Posts written by members of the Ignite community on a wide range of topics.
The Overs bible study group has been challenged in our latest study to spend 15 minutes with God each day – building a relationship with him. This involves giving him time to speak with us as well as us telling him honestly how we are. It can take place anytime, anywhere and anyhow. We commented […]
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Listening to and sharing new songs and artists is something that I love to do, so I thought a blog would be a great place to continue that. About a month ago I came across a song called “Come to the Table” (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfKVe4-j48w). It was late at night, I couldn’t sleep and I had some […]
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Faith, hope and love. Probably the three most integral concepts of our church. 1 Thessalonians just overflows with church love. It seeps out of every sentence. You only need to read the beginning: ‘We always give thanks to God for all of you, as we make mention of you in our prayers. We constantly remember […]
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My favourite Bible verse at Christmas time is Matthew 1:23 “The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and they will call him Emmanuel” (which means “God with us”). It summarises the whole story of Christmas – God comes to earth. What an awesome event. As I think of my loved ones, I want […]
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I watched someone engrossed in her phone step out into the road in front of oncoming traffic. I immediately made the judgement that she was an idiot. I would never be so stupid as to cross the road without looking. I watched someone engrossed in her phone step out into the road in front of […]
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This will be a short one. Because my head is filled with content, and it’s tired! And frazzled. Making time for this podcast, that show, that new Kanye West album, that friend who wants to meet for coffee and also, for myself. I’m trying to juggle and balance all these opinions, while somehow forming my […]
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While presenting is a simple and remarkably useful skill, it is also an act that most people seem to find daunting at the best of times. Fair enough. Putting yourself out there, to describe personal thoughts or reflections makes you stand out from the apathetic crowd. To extend out to the world something that feels […]
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The Scenario I don’t suppose you spend endless time arguing with yourself. Do you? I do. In my head there are at least two people. They rarely agree. They like to take a good look at every angle of a situation before coming to any conclusion. Sometimes it takes all my energy to get them […]
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