Category: free sample of Jesus
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sisters are doing it for ourselves
Two contrasting moments this week have led me to a reflection. The first is the appointment of the first female Bishop in the Church of England. My initial reaction? Woohoo! Then sadness that it is a newsworthy moment at all. Then disappointment that there is still a male majority in terms of ministers in the…
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McChurch?
So here I am, sitting in a well-known fast food restaurant, waiting for the lava-hot java coffee to cool enough for me to drink (that may give you a clue as to which Mc Restaurant I am in) and using their wifi. I am indulging in two of my favourite pastimes when I have time…
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sentiments
Isn’t it interesting how we attach significance to objects? When there is a story attached to them the objects seem to gain a greater significance than they would ordinarily merit – we call it sentimental value. This mug is a case in point. It was given to me by a good friend. That would make…
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waiting
I have an A Level in French. Just. I scraped an ‘E’ grade. If I am honest I don’t think my heart was in it, and I didn’t really put the effort in that I needed. It was a combined A Level – Language and Literature – and while I really enjoyed the literature aspect…
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the effect of irritation
I’d had enough. I couldn’t cope with it any more. I snapped. And with vouchers saved judiciously over several years I bought a new set of phone handsets for our home landline. The reason was that I was fed up with the regular bombardment of unsolicited phone calls — recorded and live – trying to get…
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what does a free sample of Jesus look like?
Regular bloggists among you will know that I often refer to Christians (and churches) as ‘free samples of Jesus’. It was pointed out to me today that I have never really said exactly what I mean by that, so this bloggage is an attempt to rectify that… In essence what I mean is that as…
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re-branded?
There’s an interesting article on the BBC News website about brands that have crossed over to become household names for the item we use: think ‘hoover’, ‘jacuzzi’, even ‘escalator’, ‘google’ and ‘yo yo’! The suggestion is that while the transition of a brand name to becoming a generic name suggests success it actually can sound the…
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MOTs and Posters – find a link if you can!
This morning I dropped my car off at a garage for its annual MOT test. I don’t think that there is anything major wrong with it, but I always leave it with a sense of apprehension in case there is something terminal or expensive hidden under the bodywork. As I was walking home I noticed…
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troubled by halloween
Halloween troubles me. Not because of the ghosts, ghouls, witches and pumpkins. Nor because I fear that it is a gateway to hell. Not even because it encourages extortion (‘trick or treat?’). What troubles me is that I am not sure of the best way to respond as a Christian. Some churches go all out to…
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