Habbakuk is a cool name, don't you think? It feels interesting in the mouth, and apparently in Hebrew it means 'to embrace' or 'to wrestle'. Now initially they seemed like to very different things to me, but actually I suspect there is a fine line between one and the other! Anyway, Habbakuk is an unusual [...]
Ministry Mum Monday 38
Wow, what a scorcher of a Bank Holiday! And how much the weather can vary in just one week of May! Anyway, this week has involved: prayer meeting, meetings with colleagues, time in the Hub, a visit from the appointments secretaries for the new Bishop of Liverpool, a very busy funeral, Inspired podcast session, Rainbows, [...]
Nahum
Remember Jonah getting grumpy that God was willing to save the city of Ninevah when they changed their ways? Here is somebody else's take on Ninevah, Nahum. It's not a very happy book, but then most prophecies aren't, as we are learning! My Ninevah was the capital of the Assyrian Empire and they were particularly [...]
Ministry Mum Monday 37
It's been a WEEK so apologies that this post is so late! In a nutshell, last week: Church planting conference, local churches meeting, supervision, nursing home communion, prayer meeting, inspired podcast session, coffee with a colleague, ecumenical morning prayer, admin meeting, Women's Voices conference, ascension day service, Tappy Toes, building meeting, funeral, much tidying, Sunday [...]