It is easy to look around at our world today and say “What a mess! Has there ever been a time more evil than this? Where is God in this world?” As a young person, I hear these thoughts in the comments of many older people who, I know, are […]
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Episode 24 – Book Study : The Great Divorce by C.S. Lewis ( Part 3)
Chapters 12-14 Imagery of the procession – Glory Imagery – Hell is but a small crack, and not comparable to the enormity of heaven Discussion on Pity and manipulation PRIDE AND SHAME In chapter 12, a conversation between a husband and wife ensues. The wife is now a bright spirit […]
Speak with Conviction
Doing the right thing is often a fine balance between speaking up and saying nothing at all. For some, both are a real struggle. But for different temperaments, one may be a lot harder than the other. The truth is, both can be valuable virtuous acts; what we need is […]
Why do fairy tales end at marriage?
There is a reason that fairy tales end with the wedding and it’s not because they ‘lived happily ever after.’ Our journey to matrimony may be full of romance, dancing at balls, chivalric gestures and dreams of a better life but marriage itself is no enchanted existence in a castle […]
Episode 18 – Virtue – Temperance – Sobriety
This episode is based on one of the workshops we run on Virtue and Temperance, and we’ll focus today on Sobriety. What is sobriety? We often think it’s only about not being drunk. Like we know we shouldn’t be dancing on the line, so, if we just keep dancing near […]
Charity Begins at Home
Charity begins at home and there’s no need to compare the glorious moments of another’s life with the ordinary moments of ours.
S02 Episode 7 – Preparation and Lent
It was the most drab, the most difficult and draining. Burdensome and an inconvenience. But when we put it in the context of salvation, all of a sudden Lent is a gift in itself. What gratitude we can have, and ought to have for this time.
Episode 6. When Jealousy enters a friendship
What do you do when Jealousy enters a friendship? How do you navigate it? Have a listen to this week’s Episode of Living Fullness to find out.
All we were created to be
Elise explores the purpose of Virtue Ministry – all we were created to be. She explores and introduced creation in Genesis to us as a starting point for a year, as we begin to unpack the Virtues.
Episode 5. Gratitude and the Virtue of Justice
What does Justice have to do with Gratitude? and how do you overcome an ungrateful heart? and what is it’s link to a contrite heart. Have a read of the show notes or listen to this week’s episode on Living Fullness to find out.