Commitment-Phobe: Why fast?

21/02/2020 | Reform

I need to understand the purpose of Lent to model it to my daughter

I have been feeling really challenged by Lent this year, and, in particular, fasting. What is it all about? And why do we do it as … Read More

Commitment-Phobe: What is my calling?

24/01/2020 | Reform

How do I discern my calling?

How do we discern what God is calling us to do? I have been asking friends and acquaintances. How do we decide between what we should do and what we like to do? And, … Read More

Commitment-Phobe: God’s whispers

22/11/2019 | Reform

Am I hearing God’s whispers?

We were reading some Greek myths with my daughter this week. We love them, she loves them. There is the one about Prometheus stealing the gift of fire and being punished for it. My husband … Read More

Commitment-Phobe: Farewell my dear friend

01/11/2019 | Reform

Saying goodbye to a dearly loved friend

A dear, dear friend of mine died recently. He was like a surrogate father to me. It all felt very sudden. I hadn’t been in contact with him much for many years. He … Read More

Commitment-Phobe: Tackling my anxiety

27/09/2019 | Reform

‘There is not a clear or helpful conversation about anxiety in the Church’

It seems that since I have stopped buying into making myself a better Christian, I have started to become more whole. I am no longer racing to … Read More

Commitment-Phobe: My Christian holiday

23/08/2019 | Reform

What is it with Christians and camping?

Another year, another summer, and another season of my family and me successfully avoiding Christian camping. I recently asked the vicar’s wife: ‘What is it with Christians and camping?’ She promptly and succinctly … Read More