jane merson

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  • A Hero for Our Time

    A Hero for Our Time

    I love to watch movies. Depending on my mood, I will watch a range of genres, including comedy, romance, science fiction and action. However, some of my favourite movies, like ‘The Blind Side’, ‘Hidden Figures’ and ‘Apollo 13’, are those based on true stories. I sit, mesmerized, watching dramatizations of real-life heroes who have taken… Read more

  • Defying the Facts

    Defying the Facts

    October was an interesting month. I knew breakthrough was coming; I was anticipating it, I was ready for it, I was looking for it. I’d been declaring it for months, and inviting others into my journey of faith. Then a series of breakthroughs came! … And looked nothing like I’d expected them to… Instead of… Read more

  • Holding on to Hope

    Holding on to Hope

    For months now, I’ve held a strong sense of anticipation that God is up to something big. Between the far-reaching promises He declared over me in January, the ever-growing wisdom and influence He has gifted me with, and the significant open-heart surgery He has been conducting in the secret place, my anticipation of a new… Read more

  • Look What You Have Done!

    Look What You Have Done!

    “Look what you have done!” Perhaps you heard this often as a child, having made a mistake or acted clumsily or not thought through the consequences of your actions. Or maybe you are a parent who has used this statement all too frequently. Well, I’ve been saying this a lot recently. Admittedly, I am a… Read more

  • A Tale of Two Tests

    A Tale of Two Tests

    As I reflected over the Easter period, I was struck by two different perspectives of the well-known Easter narrative. Each describe a test of faith, and each have relevance in our own faith journeys two millennia later. The first, is that of Jesus Christ, Himself. A.W. Tozer said, “True obedience is the refusal to compromise… Read more

  • The Worst Kept Secret

    The Worst Kept Secret

    A few months ago I celebrated my 32nd birthday.  My parents made their first trip to visit me in Germany and we enjoyed traditional German food and plenty of sight-seeing around the province of Hessen. As messages of congratulations flew in from friends all over the world, I noted the occasional hint of awkwardness or… Read more