building a community of grace
--- Midweek Meditations:thoughts, inspiration and encouragementfrom ACF community members --- I am a big fan of P.G. Wodehouse. I have recently been reading one of his books that features Bertie Wooster and his valet Jeeves. As the two are chatting in the car, there’s a moment when Bertie Wooster tries to recall a comforting bible... Continue Reading →
--- Midweek Meditations:thoughts, inspiration and encouragementfrom ACF community members --- On our recent church Weekend Away in Alsace, Geoff and Marie-Louise Read shared with us some key insights on the topic of “joy”. They outlined 12 ideas about what joy encompasses and its role in our lives; they also reminded us that besides being created... Continue Reading →
After the exciting period of Lent and Easter we are now preparing for the Ascension and Pentecost celebrations. The reflections on the passion of Christ were ever more pertinent this time too because several people across the world could identify themselves with the passion narrative. People who are victims of authoritarian regimes, of religious fundamentalism,... Continue Reading →
--- Midweek Meditations:thoughts, inspiration and encouragementfrom ACF community members --- You may be familiar with the social experiment by the Washington Post which put a man with a violin playing Bach pieces for 45 minutes in a metro central station in Washington. During that time, around 2,000 people went through the station. Only six people... Continue Reading →
--- Midweek Meditations:thoughts, inspiration and encouragementfrom ACF community members --- We will sing a new song 'Cause death is dead and gone with the winter We will sing a new song Let "hallelujahs" flow like a river We're coming back to life Reaching towards the light Your love is like springtimeSpringtime by Chris Renzema Springtime... Continue Reading →
--- Midweek Meditations:thoughts, inspiration and encouragementfrom ACF community members --- Everyone who has attempted to read through the whole bible has had to make their way through Leviticus: 27 chapters / 859 verses / 613 laws on all aspects of society - from childbirth, to food, sickness, work-life-balance, relationships and much more. Honestly, it's not... Continue Reading →
--- Midweek Meditations:thoughts, inspiration and encouragementfrom ACF community members --- So far, lent has had an unusual feel this year for me. I have heard a few people say that it seems lent has already lasted a year, and not just a few days. I am certainly finding it more difficult than usual to change... Continue Reading →
--- Midweek Meditations:thoughts, inspiration and encouragementfrom ACF community members --- The Third Sunday of Advent as we heard on Sunday is about rejoicing. It does seem a little ironic that at precisely this time we are facing a hard lockdown and the prospect of spending Christmas apart from many of our family members and friends.... Continue Reading →
--- Midweek Meditations: thoughts, inspiration and encouragement from ACF community members --- The fruit of the Holy Spirit are the 9 attributes of a person and a community who live in accord with the Holy Spirit. St. Paul lists these attributes in his letter to the Galatians: But the fruit of the Spirit is love,... Continue Reading →
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