I read Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell last year and it quickly became one of my favourite books for the skill with which it was written, the hugeness of all that it managed to cover, the way Mitchell managed to plunge in and out of different genres, times, places and people yet still manage to cover each…
Category: Reflections
Stepping Up Post 2
I have been on holiday this week, so had a little time to carry on with the ‘Stepping Up’ book I mentioned before, which takes a look at prayers/songs from the Biblical book, Psalms. In particular, it focuses on the ‘Psalms of Ascent’ or Pilgrimage Psalms. This week has involved a lot of travelling for…
Stepping Up 1 – Pilgrims
So I just started working through a book called ‘Stepping Up’ by Beth Moore. It’s basically a workbook looking at ‘The Psalms of Ascent’ from the Bible (‘Psalms is a collection of songs and prayers). The workbook has downloadable videos to go alongside it. Beth is great at helping people to engage with the Bible…
Sandana
Sandana is a girl I read about today, and I wanted to share her bravery with you. I read a snippet of her story in the book ‘Just Courage’ by Gary A. Haugen (details of the book at the end). Haugen is the President of ‘International Justice Mission’ which is an inspiring charity working to…
After a little while, I return – re-inspired!
So after another LONG break from blogging, I’m back with lots of ideas and inspiration. I recently bought a copy of Company magazine. I’m not entirely sure what its target audience is (maybe a little younger than myself?!) but I have really loved it. It’s so bright and cheery and real! I’m a fan of…
Concerned about the way the world is heading?
Heard the headlines about North Korea? Worried about the destructive direction being taken by those wielding the threat of nuclear weapons? Want to do something about the way the world is heading? Then, whether you’ve done it a million times before, or whether you’ve never done it, join me to pray. Give 5 minutes any…
Let Loose in the World!
Was just reading the story of when the prophet Isaiah was in the temple and God just filled it up with holiness. The room could barely contain his glory and shook as if in an earthquake, and at first Isaiah could not withstand the awesome purity either. It was like heaven had just spilt out…
It’s been a while…
OK, so it’s been ages since I’ve updated this blog or my book review blog (www.amysbookcorner.wordpress.com), but during that 2 months, I’ve been reading, watching, learning and growing. I don’t really know where to start, so to sum up my beginning of 2013, here are a few ‘Top 3’s’. Feel free to skip to the…
New Year’s Resolutions?
Love them or hate them, now is the season for making New Year’s Resolutions. Now I am well aware that many people have lost interest in them over the years, whether put off by the commercialisation of fitness fads, the myriad of banale and superficial resolutions out there, or because they simply don’t/can’t/won’t keep them. This morning…
The Spirit of Christmas
This year I am struggling with Christmas. I work in both churches and schools so think double figures of Christmas plays attended, a workload that feels as heavy as a pregnant lady on a donkey, and parties dampened by the prospect of getting up early the next day for assemblies, children’s parties, church services, rehearsals…
A normal, rainy day
So today was a normal, rainy day. But it is one of those handful of days in my life when I have stopped and thought, I will look back on this day as a significant one. It’s been a busy workday which started early and finished fairly late, a day made up of different segments…
Amazon
Yesterday I caught a programme on TV called ‘Nature’s Microworlds’. The programme was looking at the Amazon ecosystem and how plants and animals have developed intricate systems of interdependence, enabling them to continue to grow and reproduce in the tough, nutrient low climate. I found it fascinating. Species of flowers grow in certain shapes so…
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