Joan’s Blog

In 2021 my friend Gill first spoke about her ‘word for the year’ and I was a little envious. I wanted one too! But how was I to find

Have you ever wished that God was a little less hidden, a little less silent? I know I have. In the Old Testament, his voice thundered through the clouds.

Have you ever heard or read a quote that punched you right in the centre of your being? Those are the moments to sit up and take notice. To

How very difficult it is to grapple our deepest experiences with God into words.  “I felt my heart strangely warmed” is how John Wesley (the founder of Methodism) described

I have my own ‘secret garden’ – a swing bench under a Tipuana tree, tucked around the back of our house. That tree does something for my soul. Its

I’ve started to realise that there is a lot I cannot do, and that the little I can do is better if I intersperse it with afternoon naps. I am

I realise I’ve been resistant to sharing my second word for 2022. Although my first word—listen—hasn’t been that easy to put into practice, at least I understood some of what

If you’re a writer or creator of any other sort you will have heard the expression inspiration is for amateurs. The implication is that the professionals will churn out material

“Tell us about LittWorld!” Maybe because I posted photos of glorious Budapest…. or of my new bestie, Philip Yancey… or possibly because the Christian publishing conference took place so close