Category Archives: Ministry

Quiet Retreat Day – 20th April 2013

Posted on May 10, 2013 by drew24x7

At the start of this year, my wife and I felt a spiritual nudge… to facilitate a quiet retreat day… Stillness and silence are very foreign to most of us – we all lead busy, noisy lives; balancing all the … Continue reading →

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What is Lectio Divina?

Posted on November 7, 2012 by drew24x7

“Lectio Divina”, a Latin term, means “divine reading” and describes a way of reading the Scriptures whereby we gradually let go of our own agenda and open ourselves to what God wants to say to us. As a guideline there are … Continue reading →

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Lectio – John 14:15-21 – Love, truth and obedience…

Posted on January 24, 2012 by drew24x7

Truth, love and obedience these elements are entangled in todays reading. The obedience of love is not one of subjugation or pressure – the obedience of love is a desire, a passion… and the core is the knowledge and understanding … Continue reading →

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Lectio – John 18:3-8 – “I AM he”

Posted on January 3, 2012 by drew24x7

On BBC 4 last night there was a programme on the most important equations of our times (BBC iPlayer: Beautiful Equations)– and I caught a brief section on Paul Diracs equation on quantum mechanics that described the spin of electrons and predicted the existence of the … Continue reading →

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