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Barbie Perks

Comfort My People

by Christine Sine January 3, 2024

by Barbie Perks Isaiah 40:1-11 is read in conjunction with Mark 1:1-8 as the lectionary reading for the second Sunday in Advent this year. It is usually read as referring…

January 3, 2024

creation care

Reflections on Baobabs

by Christine Sine October 26, 2023

by Barbie Perks Yesterday I spent a good amount of time thinking on baobab trees as we were driven through the Ruaha National Park in Tanzania. It is the dry,…

October 26, 2023

Lent 2023

Walls of Ambivalence

by Christine Sine March 29, 2023

by Barbie Perks A local pastor preached yesterday about the ambivalence some feel regarding their faith. I listened intently because he was describing exactly how I had been feeling for…

March 29, 2023

Hospitality

Hospitality – Fulfilling The Need To Be In Community With Others

by Melissa Taft August 18, 2022

by Barbie Perks We’ve spoken many, many times about how the Covid-19 pandemic robbed us of fellowship and community. And how slowly getting back to ‘normal’ life has changed how…

August 18, 2022

Lent

Come Dine With Me

by Melissa Taft March 10, 2022

by Barbie Perks There’s a popular TV reality show in Britain, as well as an off-shoot produced in South Africa – and possibly in other countries – called “Come Dine…

March 10, 2022

Making Time for a Sacred Summer or Winter

What is a Sacred Space?

by Christine Sine June 10, 2021

photo and post by Barbie Perks, Matthew 5:1-2 Now when Jesus saw the crowds, he went up on a mountainside and sat down. His disciples came to him, and he…

June 10, 2021

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Trusting the Driver

by Christine Sine February 10, 2021

by Barbie Perks There are times when the life journey we are on looks a bit like this photo I took last week in the Ruaha National Park. We had been…

February 10, 2021

Advent 2020

Home Is Where The Heart Is

by Christine Sine December 16, 2020

by Barbie Perks At this time of the year, no matter how old we are, or how far away we are (physically, spiritually, mentally or emotionally) our thoughts tend to…

December 16, 2020

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Discerning the Harvest – The Parable of the Sower

by Christine Sine August 20, 2020

by Barbie Perks When I was in lockdown in South Africa a couple of weeks ago, I was reading an online devotion from the Scripture Union UK WordLive site. I have…

August 20, 2020

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Letting Go of Loss so that we can Hold onto Hope

by Christine Sine April 30, 2020

by Barbie Perks These past weeks have been a process for me, and maybe for many others as well. A process of coming to terms with the changes that have…

April 30, 2020

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