Tag: faith
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purple tulips
In the last five years, I have had three vivid dreams where I woke and knew I had experienced God. Each dream was deeply spiritual, prophetic, and impacted me profoundly. One of these dreams had a pool of water, an elderly man taking off his sandals, and a clock counting down. Around this man –…
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the merimna
Let me introduce you to the merimna. This creature feeds on insecurity and its belly echoes the voices that have spoken condemnation over our lives. Negative words. Cruel words. You know the sort I mean. The ones that tear holes in our God-given identity until we are threadbare. Like the enemy himself, the merimna can…
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grace and freedom
I’d forgotten how to breathe. Shallow intakes were all I seemed to have time for and I had to intentionally fill my lungs and slowly exhale. My nerve endings felt exposed, my stomach knotted, and it was all I could do not to cry. The New Year usually holds the magic of new beginnings for…
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a thirst for worship
Have you ever felt spiritually dehydrated? Perhaps, like me, you’re in a season that makes focusing during sermons and Bible studies tricky? Perhaps you too have been in a wilderness, unsure of the way towards nourishment and refreshment? Maybe your soul feels weary and dry from a long hard year, and you’re not even sure…
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from validation to vindication
Christmas seemed heavier with the proposition of a new job. In the space of one week, I spoke to three very different employers, each to whom I had to “sell myself”. As the week ended and I took a step back in my new heeled business shoes, I could see how the process had drained…
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wanderer restored
There is a stained glass window set above the piano at our church. It is a depiction of Jesus, the Good Shepherd, embracing a lamb. He is surrounded by sheep, but he is holding one small lamb. As I gazed at this vivid portrait from over the lid of the piano, I was reminded of…
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come to the worship desk
I come to the worship desk with open hands and an open heart – a posture that is not always easy. Here, I surrender my plans to the One who sees, the One who knows me better than I know myself, the One who loves me despite my short-comings. I come with my meagre loaves…
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welcome
Welcome to the Worship Desk. You’re invited to join me in a posture of gratitude and praise as we focus on our Creator and give glory back to Him through our creative gifts. For me, my passion is writing as worship. By God’s grace, this adventure began (rather practically) by establishing a nightly routine. In…
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