A-Abraham
haggled - aspects of prayer
(pdf file)
A method for prayer - or not - How to use - or misuse - a well-known aid to prayer
As I am - The only way I can be (a prayer)
As
I lay in the mud - a meditation on Psalm 40:1-3
(pdf file)
A special place - A place where I can be myself and be with God>
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B-Banking
on prayer - I wrote this refelection
following a family emergency that almost became a tragedy
Behind the mirror
- is God violent?
Beating upon the Cloud of Unknowing
- struggling with learning in the school of prayer (pdf file)
Being Ananias - remembering
a man who was content to make others famous
Best intentions - a
brief, whimsical observation on the nature of Truth
Burning bush - based
on Moses' story in chapter 3 of the book of Exodus
Bye bye QT - Prayer
is a journey - in my case a long one with many twist and turns. I wrote this poem when it all seemed to be going wrong.
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C-
Challenges to make us strong - Whether circumstances are hard, or easy, it's our attitude that matters
Choosing
Again - facing the challenge of John 6:66-68
Contemplation - thoughts about
a special kind of prayer (pdf file)
Creativity - Creativity is all one with Prayer
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D-
Delusional faith - Call it a delusion, but belief is my strength
Don't
speak to me again - the prophet's dilemma as
experienced by Elijah, Jeremiah & Jonah (pdf file)
Don't stop praying - Make your whole life a prayer
Dreams - there's no time when God can't see me
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E-End
Times - To many people Judgement seems a
worrying doctrine, but what about those who are waiting
for justice? (pdf file)
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F-Faith
is - a reflection on Hebrews chapter 11
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G-
God's Church - The vital truth of the Church is not about who belongs to it, but who it belongs to. Growing
up - challenging reflections about my image
of God
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H-Haikus
- lots of short reflexions in this compressed poetic format (pdf file)
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I-Identity
Crisis - a heart cry from a man who seeking wholeness (pdf file)
I didn't see that coming - Often we find that the peak we are aiming for isn't really the summit
I read and I wait - A brief reflection on the meditation practise called "Lectio Divina"
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J-
Joseph and Nicodemus - Imagine the thoughts of these two men as they watched events unfold during that fateful week. (pdf file)
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K-
Kerith and Carmel - Consider how these contrasting experiences worked together in Elijah's journey of faith.(pdf file)
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L-
Let it all out - A comment on the text, "Cast your cares on the Lord..."
Listen and Speak (A word to the prophets) - Advice for those with a prophetic gift (Poem)
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M-Martha's
legacy - in praise of this often maligned New
Testament character
Maths
and prayer - if you find prayer difficult -
so what?
Metamorphosis
- A meditation on the
Christian hope of resurrection
Murmuration - One
of the greatest visual displays of the winter sky is created by one of our most
common birds (pdf file)
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N-No
Beginning - thoughts on Creation and the Big Bang
(pdf file)
No Objective
- Writing this complaint helped get bad feelings
out of my system
Nothing is hidden - The fact that God sees all can be a comfort, rather than a threat
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O-Overcome
- musings from one of the Three Wise Men
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P-Prayer
changes things - each verse is a Haiku; together
they describe a journey (pdf file)
Prayer is not just for specialists - In this mission everyone can take part
Praying
to make a difference - reaching for effective
prayer (pdf file)
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R-{R}
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S-
Sacred Spaces - Places that feel special
Satisfied
- more of a prayer than a poem, this reflection on Simeon in
the temple arose from a pre-Christmas home-group Bible Study
Sheep
make footpaths - a walker's
wry comment on misleading tracks
Smells in Joppa - The story of Acts 10:1-48 retold as if in a conversation between a local resident and a visitor
Supplication - Hints on what we can pray for
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T-The
divine sculptor- Who is the Sculptor? And what (or who) is the stone?
The parable of the tree - a way of living (pdf file)
The Path - A journey that started with a prayer
To be a church
- a reflection on the ideal
of the Church (pdf file)
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V-{V}
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W-
Walking with God - A way of prayer
War in heaven - Based on chapter 10 of the book of Daniel
Why
call now? - a poetic commentary on Isaiah 6:1-8
(pdf file)
Who believes
in me? - A moan - answered by Hosea 10:12
Why
does prayer live now? - A
reflection on growth in personal prayer life
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Y-
Yellow Card - Don't worry when your prayer time is interrupted
Your Kingdom come - Challenging thoughts about this familar part of the "Lord's Prayer"
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Z-{Z}
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