Tag: context

  • context

    Regular bloggists will know that I have been following a series of 40 readings from Dietrich Bonhoeffer. In case you have missed the previous thoughts I have shared, let me remind you that he was a German pastor who was arrested (and executed) for being an outspoken critic of Nazi Germany. He wrote this: Words…

  • context

    Context is everything. “I never want to see you again” can be devastating if spoken to a person but fully understandable if spoken to a grey hair that has just been plucked from your head. It is entirely appropriate to greet someone and say, “How are you?” when you meet them in the street but…