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April 2011

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    Volte Face

    Last weekend I was asked to share some testimony at a joint churches service on Easter Sunday evening. The subject was ‘how do we know Jesus is alive today’ – the…

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    The Future of the Church

    I’ve been inspired recently by a number of books/reports/conversations about the future of the church. In particular I just finshed the CofE Report from a few years ago ‘Mission-Shaped Church’. I…

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    What is Heaven…?

    Recently I’ve been thinking about heaven. It’s a word often used lightly: ‘this ice cream is just heaven’, a good holiday retreat is ‘heavenly’, even Belinda Carlise sang ‘ooh heaven is…

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    How much freedom do we really have?

    I’ve had a lovely few days enjoying the sunshine and the start of the Easter hols with my kids. And after ‘the disappointment’ from last week I’ve taken a few days…

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    Motherhood: Joy or Pain?

    So last weekend the papers were full of articles about Mothers, Motherhood and Mothering, from every angle possible… I read them with some interest and increasing annoyance. Everyone has an opinion on…

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    The skills of Church Leadership

    So… I’m onto section F of the Selection Criteria for the Church of England: Leadership & Collaboration. I thought this would be a category I would fly through. I have had…

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    Leaving the last behind…

    Whilst sorting through the blog I came across this photo which I was going to post ages ago when I finished my grand clear out (both physically and mentally!). I never…