Freedom isn't always what we think it will be.

The only reason why we ever continue to do anything in life is because we have hope. We plant gardens because we have hope that they will grow. We apply for jobs because we have hope that we will receive an offer. We press on through shitty situations and resist the temptation to give upContinue reading "On (Real) Hope"

One of the benefits of being chronically unwell is that you have no energy for bullsh*t, and that seems to reflect well in one's prayer life. There is no energy left to come up with theologically sound prayers that are flouncy in nature and well thought through. You just say what you mean and hopeContinue reading "Pray a Sh*t Prayer"

I've re-read this post four times now, and I think I shall keeping coming back to it for quite a while. Well worth sharing with others. Feeling useless and hopeless due to a physical ailment is impossible to navigate unless you actually believe that your worth is in something higher than your productivity. I'm notContinue reading "The Three Graces of Chronic Not-Wellness"

Last week I was diagnosed with a lifelong autoimmune disease. I've certainly endured physical and mental suffering before, but for some reason this has made me feel excruciatingly far from the Lord. Never before have I so resonated with the words "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?" What strikes me right nowContinue reading "Physical Suffering & Biblical Meditation"

Do you ever get that wistful feeling that things were better before now? We often think that here and now is just so bad and if we simply returned to the "good old days" then life would be better again. Nostalgia is basically that sentimental (and often unrealistic) longing for a particular time in theContinue reading "On Nostalgia"

US President Trump posing in front of a church after protestors were cleared with teargas It should hopefully go without saying that followers of Jesus are called to be involved in their local communities, and that this will inevitably be political in some way. Since we are called to love our neighbours, it follows thatContinue reading "Faith and Power"

I know a lot of people are struggling with self-isolation, but I must confess, this has been a wonderful time of growth for me. Generally people think of staying put as boring and mundane, and they fantasise about hitting the road (or the airport) and leaving everything behind for a life of travel. They equateContinue reading "The Benefits of Not Travelling"