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Choose Life - a drama based on Deuteronomy 30:15-20
Hi, my name's Moses. You may remember me from such speeches as the ten commandments and that time I parted the Red Sea.
Marianne Musgrove
Feb 17, 20203 min read


A Survival Guide to ME/CFS
I've spent the past twenty odds years quietly recovering from Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. For this reason, I'm often asked for advice by...
Marianne Musgrove
Nov 23, 20198 min read


Exiled from the Heart: coming home to myself
There are three things I know about my paternal grandmother: She was born in 1891 in a small village in Holland. During the Second World...
Marianne Musgrove
Oct 16, 20193 min read


An Easter Blessing
My friend and fellow poet, Mandy Langlois, has written an Easter blessing especially for my congregation. Since its message is universal,...
Marianne Musgrove
Apr 19, 20191 min read


Watercolour Poetry
It's been a long time since I wrote a poem – a good couple of years by my calculations. However, after attending my first ever...
Marianne Musgrove
Apr 17, 20191 min read


Jesus Tempted in the Desert – Part 3: Lessons from the Wilderness
Lessons from the wilderness 1. You can’t avoid the wilderness. Many, if not all of us, have had wilderness experiences – times when we’ve...
Marianne Musgrove
Mar 20, 20193 min read


Jesus Tempted in the Desert - Part 2: Temptation as wound within not evil 'out there'
What is the Process of Temptation? I don’t believe the cause of temptation is external. Rather, I believe it stems from an inner wound....
Marianne Musgrove
Mar 20, 20193 min read


Jesus Tempted in the Desert – Part 1: The first 39 days
Shortly before I learned to walk, my mum took me to a friend’s house that was filled with pots of brightly-coloured cyclamens. The moment...
Marianne Musgrove
Mar 20, 20194 min read


The Sound of a Glacier Melting: Reflections on Thawing our Frozen Gifts
‘Then, at his command, it all melts. He sends his winds, and the ice thaws.’ – Psalm 147:18 (NLT) When I was in high school, my Year...
Marianne Musgrove
Jun 13, 20184 min read


Locusts & Wild Honey: Finding Nourishment in the Desert
When my health collapsed in my late twenties, it was as if I’d been air-dropped – SAS style – into a wilderness survival course. I found...
Marianne Musgrove
Feb 17, 20184 min read
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