Rachel Wilson

Faith In Parents #164 | Parenting on the Precipice Podcast Episode · Faith in Kids · 02/04/2025 · 49m

What a treat to chat to Ed & Amy on the Faith in Kids podcast on the topic of Parenting on the Precipice: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/f...

6. All Aboard The ARC? Why conservatives want to save Christendom Podcast Episode · The Surprising Rebirth Of Belief In God · 15/04/2025 · 1h 45m

Fascinating episode: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...

“Let us make light of thousands of days and desire one day, the day that has no sunrise, no sunset, the one day that is an eternal day, the day that does not displace yesterday or find itself hard pressed by tomorrow. That one day is what we should desire.”

— Augustine

Love this quote (from Tim Keller).

“There is greater cause why princes should be afraid of God, than why God’s people should be afraid of princes.”

David Dickson, A Commentary on the Psalms

I’m the same, and I started in the middle because Andrew has the first book, so I need to go back to the beginning. What a joy. It is *almost* making pre-5am wake-ups manageable 😬

I can’t remember a time a commentary helped me enjoy God this much — so much wisdom and beauty drawn out of the Psalms. Just wonderful.

“There was a man who dwelt in the east centuries ago,
And now I cannot look at a sheep or a sparrow,
A lily or a cornfield, a raven or a sunset,
A vineyard or a mountain, without thinking of him.”

GK Chesterton

UK PM Starmer to Zelensky:

"You are very, very welcome here in Downing Street. As you heard from the cheers on the street outside, you have full backing across the United Kingdom. We will stand with you and Ukraine for as long as it may take."

But.You.Do.See

(Psalm 10:14)

A Disruptive Welcome — Risen Motherhood Serving and sharing what we have with moms around us will often disrupt our lives on some level, but God can use it in incredible ways for his kingdom.

www.risenmotherhood.com/articles/a-d...

You Are a Burden And that’s phenomenally good news. We often hear people declare that they ‘didn’t want to be a burden’ to their loved ones, especially their immediate family. Right now, in the zeitgeist, people might be talking about why they might choose to commit suicide when they’re diagnosed with some sort of life-altering or life-ending illness. We hear it much wider than that though, often as an explanation for why someone didn’t ask for help before a problem got so bad someone else wanted to intervene.

We are meant to be burdens to one another.

Praying the Imprecatory Psalms: The Case for Christian Curses This is a guest post by Bryan Hart of One Harbor Church, North Carolina Imagine: You are the leader of a small Iranian house church. The police have just arrested, tortured, and interrogated someone ...

“Lord, destroy the enemies of your church, either in your wrath
or in the waters of baptism.”

On praying the imprecatory Psalms: thinktheology.co.uk/blog/article...

You, LORD, hear the desire of afflicted; you encourage them…defending the fatherless and the oppressed, so that mere earthly mortals will never again strike terror.”

Ps 10:15-18

“Break the arm of the wicked man; call the evildoer to account for his wickedness that would not otherwise be found out…

Our power is in our reliance. We give Jesus our weakness. Jesus gives us his strength. We give Jesus our not-knowing. Jesus gives us his wisdom & revelation. We give Jesus our frustration. Jesus gives us his promises. We give Jesus our fears. Jesus gives us his courage.

So glad you enjoyed his company, he enjoyed yours!

When we make room for the homeless, the immigrant, the orphan, the widow, and down trodden we are making room for Jesus.

Yes, Jesus Was a Refugee - Christianity Today From Russell Moore: Jesus is with the refugees in their camp. He calls us to join him.

“We won’t always agree on how to design a national refugee policy,” writes @drmoore.bsky.social.

“But we can’t say we haven’t been warned about what happens to us when we learn to harden our hearts to those in danger.”

“Have mercy on me, my God, have mercy on me, for in you I take refuge. I will take refuge in the shadow of your wings until the disaster is passed.” Ps 57:1

Not watering down his disastrous reality (hidden in a cave from Saul’s relentless pursuit), yet singing (v7) beneath the wings of refuge.

Agreed! I will do my best…

The Radiance of Real Holiness A reflection on why holiness is compelling and why encountering a saintly individual leaves us feeling inspired and enlarged, not inadequate or diminished.

“True holiness shines a spotlight, but it never points to the self. Instead, it directs our gaze to Jesus.”
@trevinwax.bsky.social
www.thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/trevin...

“Then lean, and lean hard, into beauty.” Dreher, Living in Wonder, p. 255

“To become enchanted, then, is to become aware that the enchanting thing is simultaneously ordinary and extraordinary…” Rod Dreher, ‘Living in Wonder’, p. 175

Read what happened when, 45 years ago, a man holding a frozen chicken knocked on the door of Rob & Dianne Parsons’ home. Beautiful.

Featured in the Christmas edition of The Week. 🎄

“If there is magic, then there is a magician… So, if you want to keep yourself sane, you have to regard all of this as if it were a gift for you. If there is a gift, there is love. If there is love, there is the lover. If there is a lover, there is life.” GK Chesterton (Dreher,’Living in Wonder’,42)

Swimmers wearing bobble hats is one of my favourite things about living by the coast (not pictured here because that’s just creepy 🤷‍♀️). 🎄

The Obscure Virus Club Podcast Episode · Revisionist History · S4 E10 · 36m

Oh go on, and this one…

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A Place to Belong: Rachel Wilson and Dr Naomi Fox Podcast Episode · Jubilee Plus · 20/12/2024 · 57m

This is a topic I feel really passionate about, and was grateful to have the chance to share on. If you’re interested in supporting families with additional needs, and breaking cycles of poverty, do have a listen: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/j...