Alone in a bar of this world…

--- Midweek Meditations:thoughts, inspiration and encouragementfrom ACF community members --- Tuesday night, recovering from a bad cold, trying to catch up with life, my mind still slow and occupied from the last days, but I am sitting in Castelldefels near Barcelona. It was a sunny day, modern travel just transferred me within a few hours... Continue Reading →

Freedoms under Attack

--- Midweek Meditations:thoughts, inspiration and encouragementfrom ACF community members --- Recently we visited Greece and stayed in Corinth.  I had originally planned to write about Paul; How much courage does it take to go to a new place, as Paul did, when he went to Corinth, to say things that people might not want to... Continue Reading →

The Paradox of Joy

--- 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 →

Trusting God’s timing.

--- Midweek Meditations:thoughts, inspiration and encouragementfrom ACF community members --- Trust in the lord with all your heart, and do not rely on your own insight.in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your path. Proverbs 3:5-6: The middle of the week often feels like a rush- of deadlines, exams, meetings, unanswered... Continue Reading →

For Heaven’s Sake

--- Midweek Meditations:thoughts, inspiration and encouragementfrom ACF community members --- Botticelli, Madonna of the Sea, ca. 1475, Accademia, Florence During a recent visit to Florence with my husband, I was fascinated by the image of Mary painted in the 15th century by Botticelli. Something about her face struck me to the core. In the painting... Continue Reading →

The Franciscan Way: A Liberating Path to Encountering Jesus in Challenging Times

--- Midweek Meditations:thoughts, inspiration and encouragementfrom ACF community members --- Are you one of the people that find following Jesus in this day and age challenging? Are you scared? Overwhelmed? Are you frustrated about church hierarchy or restrictive Christian beliefs? Does consumerism and the climate emergency make you feel trapped? Do you feel overburdened by... Continue Reading →

God, our Father

--- Midweek Meditations:thoughts, inspiration and encouragementfrom ACF community members --- At the moment I’m taking part in my confirmation preparation course with our local Lutheran church, and recently all of us went away for a weekend to a camp. There we talked about how we feel about our faith and looked at the Apostolic creed.... Continue Reading →

Objectifying religious knowledge

--- Midweek Meditations:thoughts, inspiration and encouragementfrom ACF community members --- In the last fortnight at UWC Robert Bosch College, I’ve been teaching a unit on religion in ‘Theory of Knowledge’, a core course of the International Baccalaureate diploma program. The optional unit offers students the opportunity to explore intriguing questions such as what does religious... Continue Reading →

What would Jesus do?

--- Midweek Meditations:thoughts, inspiration and encouragementfrom ACF community members --- In the words of a hymn: I want to follow Jesus. So, I try to remind myself to ponder: What would Jesus do? Often this is not an easy question to answer with certainty. Current situations do not always parallel those into which Jesus was... Continue Reading →

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