by Joanna Williamson | Spiritual Formation
When it comes to hope we are all practitioners. The fact that we get up every morning and go about our life and work is, in a way, an expression of hope. Most, if not all of us are quite experienced in dealing with unfulfilled hopes, broken dreams and plans that did...
by Joanna Williamson | Spiritual Formation
We remain confident of this: we will see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living. Wait for the LORD; be strong and take heart and wait for the LORD. (Ps 27:13-14) How to wait well? In this season of delays and disruption I ask myself this question more than...
by Joanna Williamson | Leadership Skills, Spiritual Formation
How to deal with manipulation? In a previous blog I reflected on the experience of being manipulated; in this one I want to take a closer look at how to deal with manipulative people. Manipulation is a violation of our dignity, it cuts deep into our value as a person....
by Joanna Williamson | Leadership Skills, Spiritual Formation
You go about your life, and suddenly you realise – someone has entered your space, put a hand in your pocket or purse unnoticed, or you come home and find the door forced open and your possessions gone. How can this be? You have not realised it at all and now you...
by Joanna Williamson | Spiritual Formation
Patience is not indifference, inaction, and nor is it impossible… it is a powerful force within us. It is a stable concrete structure that supports your inner life from collapsing when people mock you for your dreams, don’t appreciate you for your efforts and want to...