Category: forgiveness
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inspired by grace
On Sunday evening at Colchester Baptist Church we will be having another of our film nights. This time we will be watching ‘Invictus’, starring Morgan Freeman and Matt Damon. The film is based around the 1995 Rugby World Cup in South Africa, but it is as much about rugby as ‘Gone With The Wind’ is about…
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Much wailing and gnashing of teeth?
Yesterday we arrived back home after a lovely holiday in Lanzarote. Not too much sunburn and lots of relaxing. I highly recommend these holydays. This morning I woke up in my post-holyday bliss and happily tucked into some toast and a cup of coffee. Today I was due to have a tooth extracted under sedation.…
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a frame of thrones
It is Neolithic Britain. The tribe was proud of the new king because he had overseen the building of Stonehenge. They decided to build him a special house. They put up wooden pillars and then wove together the strong marsh grass into panels which formed the walls and roof. The king was very proud of…
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Forgiveness
Following yesterday’s bloggage about ‘sorry’ I want to offer some reflections this morning about forgiveness: the other side of the coin. Yesterday I suggested that Elton John was wrong when he sang that “Sorry is the hardest word” because I think it can be harder to forgive than to ask for forgiveness. Often I am…
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Was Elton John wrong?
After a couple of days’ respite, the incessant flow of bloggerel resumes. Sorry about that. I am sorry if you missed me during my days off. Or I am sorry if you are disappointed that I have started again. Either way, I am sorry. Elton John sang in 1976, “Sorry seems to be the hardest…
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M’lud
In my former incarnation (I used to be a litigation lawyer) I remember how intimidating it felt when I went and stood before a judge on behalf of a client. I was a very junior (and inexperienced) lawyer when I had to go and stand before a High Court judge in his chambers to agree…
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Getting needled
On Saturday I performed some magic at a local village fayre. I was delighted that it was indoors as just as we were about to leave the house the heavens opened and there was a deluge of hail and rain. I was also quite pleased to be on the stage in the village hall, as…
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witnessing
This morning I gladly witnessed some signatures for some friends in our church. It’s something I do on a regular basis. I was chatting with my friends as I signed to verify their signatures and recalled that I have verified peoples’ identity for their passport applications, countersigned visa and residency applications, signed wedding certificates, witnessed wills,…
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it’s only five letters long, but…
“Sorry” is such a small, simple word. It’s five letters long, but its impact can be incredible. When small children (and sometimes adults) say ‘sorry’ to someone it’s often through gritted teeth and often under duress. But a heartfelt, humble apology is powerful. Today we heard the Prime Minister of Australia issue an apology to people…
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ooohs
On Sunday morning we played a game in our all age Mothering Sunday service. It is a relatively simple game that makes the participants look a bit silly (see the picture). The idea is that you put the basket arrangement on your head and attempt to fling the balls into it. On Sunday morning we…
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