Rest for the Soul – A Lenten Reflection by Melanie Clark Pullen

Today’s guest post comes from Melanie Clark Pullen.   Melanie lives in Ireland with her husband and two children. She has worked as an actor for over ten years in television and theatre in the UK and Ireland. She also wrote and directed the award winning Irish language short film Marion agus an Banphrionsa (Marion and the [...]

What Difference Does It Make? Surrender and Control a Lenten Reflection by James Prescott

Today’s Lenten reflection comes from James Prescott.  James is a 30 plus year old living in Sutton, south west of London in the
 UK. He is part of Vineyard Church Sutton, a community trying to
explore what doing church means in a post-modern context. His interests include films, music, anything by Apple, superheroes,
football and reading, and I [...]

Prayer Knocks, Fasting Obtains, Mercy Receives – A Meditation form St Peter Chrysologus

Pat Conley posted this today and I thought it was so good that I needed to share it with you.  It certainly makes a great addition to our lenten reflections. This is from today’s Office of Readings. A great Lenten meditation! From a sermon by Saint Peter Chrysologus, bishop There are three things, my brethren, by [...]

A Season for Grief and Sorrow

My prayer this morning is dedicated to Tim Herzog, who died in a Hong Kong hospital this morning. A couple of days ago Tim who is the 10 year old nephew of MSA staff member Andy Wade fell from a parking building in Hong Kong where he was playing.  This morning surrounded by his family [...]

Icon – A Lenten Reflection by Tracy Dickerson

Today’s post is contributed by Tracy Dickerson.   She describes herself as an Uber-churched/De-churched/Re-churched Follower of the Way of Jesus; she is also a Friend of Sinners, Wife, Mother, Daughter, Sister, Hospice Nurse, Lover of Parties, Artsy-fartsy Celebrant of Life Abundant, Seminarian, Church Planter, (and Plant Planter), Missional Thinker, Theologian Wanna-be, Mover, Shaker, Occasional Sleeper-who [...]

Learning to Live without Plastics

Lent is meant to be a time of giving up, and one of the things that I try to give up at least for part of Lent, is plastic.  It may not seem very spiritual but I think that it is.  There is growing evidence that plastic is not only bad for our planet, it [...]

Jesus In Japan (Libya & Bahrain): I was Hungry & Thirsty… and You Fought Rob Bell on Twitter

This article is excerpted from a post last week by Jarrod McKenna on Red Letter Christians. I recommend reading the entire article here.  This section spoke to me so powerfully when I read it yesterday that I felt I needed to share it. ______________________________________________________________________________ Over 10,000 people are excepted to die as a result of [...]

Prayers for the Journey

Here are the prayers that I have posted each morning on the Light for the Journey facebook page since the beginning of Lent. God today we open our hearts to your love May we be aware of it deep within our souls And reach out with its all encompassing embrace May we share its compassionate [...]

Following Jesus: What Difference Has it Made by Coe Hutchison

Today’s post comes from Coe Hutchison, pastor at Grace Lutheran Church in Port Townsend WA.   This article was written by Pastor Coe Hutchison for Grace Lutheran’s Voice of Grace and as a guest contribution to the blog series – Following Jesus What Difference Does it Make? Coe is a second-career pastor who graduated from seminary in [...]

Upcoming Events from the Transform Network

Three exciting events — and important deadlines — to update you on.  Tom and I will both be at the Wild Goose festival and the Inhabit Conference. 1) Tonight at midnight is the deadline to get reduced rate tickets to the inaugural Wild Goose Festival gathering — June 23-26 at Shakori Hills outside of Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina! [...]