Paul Through Mediterranean Eyes

I am currently reading Paul Through Mediterranean Eyes: Cultural Studies in 1 Corinthians by Kenneth E. Bailey.  Bailey is an author and lecturer in Middle Eastern New Testament studies and spent forty years living and teaching in Egypt, Lebanon, Jerusalem and Cyprus. As yet I have not read beyond the introduction, primarily because I am [...]

Prayers for the Journey – A Weekly Summary

Once more we are at the end of the week and here are the prayers that I have posted on facebook. I have also included the beautiful Celtic prayer The Rising which I think is a great prayer for All Saints Day and I know that some of you may have missed it when I [...]

Advent Is Coming – A New Resource Available

Over the last few weeks the MSA team has been busy working to put together a new Advent resource – Waiting for the Light. I hope that you will consider joining us in using this throughout the Christmas and Advent seasons. It is more than a devotional, it is a complete guide to the Advent and [...]

A Tribute to Those Who Have Gone Before

Halloween is coming and in the glare of its monster shrouded festivities it is easy to forget that the real purpose of the season, from a Christian perspective is to celebrate the lives of the saints who have gone before us. All Saints’s day is a wonderful time to spend time reflecting on the clouds [...]

Sometimes I want to Call God Mother – What We Call God Matters

Sometimes I want to call God Mother, Father, friend, companion, lover of my soul. At other times I want to call God creator, saviour, Lord of the Universe, bringer of justice, rescuer of the poor. I thought about this a lot this morning after receiving a message from a friend who reads my facebook prayers. [...]

Are We Getting Enough Sleep?

Tom and I just returned from a trip to the east Coast. Unrepairable planes made what should have been a pleasant 10 hour trip into a 17 hour epic bringing us home around 2am Seattle time or 5 am East Coast time. As you can imagine, yesterday my head felt as though it was stuffed [...]

Top Ten Mediation Tips from Micha Jazz At Peaceworks.

Tom and I have just returned from a 5 day whirlwind trip to the East Coast working with Mennonites at Laurelville Mennonite Center, Renewal and Creation Care Study Program. I am still a little jetlagged as we arrived home at 1 am so I was delighted to discover a link to this great article on [...]

Prayers for the Journey

Here is my weekly roundup of prayers from facebook You are the God who gives me lives You are the Christ who shows me love You are the Spirit who fills me with peace May I remember and give thanks ________________________________________ Sit in the quietness of the moment Look back with gratitude Look forward with [...]

Practicing the Way of Jesus – by Mark Scandrette #3

This is the third and final post in a series from an interview with Mark Scandrette on his book Practicing the Way of Jesus.  Mark is the founding director of ReIMAGINE, a collective that invites people into integrative spiritual experiments and practices, (with an emphasis on creativity, community building and social action). Each year he hosts a series of projects, retreats and [...]

Practicing the Way of Jesus – An Interview with Mark Scandrette #2

This is the second post in a series from an interview with Mark Scandrette on his book Practicing the Way of Jesus.  Mark is the founding director of ReIMAGINE, a collective that invites people into integrative spiritual experiments and practices, (with an emphasis on creativity, community building and social action). Each year he hosts a series of projects, retreats and workshops that [...]