Yearly Archives: 2020

I sit here writing in a dress. You may wonder why that warrants a mention. Dresses are not my usual everyday wear but this December is different. I am participating in Dressember, an initiative that raises money for the work of International Justice Mission. This has me thinking long and […]

What freedom means to me

4 Dec, 2020 in December 2020: Freedom tagged developing world / Dressember / Nelson Mandela by Jodi Koepke

As Auld Lang Syne, plays across the airwaves this Christmas, how will you reflect on the year when everything changed? Should auld acquaintance be forgotAnd never brought to mind?Should auld acquaintance be forgotAnd days of auld lang syne?For auld lang syne, my dearFor auld lang syneWe’ll take a cup o’ […]

2020, why even bother?

30 Nov, 2020 in November 2020: Loyalty by Amanda

My apologies in advance for a blog that breaks every rule: it’s too long, too personal, too sad. But in a month focusing on LOYALTY, these rules can be broken to celebrate an extraordinary friendship. One that’s lasted fifty years. In many ways, Anna and I could not have been […]

An ode to a friend

27 Nov, 2020 in November 2020: Loyalty tagged friendship / memories / old friends by Kelley

I don’t know about you but for me this year has been one of clarifying my priorities, slowing down and digging deeper into a contemplative expression of my faith. I wrote this prayer in September 2018, but it is one that keeps coming back to me as we have navigated […]

Grace & Space

23 Nov, 2020 in November 2020: Loyalty tagged #uncertainty / grace and space / peace / prayer by Jodie McCarthy

It is easy to be an extremist. We find comfort in black and white thinking. It’s easier to put people and thoughts and ideas into boxes labeled “good” and “bad”. We find it comforting to have concrete views and opinions that hold no shades of grey. This is the same […]

Radically Moderate

20 Nov, 2020 in November 2020: Loyalty tagged Change / loyalty / personal growth / radically moderate by Diana Henderson

Loyalty and trust walk hand in hand. In the midst of a season of change, it can be difficult to know who and what to trust.Fake news, change and disruption have become the markers of 2020. Redundancies, economic instability and fear, that have resulted in relationship changes. How do we […]

Loyalty and Trust; walk hand in hand.

16 Nov, 2020 in November 2020: Loyalty / Radio Scripts tagged #trust / loyalty / relationships by Amanda