I’ve mentioned when talking about my experience of depression that whilst not everyone experiences suicidal thoughts, the same type of feeling can be experienced either as a desire to hit the self-destruct button or to run away and hide. That desire to flee can come of a sense of being overwhelmed, anxious and not knowing… Continue reading Hard Pressed (Psalm 3)
Tag: Psalms
Angry at God ?(2) What to do with my anger
Yesterday I looked at the question “Is it right to be angry with God?” Today, I want to think a little further about what we do with that anger when we experience it. Here are some thoughts. Take time to pour out your heart to God being open about how you are feeling. You may… Continue reading Angry at God ?(2) What to do with my anger
Amazing Grace and the spiritual dimension to depression
One of the helpful things for many of us during lockdown has been hearing different people courageously talk about their experience of depression. Depression describes an experience that affects how we feel physically (e.g. loss of appetite, feeling tired and restless), emotionally (deep sadness) and relationally (tendency towards isolation). Here, is Sam Harms who is… Continue reading Amazing Grace and the spiritual dimension to depression
Awestruck
I don’t know what has caused it, whether it is just that I am at home, looking out into the garden more or whether reduced noise, traffic and pollution has had an affect but I am suddenly alert to a greater diversity of wildlife around me, baby foxes frolicking, birds landing to find food, insects… Continue reading Awestruck
The Road home (2 Peter 3:14-18)
Throughout Coronavirus, we’ve taken time each day to pray and look at a Psalm together. I’ve been excited not just to see what each individual Psalm is saying but also to get a sense of the themes coming through. The big theme, particularly in the last part of Psalms is on the journey home for… Continue reading The Road home (2 Peter 3:14-18)
Reading the Psalms (part 2) – looking at the detail
Here’s part of our Faithroots Live (mini) talk.
A little lower than the angels?
Hebrews 2:5-8 talking about Christ’s superiority to angels quotes Psalm 8 saying “What are mere mortals that you should think about them, or a son of man[a] that you should care for him?7 Yet for a little while you made them a little lower than the angels and crowned them with glory and honour.[b]8 You gave them authority over… Continue reading A little lower than the angels?
How to read the Psalms
A video Faithroots session to watch
Is God for you?
Lot’s of things are going viral at the moment. Viral in a good way, online via social media in order to keep people’s spirits up. There’s jokes, comic clips, quotable quotes and lots of singing. The singing that stands out is when ordinary members of the public like the Father and daughter act on YouTube… Continue reading Is God for you?
The King and the Priest (Reflections on Psalm 110 part 3)
In Genesis 14, Abram is established as a strong powerbroker in the land of Canaan when a terrible thing happens. Enemy armies attack and his nephew who has become tied up with the affairs of Sodom is captured along with others. Abram joins a rescue mission and the attacking enemies are defeated. Later in the… Continue reading The King and the Priest (Reflections on Psalm 110 part 3)
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