Deb Mackay 4/11/26 Deb Mackay 4/11/26

What If What You Believe Isn't What You Think?

What if the beliefs shaping your life aren't the ones you consciously hold? We often think of belief as something we choose, declare or know to be true. But what about the beliefs formed long before we were aware of them?

Deb Mackay 2/11/26 Deb Mackay 2/11/26

The Part You Never Knew You Played

Sometimes people come into our lives, walk alongside us for a season, and leave without ever knowing the part they played in our transformation. A chance encounter after eight years reminded me that some of the most significant moments in our journey aren't always recognised until much later. And sometimes, what stays with us isn't the friendship itself, but what it quietly awakened within us.

Deb Mackay 20/10/26 Deb Mackay 20/10/26

The Art of Being: Have We Overlooked the Meaning of Presence?

What happens when familiar words take on a deeper meaning? Through my studies in somatic trauma-informed therapy, I've found myself recognising echoes of scripture in the modern language of presence, awareness, emotional maturity and freedom.

Deb Mackay 11/10/26 Deb Mackay 11/10/26

The Garden, the Serpent and the Stories We Carry

This may seem an unusual connection, but the garden story has me pondering how we see AI. How much comes from what is actually there, and how much from the stories we have been told? A reflection on knowledge, assumed motives and making space for God’s guidance.

Deb Mackay 1/10/26 Deb Mackay 1/10/26

When Faith Becomes a Burden: Have We Forgotten How to Hold the Hurting?

An old memory surfaced while I was standing in the shower a younger version of me desperately asking my church for help to understand my anger. It led me somewhere much deeper: into questions about faith, trauma, shame, the nervous system and the burdens we sometimes unknowingly place on people in the name of God.

Deb Mackay 1/10/26 Deb Mackay 1/10/26

The Space Between Blame and Responsibility

What if responsibility was never meant to equal blame? Sometimes we justify, defend, hide or freeze before we’ve even had the chance to ask what part belongs to us. A reflection on protective patterns, accountability, faith and the power of creating a pause where we can respond differently.

Deb Mackay 28/9/26 Deb Mackay 28/9/26

The Caterpillar, the Butterfly, and the Journey of Becoming

We often want to get to the butterfly, the healed, changed or transformed version of ourselves. But there is something important in the space between who we were and who we are becoming. This is a reflection on growth, transformation and allowing the journey to unfold in its own time.

Deb Mackay 21/9/26 Deb Mackay 21/9/26

When the Created Tries to Become the Creator

AI isn't the villain. Perhaps the greater question is what happens when humanity becomes so impressed by what we create that we forget the One who created us. From the Tower of Babel to artificial intelligence, the technology may have changed, but has the human pattern changed at all?

Deb Mackay 1/9/26 Deb Mackay 1/9/26

Thoughts hold Weight

We understand that words hold weight. Once spoken, written or acted upon, they can influence ourselves and others. But what about the thoughts that never leave our mouths? Before a thought becomes a sentence, our body and subconscious may already be receiving, interpreting and responding to information. Perhaps our thoughts begin to hold weight long before anyone else hears them

Deb Mackay 24/8/26 Deb Mackay 24/8/26

When Belonging Isn’t the Same as Becoming

What if belonging to a faith community isn’t the same as being transformed by it? Through the story of Lydia, the idea of the collective field and an embodied understanding of faith, I explore the moment belief moves beyond something we know or belong to and becomes something we recognise, experience and live from within.

Deb Mackay 11/8/26 Deb Mackay 11/8/26

Patterns…

Patterns shape more of our lives than we realise. From the way our bodies develop to the responses we repeat without thinking, patterns can keep us moving on autopilot. But Scripture shows us something more

Deb Mackay 3/8/26 Deb Mackay 3/8/26

Finding God in the Winter Seasons

We all experience seasons we'd rather avoid. Whether it's uncertainty, grief, waiting, or simply feeling overwhelmed, it's easy to want the season to end. In this personal reflection, I share how God has been teaching me to stop striving, embrace the pause, and discover that healing isn't found in controlling life's outcomes, but in learning to trust Him.

Deb Mackay 29/7/26 Deb Mackay 29/7/26

When Labels Become Identities

Diagnoses, personality types and archetypes can help us understand ourselves but what happens when they become our identity? This thought-provoking article explores Carl Jung's archetypes through a Christian lens, reflecting on why Jesus used parables and metaphors to reveal the heart.

Deb Mackay 24/7/26 Deb Mackay 24/7/26

Did They Hear David's Heart?

What if we've been reading the Psalms without fully hearing David's heart? Language carries more than words it carries culture, emotion and lived experience.

Deb Mackay 23/7/26 Deb Mackay 23/7/26

I Wish I Could Breathe

I am in a season. A long one. A season where, despite having the tools and understanding of healing, I found myself sitting in the hardest place I have known. This is the story of what happens when we stop fighting our body’s responses and begin to listen, allowing healing to unfold moment by moment.

Deb Mackay 17/7/26 Deb Mackay 17/7/26

The Search Beneath the Search: The Human Longing for God

Beneath our striving, worrying, achieving, and searching is a deeper longing. Carl Jung observed the human search for wholeness, but Scripture reveals why that longing exists: we were created in God's image, made to seek Him, and designed for connection with our Creator.

Deb Mackay 6/7/26 Deb Mackay 6/7/26

Unlocking the Power of SELF COMPASSION IN CHRIST

Shame is one of the lowest energies we can experience. If we do not equip ourselves to be kinder to ourselves, to forgive ourselves, and to accept ourselves as Christ does, we will remain stuck in that state. The Bible reminds us repeatedly that we cannot do it without Him. So why do we continue to try and earn what He has already given us through His sacrifice?

Deb Mackay 24/10/25 Deb Mackay 24/10/25

“Do You Really Want to Be Healed? The Hidden Patterns That Keep Us Stuck

Sometimes what is familiar feels safer than what is new even when the familiar is painful. Through the story of the Pool of Bethesda, this reflection explores self-sabotage, secondary gain, nervous system patterns and the deeper question behind healing: Do you really want to be made well and what might need to change when you are?

Deb Mackay 19/10/25 Deb Mackay 19/10/25

Sensing the Unseen: Aphantasia and the Weight of Unspoken Emotions

without exploring what lies beneath, without seeing the whole picture, we risk carrying misunderstood emotions that can shape our lives and even ripple across generations.

Now, imagine having Aphantasia and “reading” another person’s subconscious emotions before they’re even aware of their own.

Deb Mackay 27/7/25 Deb Mackay 27/7/25

Becoming Like a Child: The Somatic Wisdom of Scripture

Before beliefs, before structure, before the world layered over us its conditions, expectations, and fears we were born into this world with breath. The very breath God gave humanity. In that first inhale, there was no striving or confusion. We were simply being, unguarded and whole, made in His image.