Steph's Adventures

“In every human being there is an inner life, where light and shadows, joys and fear, trust and doubt mingle. Amazing breakthroughs can ta...

If all had gone according to plan, this would have been our final week in Corrymeela. As I write, the other one year volunteers, with whom w...

As anyone who has been reading this for any length of time has probably figured that out by now; I like words a lot. I like books too. I kno...

We hear a lot about freedom. We hear of the 'freedom' of "anything goes" and of "each to their own." We hear of ...

Next (short) installment from my Taize poetry book: While melodies sing Unknown sounds dance From twisted tongues As words which m...

After three weeks in my favourite place on earth, we are back in the UK and back on the internet! Those of you who know me well will know...

You are blessed In your tears And heartfelt fears And in your dreams Of a better way Which feed your thirst For rightful ...

This time last year we were about to leave the Philippines. In some ways, the memories are still fresh, in others our last days there alread...

It is now about three months since we left Corrymeela, and other than going on a couple of protests, it might appear to the casual observer ...

The crowd was smaller than the week before, the journey longer, the sleep deprivation greater and the weather worse, much worse. The atmosph...

So far this year, Britain has committed to increasing its aid budget to 0.7% of its GDP, the first of the G8 country's to meet this in...

Last time the G8 met in the UK, we had the Make Poverty History campaign. Poverty was not made history, clearly; but either because I...

A fair amount of my creative output this year hasn't lasted as long as most of the paintings I produced last year; with the originals ha...

It has been a while since I posted any artwork on here, so here is my latest offering, in celebration of Pentecost. 

A week ago the church celebrated the feast of the Ascension, marking the end of God's presence on earth in human form, and we still have...

While others condemn her to burn in the fires of hell, I honestly believe Margaret Thatcher is probably in heaven. Anyone who knows me...

One positive side effect of our premature departure from Corrymeela was being able to walk Student Cross again during Holy Week. After an em...

It has been a very emotional couple of weeks. After a lot of soul-searching, prayer, thought and conversation, we made the difficult decis...

One of the joys of being here is being surrounded by the spectacular beauty of the coastline and the ever-changing sea. The poem below is in...

Last Monday most of the volunteers headed off for a trip to Derry / Londonderry. It was my third visit to the city in three weeks, which I a...

As someone who likes to travel, who enjoys visiting friends (and sometimes strangers) who relishes new experiences, I have experienced man...

The Corrymeela community has close links with Coventry Cathedral, and the volunteer house where we live is named Coventry house in honour of...

Over the last week I have been thinking a fair amount about walking. It was the theme for this year’s week of prayer for Christian Unity w...

They say a picture is worth a thousand words. Perhaps, surrounded by millions of photos and images with which we are now constantly bombar...

A distant star In the blackness of night A fragile twinkle Of shimmering silver light A light the eyes can barely see And ...