Lynette Allcock
2021: Allowing Myself to Hope
If you had told me, at the start of 2021, that by the end of the year I would be living in Korea, I would not have believed you. It was...
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Lynette Allcock
Jul 18, 20213 min read
An Unexpected Journey
Moving back to Asia was not in my original plan... I didn't intend to move abroad again. I assumed I'd stay in the UK, and I was trying...
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Lynette Allcock
Dec 30, 20204 min read
Life is More
I did not like God’s word for my year. But I was surprised by how it played out. I did not like God's word for my year. As was my custom,...
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Lynette Allcock
Jul 25, 20204 min read
Rediscovering God and My Value
I vehemently told God that I felt like He only cared about me insofar as I was useful to His cause.
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Lynette Allcock
Dec 27, 20195 min read
It Wasn't Meant to Be This Way
What I hoped for hadn't happened. In the wake of a shattered heart, I thought God was holding out on His promise of goodness for my year....
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Lynette Allcock
Sep 7, 20182 min read
Unreasonable Tears
I hated that I was crying, but God didn't. As a presenter on Adventist Radio London, I like to pepper The Breakfast Show with anecdotes...
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Lynette Allcock
Aug 9, 20183 min read
Keep Going
Have you ever questioned why you set out on a certain journey? Have you ever been disheartened? What do you do in those moments? For me,...
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Lynette Allcock
Aug 9, 20183 min read
Plot Twist!
I needed a change. After several years of teaching, I wasn't sure I wanted to continue. But would else could I do? I needed a change....
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Lynette Allcock
Aug 9, 20184 min read
God Can't Do That
It was one of those times everything seemed to be going wrong. I didn't see how God could fix it this time. It was one of those times...
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Lynette Allcock
Aug 9, 20183 min read
And You Will Finally Know Me
I didn't know exactly what God was up to. I didn't know why He was letting me go through this pain. But through it all, He was showing me...
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Lynette Allcock
Aug 9, 20186 min read
Disarming Fear
I've always struggled with an imagination full of fear and negativity. Recently, God has been teaching me how He wants to help with deal...
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Lynette Allcock
Aug 9, 20185 min read
Trust
As I lay sobbing on my bed, unfulfilled longings making my heart ache, God spoke to me. Wednesday evening I sat sobbing on my bed under a...
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Lynette Allcock
Aug 3, 20184 min read
Dealing with Disappointment
It's hard to wait. Sometimes I find myself so fixated on things that aren't working out the way I want, that I miss what I can be...
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Lynette Allcock
Aug 3, 20184 min read
When You're in the Wilderness
The year was hard. But amidst the tears and broken dreams, God gave me hope in my wilderness. The new year did not start very well for...
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Lynette Allcock
Jul 31, 20186 min read
Love, Fear, and Letting Go
Had I made an agreement with myself that I would never be loved? How could I let go of my fear of relationships? Summer. The beginning of...
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Lynette Allcock
Jul 27, 20182 min read
Confessions of a Recovering "Christian Atheist"
I claimed to believe in God. But did I, really? I've always loved perusing other people's bookshelves. One of my college room-mates had a...
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Lynette Allcock
Jul 27, 20183 min read
The Insanity of Forgiveness
True forgiveness requires something beyond ourselves. His eyes are crazy, deep pools of hatred. I grip my scarf until my knuckles are...
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Lynette Allcock
Jul 27, 20183 min read
Confronting Fear of the Future
I was about to graduate from university, and I had no idea what to do next. Fear of the future plagued my imagination. Would God have...
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Lynette Allcock
Jul 27, 20183 min read
I get it
I didn't want to be here. I hated the church. I was angry at God. He felt distant. Then suddenly, I got it. I had been going through a...
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