I love the discipline of  “breath prayers” and I use them often in my day to relax, refocus, and de-stress.  I’ve started using them at the beginning of my walking as a form of warm-up, too. I like to “collect” prayers to use in different situations.  Of course, you don’t need special words or phrases to get God’s...

I’m passionate about the “Ancient Practices” of the church. So much so that there was a time when I thought I might be happier if I were to give up my marriage and become a nun. Understand me, this had NOTHING to do with my husband (a Belfast Protestant, by the way. Things could have been awkward . . .) who is the joy and delight of my...

“Prepare him for persecution”. That’s what I heard God say to me as I held my newborn baby in my arms. “Prepare him for persecution”. Not exactly what a new mom likes to hear. And just how, exactly, does one prepare someone for persecution? Well, I had read several biographies of martyrs and missionaries in the previous months, and...