Joan’s Blog
Pour it out anyway
I came back from my trip to The Netherlands and Mexico with more than just photos, impressions and jetlag. I came back with a renewed desire to write. This
Harnesses and Yokes
We have a Miniature Schnauzer who loves walks but hates his harness. When we bring his beautifully designed, snug-fitting harness out of the cupboard Azizi barks excitedly because he
On Courage and Comfort
This year I am on a journey that may end in the taking of a vow. The only vow most of us take happens after we’ve walked down the
Learning Greek in Gaborone: A Reflection on LittAfrica
I’ve learned a bit of Greek lately. Well, only two words really, but they’re significant ones. I picked them up, of all places, in Gaborone, Botswana. I was at
On Joy
Joy. How does one pin down this tiniest of words, this most elusive of concepts? For as small as the word is, joy itself is deep and vast and
On Marriage
This year Roy and I have been married 31 years. Has it all been plain sailing, you may well ask? Well…no. Not exactly. On our church’s steady march through
For the King and the Kingdom
“We are people of a King and a kingdom”. This line, from a sermon on the Beatitudes by Adam Heather, has stayed with me and challenged me deeply. Much
Guileless
Sometimes a verse, or even just a word, keeps running through my mind. I’ve learned to pay attention to this kind of repetition because I have the sense it’s
The Travellers
Jerusalem is in turmoil, and so it is with relief that Cleopas and I slip through her gates, heading home. The tightness in my jaw loosens a little as
If I spoke the truth why did you strike me?
“Father?” Matthias’s voice jars me awake. I lift my head from the scroll spread out in front of me. The oil lamp on the desk still burns. “They have
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