photo © 2005 Pete | more info (via: Wylio) We have reached the point in the lives of our kids where there are just so many demands on Sunday mornings. Last…
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Like the rest of the blog world I have just watched the Terry Pratchett documentary about assisted dying from Monday night (just love iplayer, what a fantastic invention!). I have resisted…
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So today we said goodbye to my Nan. There was a short service at the crematorium and then tea at my parents house. It was all rather lovely actually. I held…
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I have just finished reading a book called ‘Godzone’ by Mike Ridell. It was recommended to me by a lovely Vicar I met a few weeks ago and it is quite unlike…
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Ok so maybe I am being thick here but something has been puzzling me for a while. Why did Jesus, after healing people or casting out demons, usually tell them not to tell of what…
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As part of our Lifeshapes course at church last weeks shape was the semi-circle, representing a swinging pendulum between rest and work. It’s a subject that seems to hit home with…
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When you lie down, you will not be afraid; when you lie down, your sleep will be sweet. Proverbs 3:24 What is it about getting older that makes you love…
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Well, the inevitable finally happened. My Nan passed away last night. This is the best photo I could find of her – taken at, yes you’ve guessed it, our wedding, 10…
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Is being a rebel ok? I’ve beeen worrying recently about my specific calling. I don’t mean the ‘into ministry’ bit, but the actual specifics, which for me are about change/reform/trasnforming the…
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Pride is a funny thing isn’t it? Life teaches us that we should be proud of our achievements, but for so many Christians the word ‘pride’ has a sense of doing…