“Be still and know I am God” Psalm 46:10 Recently I have been reflecting over this verse and what it means to me. I find it hard to be still. At my home church on of the ladies used to call me Tigger because I was always bouncing around, bursting with energy....
Psalm 27: ish
You can read the NIV translation of Psalm 27 here. This is an interpretation. God is my everything – He is the one who saves me, who keeps me secure; He is the one who I run to and He casts light on everything around me. He is the one who fills me...
Seek Peace and Pursue It: Emily Roper
“Seek peace and pursue it.” Psalm 34:14 (NIV) I have this verse blu-tacked to my bedroom wall in my little apartment in Amman, Jordan. It is placed by the light switch, directly next to my bedroom door, so I have to pass it every time I leave. I can’t walk out without it...
How to: Do Long Distance BFFships Well.
I think we’ve had quite a good relationship so far, dear reader: we check in every few days; you know quite a lot about what I think, and we’re quite encouraging towards each other. But at this juncture in our relationship, it feels weird that there are very important people in my life that...
Brave: Megan Campbell.
What makes someone brave? Is it the way they talk to a stranger on the street, or the way they stand up for what they believe in? Is it facing their fears and overcoming something they were once afraid of? What about trying a new food that they’ve never liked before? Or...
Power in Experience: Why You Don’t Have to go to Uni (but you can if you want to)
Choosing the path that you want to take in life can be so difficult, and if you are between the ages of 16 and 25 and thinking about your options for the next part of your life, that decision can feel like it is loaded with so much pressure. We are often sold the...
God is Not Ignoring You
Story time: It’s 10:09 am on a Friday morning, and we’re stuck in traffic. The meeting that we’re supposed to be at started nine minutes ago, and yet we’re still crawling over the busiest road in Cambridge, in bumper to bumper traffic. Now – I’m not a “morning person” at the best of times,...
He Loves Your Church Face.
I had a little chat with God at church this morning. Having youth work in my blood, I sit at the back of the hall, on some raised seating that looks over most of the congregation. I looked around during the final song in our time of sung worship, and cracked out a smile...
What If What is to Come is Greater than What We are Leaving Behind?
“Harry watched the girl and her mother disappear as the train rounded the corner. Houses flashed past the window. Harry felt a great leap of excitement. He didn’t know what he was going to – but it had to be better than what he was leaving behind” Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone: JK...
Psalm 21: ish.
You can read the NIV translation of Psalm 21 here. This is an interpretation. God; as royalty, holy and chosen by you to reign with the heart of a servant, I rejoice with the strength that pours out from your presence in me – I have great joy, walking...