of mistakes can leave my cheeks burning red and my insides curling up and trying to hide. Even though I know I am forgiven. One of the people who blew it spectacularly and then had to come face to face […]
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I am enough
I had to preach on Sunday about the cross. And as I was praying about the talk, I felt Jesus say three simple words about himself: “I am enough.” His cross is enough. His passion is enough. We all get things wrong and make mistakes, and because of the cross of Jesus we can know […]
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Every Mother, Every Father
A prayer for all parents struggling at the moment In January 2021, the UK went back into ‘lockdown’ and children were asked to home-school. We were aware of how hard this was for people so thought people might need some peace in their day.
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Learning to love myself
One of the teachers of the law came and heard them debating. Noticing that Jesus had given them a good answer, he asked him, “Of all the commandments, which is the most important?” “The most important one,” answered Jesus, “is this: ‘Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. Love the Lord […]
Reflected Light
Equipping every heart and mind to find healing, wholeness and freedom in Christ
Reflected Light 