Sheila Bridge Blog
Christians have a hard time admitting 'bad' feelings. Mention 'anger', 'sadness', 'fear', 'worry' or 'envy' and eyes start to glaze over with a readiness to deny all. Fearful of sin, many have believed that it is better to deny these feelings any place in our lives. So instead of acknowledging them, confessing them or allowing... Continue Reading →
John 15 is a pivotal passage in my life. Verse 5 'apart from me you can do nothing' has become the foundation statement of my calling. In addition I have just written a 5,00o word study of these 11 verses. One of my conclusions is that we have lost the impact of this passage because... Continue Reading →
I have just had the opportunity to deacon at the Cathedral. (Is there a verb 'to deacon'? I'm not sure) I enjoyed it immensely and hopefully didn't disgrace myself, I think I was only in the wrong place at the wrong time just the once, or maybe it was twice? There's an awful lot to... Continue Reading →
For the second year in a row I have been given something by a small child and asked if I could 'give it to Jesus'! Last year a little boy at the crib service was left holding one of the gifts from the King and was most concerned what to do about it (we took... Continue Reading →
Arrrrgh! I forgot the reindeer! At yesterday's 'turn up and take part' nativity, one child chose a reindeer outfit. (I knew I should have left them at home). So we get through the whole story and the shepherds, kings and angels have all been called out of the audience to play their part with Mary and Joseph and we... Continue Reading →
When Matthew, our son, was little he didn't quite get the hang of this simple game: we would go into whatever room he was in only to be greeted by a muffled voice squeaking excitedly 'I'm under the bed!' But surely the whole point 'Hide and Seek' is hiding so well you are the last... 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 →
Here is a really excellent piece of advice: 'NEVER EVER compare the edited, digitally enhanced, carefully presented highlights of someone else's life with the broken, wonky, slightly unhinged or painful reality that you know to be your own. Don't ever look at 'other people' and think 'wow, they've got it all together, their lives are so... Continue Reading →
I am a 'woman of od'. Mainly this is because my mobile phone will currently not allow me to tap in the letter 'g'. If it doesn't sort out this (g)litch soon, I will have to (g)et a new one. So here, while I am a 'woman of Od' are some of the slightly more... 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 →
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