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Dangerous Prayers: See if there is any offensive way in me – A Reflection from Streatham Vale
As much as we’d like to admit otherwise, we are sinful people. We do things that go against God’s will for our lives. And sometimes we have become so used […]
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Dangerous Prayers: Know My Anxious Thoughts – A Reflection from Streatham Vale
What do you fear? What keeps you awake at night, and occupies your thoughts during the day? What fears and anxieties hold your mind hostage? David prays to God asking […]
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Dangerous Prayers: Search Me – A Reflection from Streatham Vale
David prays a famous prayer which begins with the words: “Search me, God, and know my heart”. David asks God to search his heart. Why? David knew that our hearts […]
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Dangerous Prayers: Why do we pray? – A Reflection from Streatham Vale
How is your prayer life? Passionate? Exciting? Dangerous? Or is it safe? Boring? Lame? Join us as we journey together into what it means to pray dangerous, heartfelt prayers. Prayers […]
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The Holy Spirit Gives Direction – A Reflection from Streatham Vale
We continue our focus on the coming of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost as we continue following the story. And as we do, we ask ourselves how is the Holy […]
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Pentecost – The Coming of the Holy Spirit – A Reflection from Streatham Vale
It is Pentecost! The day that we celebrate the coming of the Holy Spirit, coming down upon the disciples with power – the sound of rushing wind, tongues of fire […]
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Us: Loving with God’s Love – The 4 Degrees of Love. A Reflection from Streatham Vale
As we finish our series on Bernard of Clairvaux’s Four Degrees of Love, we end with the final degree which talks about becoming so consumed by love of God that […]
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You: Loving God for God’s Sake – The 4 Degrees of Love. A Reflection from Streatham Vale
What does it mean to love God for God’s sake? How can we develop an unselfish love of God? We consider one of David’s psalms, psalm 63, as we explore […]
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My: Loving God for Self’s Sake – The 4 Degrees of Love. A Reflection from Streatham Vale
We continue looking at the Four Degrees of Love as explained by theologian Bernard of Clairvaux. And as we look at each of these degrees of love, we consider how […]
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Me: An Excess of Self Love – The Degrees of Love. A Reflection from Streatham Vale
We have reminded ourselves that the Resurrection changes lives, but how are our lives changing? How can we know that we are growing spiritually? One of the measures of spiritual […]
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