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Dear Friends, Welcome. ​This space exists for one reason: ​love — ​the love of God poured out in Jesus Christ, ​the love we are called to extend ​to one another, ​and to the world. ​There are many voices clamouring for our attention. Here, you will find the rhythm of one heart seeking to follow the way of Love. My ministry does not happen behind heavy church doors or within rigid institutional walls. It happens in the quiet, ordinary spaces of life where we learn to walk together at an unhurried pace. This is a faith rooted not in tradition for its own sake, but in the living, active, self-giving love at the heart of the Gospel. ​Three truths have become my anchors: ​The Living Word Jesus Christ is God manifest in the flesh. Apart from Him, the true God cannot be fully known. In Jesus, we see the face of a God who is Love, and whose Gospel is the path of Peace. ​The Gift of Grace I believe salvation is found by grace alone, through faith alone, in Christ alone. Grace is a t...
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Autistic Minds Colouring In

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Winnie the Pooh Colouring In

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WATCH YOUR...

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Words: keep the tongue bridled Actions should speak louder Thoughts should run toward what's noble and pure Companions should pull you up, not drag you down Heart — well, the heart of man's problems is the problem of man's heart so be blessed and pure in heart -DTH- More at Line of Poetry  
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Scripture Colouring In

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Autumn Colouring In

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Biodiversity and Neurodiversity

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Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow... (Matthew 6:28) ​I have always loved nature. It is my happy place. Just as ecosystems thrive with a variety of animal and plant life, so too does the human ecosystem thrive with different brain types. We can learn much from this, and from the views of Indigenous cultures. The purely medical view may have its place and may help some, but this deeper view is frankly beautiful—  just like nature itself. In Māori, autism is called Takiwātanga—moving in one's own natural rhythm and time.   ​In Aboriginal culture, it is Dadirri—deep, inner listening to the land and spirit.   ​The Navajo have the term Hózhó—a unique thread in the natural harmony of the universe.   ​In biblical and spiritual reflections, patterns of seeing shells or leaves mirror the recognition of the logic of the Creator. ​Through a high sensitivity to wind, light, and sound, a quiet soul remains receptive to the still, small voice. ...
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A Collect for Peace

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I remember when I was a child having a bookmark that was my Grandma Holdsworths, made by the Peace movement known as CHIPS. It had the collect for peace on it. I also had a small wooden Saint Francis that was hers and a picture NIV Study Bible. Though those items are long lost they speak to who I always wanted to be and what I knew early on I believed. Over the October break some people of faith are celebrating the world week of prayer for peace. Due to circumstances I won't be posting lots for this in 2026. However, here is the collect to get us started on praying and seeking peace. I also include some other peace prayers. A Collect for Peace  O God, who art the author of peace and lover of concord, in knowledge of whom standeth our eternal life, whose service is perfect freedom; Defend us thy humble servants in all assaults of our enemies; that we, surely trusting in thy defence, may not fear the power of any adversaries, through the might of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. ...
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