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Mindfulness vs. Prayer
You don’t have to watch too many YouTubers to come across ads for meditation apps and help with mental health. Pandemic Problems The proposition is simple: focusing on your breathing and learning to notice your thoughts without judgment will help your mind. As someone with a natural tendency to be anxious, this is a compelling…
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‘Come and see’
The same words uttered by different voices can mean drastically different things. As I have been working my way through Andrew Osenga’s The Quiet Hours Lectionary this month, I have been reading through John’s Gospel again. I don’t know how many times I have read it at this point. We worked through it as a…
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Memorisation for your good
From just about the very beginning, the human race seems to have an allergy to doing what is for its good. This is never truer than in the second week of January when the first batch of people decide to give up on their new year’s resolutions. We shouldn’t be surprised by this because we’re…
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My 2026 Journaling Tools
I shared in a note previously that I had figured out my notebook system for the new year. Those who know me in person know that I am a notebook person. All of my sermon prep happens on paper before I type. I’ve been keeping journals for years. But I also, always, struggle to be…
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Grace alone
2025 has been a year of establishment, growth, and profound loss. When it started, we didn’t know if we would be staying at this church long term. Spring came and went and by the time summer arrived, the church had agreed to bring me on permanently. I started making my biggest inroad into the community…