Yes, it’s for you!

My husband is English and the way he was brought up, if you’re visiting someone and they put food on the table, you wait politely till they offer it to you. I’m an Israeli and hospitality works differently in my culture – we just put the stuff on the table and expect you, the guest, to understand that we put it there for you, because, well, it’s obvious, isn’t it? :)

I post stuff online and from a recent conversation it turns out that there are people who think it’s not for them, when they are the very people I write it for. This post is for you.

Hear, oh Israel

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Interesting thing about hearing – we so often misunderstand other people, even when we think we’re hearing them right. How many times have you had someone say “I hear you, I feel exactly the same…” and as they continue, you … Continue reading →

Why Jesus is not like Fishdom (and I’m glad he isn’t)

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What’s Fishdom, you ask? It’s a game I’ve been playing on my phone, and it’s really fun – a gem swap game plus virtual aquarium, with chatty fish even! What’s not to like :) But what’s this got to do … Continue reading →

finding rest – but, oh wait, what’s that bit just before…

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That moment when you look at a very familiar Bible verse and suddenly notice… It’s such a well-known verse, and it sounds so nice and comforting – and it is, but… What am I talking about? I’m talking about this … Continue reading →

feeling tired, but…

Do you have those days? When you feel tired, exhausted, worn out? I’m sitting on the sofa with my smartphone. Just played Fishdom for a bit – then I ran out of lives, and got a message about buying some … Continue reading →

Do you love the English language?

So do I, and so does John McIntyre, who has written the most beautiful rant on the subject.

If you see yourself as a language purist, a defender of the language from the forces of evil – this one is for you.

Read on.

Can you be a Christian and…

Let’s talk about labels for a bit. I was reading a friend’s post online and my jaw dropped when he mentioned a conversation with “a Christian agnostic” – because, the way I understand the term “Christian”, it just totally doesn’t … Continue reading →

Life 101

What’s the most important thing we all need to know? If you had only moments left to live, what would you try to make sure you’ve told your children, the people you love, those you care about? If you were … Continue reading →

Love – you keep using that word…

That’s what I’ve found myself wanting to yell at a character in the novel I’m reading. Scene: conversation between Theo and Grace. Background information: Grace is married to Robbie. Theo is a long-term friend of Grace and Robbie. A very … Continue reading →

thinking aloud about pain and unfairness

Giving birth isn’t something I’ve done, but I was praying for someone I know who is due to be doing that any time now – which got me thinking about labour pain, and about suffering. We humans don’t generally like … Continue reading →

The only limit? Dream on!

So with all the stuff I’ve been hearing about Melania Trump’s speech, with all the accusations of plagiarism, I have yet to hear anyone address the lie: the lie repeated by her and by Michelle Obama, and, by the sound … Continue reading →