December 1st marked the start of a new role, with a new boss, in a new but familiar setting. I began my role as Associate Pastor at the wonderful Armagh City Vineyard, assisting my dear friend and exceptional Pastor, Lynne Archer. If you had suggested this 6 months ago, I would have had many reactions,Continue reading “Life Update Dec 2025”
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Good Friday Reflection from The Divine Hours by Phyllis Tickle
My mental health and me
In 1982 aged 10 my mental health broke for the first time. There is a reason they used to describe episodes or periods of bad mental health as ‘breakdowns’, to my 10yr old self my mind, actually, my whole self just broke one day.
5 things we wish we’d known 22yrs ago
Love is a verb – in fairness to Jason he did try to tell me when we were dating that love was a choice more than a feeling. I was horrified and told him it was the most unromantic thing I’d ever heard. I set myself a challenge to prove him wrong. He did fallContinue reading “5 things we wish we’d known 22yrs ago”
The gospel for International Women’s Day
This might shock some of you but I think that Jesus loves International Women’s Day. I imagine that he sees the sea change,this moment where the tide is beginning to turn, as a breaking in of His Kingdom here on earth. 2000+ years ago this revolution of valuing women was pioneered by Jesus. Everywhere HeContinue reading “The gospel for International Women’s Day”
The path home
I get lost sometimes. I isolate myself. Shut myself off. Hide. I long to shrink, to take up less space. I try to become invisible and then before I know it, it’s difficult to make my way back. The light is dim, the path hidden, my mind confused. By far the most disorientating part isContinue reading “The path home”
todays prayer
Your presence Jesus; You Jesus are everything. More, Deeper. Across waters Through valleys In the harvest laden fields Over parched earth Climbing on hands and knees up mountains Searching through woods Ambling along the waters edge. Everywhere, In every circumstance. Always, Only You, Jesus.
Silencing the shoulds
I’m struggling to silence the shoulds today. It’s an ongoing battle. Apparently responsibility is one of my top 5 strengths – truth is it feels more like a curse. It amplifies the shoulds. The should soundtrack goes like this, you may have a similar one. You should have finished that by now. You should haveContinue reading “Silencing the shoulds”
In the tent : shush now
Father help me to relenquish the right to have an opinion about everything… Sometimes I just need to stay silent. Often I just need to stay silent. I’m an ungracious auto correct and just as annoying as the one on my laptop. This year is almost over and I’m still trying to work on myContinue reading “In the tent : shush now”
I love church
a> Its Sunday morning. I’m up and about and praying more fervently than I do any other morning of the week to be honest. I get nervous and excited every Sunday morning we lead church actually the nerves still kick in at around 9pm on a saturday night, a 9am on a saturday if I’mContinue reading “I love church”
Michelle Scott 