Author: Begin Again

Are you tired of being stuck going around the same mountain over and over again? Do you feel like your life is simply on autopilot and you no longer have autonomy of your emotions? Or maybe you've been spending so much of your life in roles, you know, you don't fit, but you’re simply there for the approval of others. Well this has been my journey. And so together with my faith in a God of mercy and grace, the Enneagram has been a powerful tool in helping me to see not only what I have become, but who I can be. So join me here for authentic conversations around what can lead us to real change.

Episode 12: I.s. T.h.e.r.e. A.n.y. H.o.p.e?

  ‘If he works severely, he also works tenderly. His stockpiles of loyal love are immense. He takes no pleasure in making life hard, in throwing roadblocks in the way’ - Eugene Peterson. The Message version of Lamentations 3:32 ‘...hope does not put us to shame...’ Romans 5:5 (ESV) On the 17th of December 1927, while surfacing from … Continue reading Episode 12: I.s. T.h.e.r.e. A.n.y. H.o.p.e? →

Episode 11: Sticks and Stones

  ‘You make beautiful things. You make beautiful things out of the dust… You make beautiful things out of us.’ - Gungor Look Sticks and Stones by Chris Garner, Darwin, Australia Sticks and Stones is a digital painting done with brushes and textures within Photoshop over many layers. The process of layering this image combines … Continue reading Episode 11: Sticks and Stones →

Episode 10: God of the Command-Z

Listen with headphones while you read. 'Old Days' Written by friend and singer/songwriter Jennifer Eaves. Soundscapes and strings arranged by Nathan Gernetzky. For more about this song and Jennifer's artist info, scroll to the end of episode 10. ‘We must remember throughout our lives that in God’s sight there are no little people and no … Continue reading Episode 10: God of the Command-Z →

Episode 9: Back to the beginning

He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away. And he who was seated on the throne said, “Behold, I am making all things new.” Revelation 21:4–5 (ESV) ‘And my heart is yours. And what … Continue reading Episode 9: Back to the beginning →

Episode 8: I thought we were going to change the world?

‘It would seem that Our Lord finds our desires not too strong, but too weak. We are half-hearted creatures, fooling about with drink and sex and ambition when infinite joy is offered us, like an ignorant child who wants to go on making mud pies in a slum because he cannot imagine what is meant … Continue reading Episode 8: I thought we were going to change the world? →

Episode 7: There is a place east of here

Listen with headphones while you read. 'East of here' composed by Nathan Gernetzky ‘Unless God has raised you up for this very thing you will be worn out by the opposition of men and devils.’ John Wesley to William Wilberforce, 1791 ‘Even when the way goes through Death Valley, I’m not afraid when you walk … Continue reading Episode 7: There is a place east of here →

Episode 4: My first surfboard was a Lightning Bolt

‘Love’s as hard as nails, Love is nails: Blunt, thick, hammered through the medial nerves of one who, having made us, knew the thing he had done, seeing (with all that is) our cross, and His’  From the poem ‘Love’s as warm as tears’ by C.S. Lewis The day finally arrived when my dad picked me … Continue reading Episode 4: My first surfboard was a Lightning Bolt →