Repenting of … repentance? Slavery in the Jewish world When the great William Wilberforce challenged the world of its dependence on slavery, and managed by […]
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When a gift is not a gift | Day 21 | Dec 18
When is a gift not a gift? To give or to … bribe! With all the talk of the Elf on the Shelf, and the […]
Read moreA good deal! | Day 20 | Dec 17
A Tough Dealer? I cut the offer price by … hundreds! The Book of Proverbs is full of observations gained by the wise in the […]
Read moreYour shouldn’t have! | Day 19 | Dec 16
Oh no! You shouldn’t have! But thank you, I was only doing my best! Have you noticed how pride comes in many shapes and sizes; […]
Read moreThe Crossroads | Day 18 | Dec 15
I want, today, to ask you to reflect on a little verse which seems to me, to be a challenge to our two churches built […]
Read morePlan your day | Day 17 | Dec 14
Some days I can plan right down to the minute – almost. A list of tasks to be done is often the easiest way to […]
Read moreBlack Santa | Day 16 | Dec 13
Black Santa day arrives! On duty at St Anne’s For two weeks before Christmas the canons of St Anne’s play their small part in supporting […]
Read moreHere comes Trouble! | Day 15 | Dec 12
It’s not the best name to have in a family, or a community. To be the person that everyone dreads seeing at a meeting, or […]
Read moreEnvironment: Whose problem? | Day 14 | Dec 11
Photo by Zbynek Burival on Unsplash It is not my problem! There was once a King of Judah, who was called Hezekiah. He was a […]
Read moreEmotional Language | Day 13 | Dec 10
Photo by Amador Loureiro on Unsplash The limits of my language mean the limits of my world. — Ludwig Wittgenstein: Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus I suspect that […]
Read moreHit the Like Button! | Day 12 | Dec 9
Popularity A dangerous pursuit That image was written on a wall in Greece. The pursuit of popular engagement has taken over the world, and what […]
Read moreThe unexpected gift! | Day 11 | Dec 8
Some friends recently purchased a puppy, they and the family love it to bits, and it has become the centre of family life. They bought […]
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