Category: Christmas
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bad news good news
This week Microsoft announced that they were pulling the plug on their clipart. Apparently it was because so many of us now search for images online that there has not been much demand for clipart. That’s bad news. Not because I am a big fan of clipart. And I do search for images (royalty free)…
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A year with the Lears (2013 version)
Dear friends It’s time for one of those lovely Christmas letters* from the Lears, where we bore you silly with our news and gloat about our successes. So, if you are kind enough to continue to read this we hope it might at least make you smile, and can guarantee it will make the cracker…
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it’s a cracker!
Why are Christmas Cracker jokes so bad? They seem designed to illicit a groan rather than a giggle. It’s almost as if they have a testing department and reject any that make someone smile. [Horrible thought – imagine being a joke-tester for Christmas Cracker jokes?!] Someone somewhere is employed to find these jokes or even…
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Happy Mas
Each year at about this time someone complains about ‘political correctness gone mad’ or ‘health and safety gone mad’. It’s usually because of some well-intentioned attempt to avoid causing offence that ends up causing more of a problem. So we have ‘Winterval’ instead of ‘Christmas’ so it’s not religious. We have Mary told to wear…
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The twelve days of Churchmas
To the tune of Twelve Days of Christmas – you can sing through it in reverse order and cover each day individually if you want (and please bear in mind the sentiment behind yesterday’s bloggage: it’s not a grumble and it’s very tongue-in-cheek): On the Twelfth day of Christmas this was my ministry Eating twelve…
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Yay for Christmas!
Let me start by saying that I love Christmas, and I love Colchester Baptist Church – they are wonderful. This is NOT a complaint it’s an observation and a reflection. If you sense any complaining or self-pity in this bloggage it has sneaked in without permission. ‘Bah, humbug’ is banned! People sometimes say to me…
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the late wise men
We have now entered the period of the year which in church calendars is known as ‘Epiphany’. It is the period of time when we are supposed to reflect on the visit of the wise men to the infant Jesus. In reality I think it is time of year when most people reflect on how much…
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Greet Seasonings
To all who have ventured onto my blog, who have tolerated my bloggages, who have endured the bloggerel, Happy Christmas. Celebrate the reason for the season!
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silent morning
Yesterday evening we had a wonderful Carols by Candlelight service. Everything went well, we had a full church, with many guests. It was wonderful. I was invited back to some friends’ house afterwards and while there I noticed that my voice was starting to sound a bit odder than usual. When I got home I…
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clergy carol, verse 3
Spending time in preparation Fa la la la la la la la. Searching for the inspiration Fa la la la la la la la. Reading books and praying hard Fa la la la la la la la. ‘Til services are all prepared Fa la la la la la la laaaa. Time is passing far…
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