Sheila Bridge Blog
While I was away at New Wine (a 'big Christian camping convention' for anyone unfamiliar with UK Church scene) I realised I'd forgotten to take any shampoo. Browsing in local supermarket, I came across these products that promised to 'Revive Me Daily' and was mildly amused by the appropriateness of such an aspiration given my... Continue Reading →
This morning began with tears. It was my own fault. I shouldn't expect to preach a sermon on 'Being Honest with God' and not expect to be challenged to 'be honest with God'. It is my day off and I'd hoped for a lie in... I woke at 6, (feeling sick as I have woken... Continue Reading →
A few months ago I read something in a Floyd McClung book that really made me think, it was almost a throwaway line 'Sin is not the greatest barrier to community: lack of humility is' The biggest barrier to community is a lack of honesty about how things really are: inflating numbers, putting a positive... Continue Reading →
What would you need if you wanted to read the entire Bible through from start to finish without stopping? A lot of coffee? Around 80 spare hours? Very good reading glasses? An insane desire to do something that feels impossible? Answer: none of the above. (Well, okay, maybe some of the above) Answer: you need... Continue Reading →
I confess I have left the whole Lenten self-examination thing a bit late this year but finally this week I've dragged my soul in front of a 360 degree mirror and it wasn't a pretty sight: bashed, bruised and attempting to sulk in corner pretty much describes the situation. A series of demanding circumstances, a... Continue Reading →
Sometimes I am tempted to think of my life as a filing cabinet. There are just so many compartments in my mind. At the start of every week I write three lists over a double page spread in my notebook. On the left hand side I have a whole page under the heading CHURCH (which... Continue Reading →
The day I left for Mozambique I opened my email in the morning. In one, a close friend from my small group at church shared that she had been praying for me and had been given the picture of world as seen from space and gave me words of encouragement that she felt God intended... Continue Reading →
Brilliant, absolutely brilliant AND unrelenting horrible! I read this book in 3 days on holiday (because I had to, I don't recommend it as holiday reading) and afterwards I had to take out a very light-weight book about soft furnishings from the hotel library which I read with great relish and which significantly 'soothed my soul' after... Continue Reading →
Finally! I have finally been to see HP 7 pt2. I say that because it's been in the cinemas for weeks and I just haven't been able to go but actually I could also say 'finally' because it feels like it's been a very long journey since 1997 when I remember reading book 1 in... Continue Reading →
Sometimes you find treasure in unexpected places. I've been reading The Great Gatsby for my book group. The opening chapters are full of wealthy people partying in beautiful places. But nothing is as idyllic as it seems. All the characters are desperately clutching for happiness whilst living ugly lives full of darkness: unfaithfulness, domestic violence and drunkenness. I wasn't enjoying... Continue Reading →
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