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Solidarity – and fire – at Easter

Both my girls lost their faith during the pandemic. This abruptly ended some of the things we did together as a family – like weekly church attendance, whole-family friendships with my church community, and Christian summer camps. I can also no longer make any reference to Christianity at home without risking a backlash. I once…

Comfort for thirsty hearts

I’m probably not alone in this struggle… In a romantic relationship, I’m constantly in danger of expecting my partner to be God and to meet my deepest needs for love, affirmation and worth. Here is a poem I wrote to help myself with that, and maybe it will speak to you as well. You would…

God and Gaza

This Christmas at our family gathering in Scotland, my sister turned to me and asked, ‘Where is God while Gaza is being bombed?’ I get questions like this thrown at me because there aren’t many of us in the family with a faith. And it’s a fair question. This post may or may not answer…

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…is my attempt to discover an authentic faith. Learning about Celtic Christianity is helping. Blog title borrowed from this song by Marc James

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