The Biblical understanding of the heart is way more expansive than in the Western world, isn’t it? It encompasses your feelings and thoughts, your longings and deep desires, intellect and will, the core of your very being. When I reflected on my attitudes toward hospitality and took a long hard look at my heart, […]

I’ve never been much of a girly girl, but I’m a woman’s woman. I know that Sunday will be a sweet day for some, a bittersweet day for others and bitterly painful day for others still. So when I stumbled across Amy Young’s fantastic blog post to pastors concerning Mother’s Day she inspired and encouraged me […]

I’ve been blessed to have had many mothers. Yes, I have many mothers. There’s my mum, the woman who gave birth to me. A young married woman who left her known life in Nigeria to start a new life in England. Like many in her generation, she worked at least twice as hard for perhaps […]

“Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the rock. But everyone who […]

Shortly before dawn Jesus went out to them, walking on the lake. When the disciples saw him walking on the lake, they were terrified. “It’s a ghost,” they said, and cried out in fear. But Jesus immediately said to them: “Take courage! It is I. Don’t be afraid. ”Lord, if it’s you,” Peter replied, “tell me to come to […]

Like many within the 3Dm movement and beyond, I’ve used the Moravian Daily Texts for my devotional time. It ensures that I’m regularly reading the whole Bible not just my favorite bits . I appreciate the prayers, and I love that my individual devotions are in the context of a wider community where we can […]

If you’ve read my blog or books before, you’ll know that I’ve got a thing about saying goodbye to an old year and hello to a new one. For a number of years, I’ve explored a twofold discipline: retreating with the Lord at the end of the year to wrap things up, let things go and then […]

Christmas Day is nearly here and excitement fills our home. We have our own Christmas Sountrack. We keep disappearing, hiding around the house to wrap presents. We’re preparing meals, planning international calls to our family across the globe. There are the last minute preparations for the services at church today. Soon it will be here. We’ll […]

It’s been awhile time since the3dm women’s equipping weekend. I’d like to say that the reason I’ve taken so long to blog about it is because I’ve been in deep, deep reflection. In truth, life happened. And by life I mean been parent teacher conferences, meal plans, winter clothing shopping. Stuff happened, visits from family, […]