Resisting the Prowling Lion – Day 29
The lesson I need to learn, and perhaps a few other readers who like me allow themselves to be hag-ridden by their vocations, is the one about to whom my time and days really belongs…
Category: Prayer
Resisting the Prowling Lion – Day 26
When did we ever think that destroying and belittling someone else’s devotion, ritual, or way of prayer would help us grow any closer to God? Screwtape and his minions have certainly been hard at work!
Resisting the Prowling Lion – Day 25
The Word of God IS living and active and, if we but let it, it will pierce our souls and transform our hearts. But for that to happen both listener and preacher must be willing to be wounded by the Word.
Resisting the Prowling Lion – 40 Day 24
I know if I moved away from ‘the big church’ of my boarding school years any growth I gained would be for me, myself, and me alone – an unholy trinity if ever there were one!
Resisting the Prowling Lion – Day 23
People obsessed with the future become dis-eased with life and are robbed of the possibility of any present joy or gratitude to God.
Resisting the Prowling Lion – Day 22
When we separate ourselves from each other and the world around us it is impossible to see the grandeur of God we will remain blind to the gifts God is pouring out upon us – trapped in a downward spiral of animal self-love……
Resisting the Prowling Lion – Day 21
How tempting it is as we make a little progress in the life of faith to pat ourselves on the back for thinking we must be ‘jolly good fellows’ for God to have chosen to love us and care for us!
Resisting the Prowling Lion – Day 20
Resisting the Prowling Lion – 40 Days with Screwtape Day 20 – Thursday after 3rd Sunday of Lent To Read: From The Screwtape Letters: Screwtape, a senior demon, is offering advice to Wormwood his nephew, an apprentice demon. The language he uses is ‘upside down’ referring to God as ‘the Enemy’ and the devil as ‘Our… Continue reading Resisting the Prowling Lion – Day 20
Resisting the Prowling Lion – Day 19
Having given everything away to love and serve God the work, though difficult is not demanding, though dealing with dark places is full of light and, even when walking amongst intense sadness there is to be found an immense amount of joy!
Resisting the Prowling Lion – Day 18
‘Nothing’ when not faced down with belief gobbles up everything!
Suffolk Vicar 