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If you’ve ever had the sense that God was getting your attention through the natural world, then the next question is how to stay with that moment well. Whatever the moment is about to be ... my first advice is NOT to take a photo of it. That bursts the 'moment' bubble. And, if you're a bit more practised than that, don't immediately label it (that's a sunset, or that's achillea millefolium, as can happen in my head). Don't grab its surface meaning or jump to any fast interpr

There are plenty of us who would not describe ourselves as conventionally religious and yet still find ourselves carrying deeper questions than ordinary conversations make space for. And, it's harder to find the right person to have those conversations with – someone who will give you their full attention. You might be wanting to talk about meaning, grief, change, prayer, doubt, purpose, forgiveness, identity, calling, or the odd but unmistakable sense that the universe is tr

Some exercises for when life demands more than you have to give Burnout happens when life keeps asking more of you, and you don't have the resources or practices to cope. It can creep up on you – maybe you feel exhausted, but you're aware you're still not doing enough; the responsibilities keep coming. People (or work or family, community or ministry) need things from you. Over time, three things can occur: emotional exhaustion a sense that nothing you do is enough and possib

If you have eyes to see, nature becomes a second kind of scripture, the book of creation, sitting open in front of you and you can feel it tugging at your spirit. This is a look at the Spirit's voice through nature, signs, synchronicity, coincidence and the craft of discernment. You’ll find a simple outdoor contemplation practice, a method for testing what a moment might be inviting and prompts to take into spiritual direction when you want help with the listening. How does G

Spiritual direction invites you to slow down and listen deeply to what stirs beneath the surface of your daily life. It is a space where left-field questions open doors to hidden truths and silent burdens you might be carrying. Sometimes they evoke a cathartic aha moment ... Asking the right questions can reveal what is easy to miss and even what we refuse to feel, what we hide behind explanations, and what parts of our faith quietly endure without words. This Lent, I am expl

If you’ve ever seen a labyrinth set into the floor of a cathedral, or mown into the grass at a wellbeing or retreat centre, you might have wondered what it’s for. The most famous example is the great labyrinth at Chartres Cathedral in France, laid into the stone floor in the early 1200s. It is nearly 13 metres across. Medieval pilgrims would walk it as a form of embodied prayer, sometimes as a substitute for a journey to Jerusalem they could not make. You enter. You follow th

The Journey of Spiritual Growth What do you do when the rhythms that once held your spiritual life no longer fit, but the longing for connection is still there? For much of my life, my days and seasons were shaped by the steady patterns of faith. Church on Sundays was a given. Our Wednesday night small group was a staple ingredient of every week. There were daily practices, familiar prayers, and well-worn words. The year itself had a rhythm. Advent gave way to Christmas. Lent