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We'll be updating our blog at least weekly. Check back regularly for comment, encouragement, inspiration and challenge as we seek to walk with God together.


Four Simple (But Not Always Easy) Ways to Live Out Your Faith
“But you, keep your head in all situations, endure hardship, do the work of an evangelist, discharge all the duties of your ministry.” 2...

Paul Walker
Jul 204 min read


Windows to Heaven: Gazing Upon Rublev's Holy Trinity
Today, as I prepare this post, is what the Christian Church calls “Trinity Sunday.” It’s a Sunday, which falls annually on the Sunday...

Paul Walker
Jun 154 min read


Walking the Road with Jesus
Rarely does the gospel offer a neat answer shrouded in certainty. Instead, it often presents something far more precious: questions that...

Paul Walker
Jun 15 min read


Why The Ascension is (Still) Worth Celebrating...
Let me ask you a question: Have you ever tried throwing a party that no one showed up for? When I was in full-time ministry, I would...

Paul Walker
May 254 min read


Reflecting on "Jesus washes Peter's Feet" by Ford Madox Brown
Scandal! Outrage! The Messiah, the One everyone believed would usher in a new kingdom, restore Israel, and vanquish God's enemies, is...

Paul Walker
May 215 min read


Love: The Simplest Command We Keep Getting Wrong
Today, let’s consider a few verses from John 13 that carry a weight far beyond their simplicity. In verse 34, Jesus says, I give you a...

Paul Walker
May 174 min read


When Jesus Says What We Don't Want to Hear
“My sheep hear my voice,” Jesus says in Sunday's gospel reading (John 10:22-30). “I know them, and they follow me.” I want that to be...

Paul Walker
May 145 min read


The Daily Examen: Meditating on Scripture Throughout the Day
Life moves quickly, often pulling our attention in a hundred different directions. We can easily become lost in schedules,...

Paul Walker
May 123 min read


God in the Ordinary: Finding the Sacred in Everyday Moments
Many of us associate encountering God with extraordinary experiences — powerful worship services, profound moments of prayer, or...

Paul Walker
May 83 min read


How Peter’s Worst Moment Became the Beginning of Redemption
We stand in the crowd. The air is thick with tension. As one, the voices rise up: “Crucify Him!” Peter is somewhere in that sea of faces,...

Paul Walker
May 54 min read


Breath Prayer: Inviting God Into Your Everyday Moments
Life moves quickly. From the moment we wake to the moment we fall asleep, we are inundated with tasks, responsibilities, and...

Paul Walker
May 23 min read


Wounds and Wonder: The Gritty Faith of St Thomas
We are looking at a strangely disturbing painting called 'The Incredulity of St. Thomas' by Caravaggio. I think that’s the only time I’ve...

Paul Walker
Apr 306 min read


Behind Locked Doors: The Disciples’ Darkest Hour
The disciples are hiding out of fear. They’re not merely worried — they’re terrified. Just as Adam and Eve attempted to hide from God in...

Paul Walker
Apr 284 min read


What do we mean by "Noticing God?"
A few months ago, I had one of those moments. I was rushing through my day, my mind tangled in to-do lists and obligations, when I looked...

Paul Walker
Apr 223 min read


Resurrecting Hope: Mary Magdalene’s Story Isn’t What You Think
Before the sun had risen fully, while the world was still shrouded in shadows and silence, Mary Magdalene made her way to the tomb. Her...

Paul Walker
Apr 204 min read


Reflecting on Palm Sunday via this 700-Year-Old Painting.
Here’s a quick quiz question: When do you think this painting was painted? It was painted in 1305, so we are looking at a more than...

Paul Walker
Apr 134 min read


Noticing God: Finding the Divine in Everyday Life
Nowadays, it isn’t that hard to become a published author with your name on the front cover of a book! It is presumably testimony to the...

Paul Walker
Mar 254 min read


The Big Story
I was always intrigued by what Jesus meant when, right at the end of Luke’s gospel, he says: These are my words that I spoke...

Richard Sharples
Feb 183 min read


Six Things You Might Not Have Known About Candlemas
Every year on February 2nd, there is an often-forgotten holiday called Candlemas. But what is Candlemas? Where did it originate — and...

Paul Walker
Feb 24 min read


What Can I Give Him?
It’s one of the enduring images of the Christmas season. The Wise men are travelling by camel through the star-lit night. One star...

Paul Walker
Jan 93 min read
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