Tag: fresh starts
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when time travel would have been useful
Yesterday you were subjected to two bloggages in one day. I apologise. Nobody should have to suffer that! I had been reflecting and writing the second one (about theology from a joke) and had intended to schedule it for delivery today. I thought I had successfully set that up and hit ‘publish’ only for the…
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the parable of the loose undertray
A brief bloggage today in the midst of busy-ness. I had booked my car into the garage recently because there was a ‘knocking’ that seemed to be coming from the suspension. The mechanic had a good look at it and couldn’t find a problem with the suspension. But he did find a couple of loose clips…
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Frustration
This Advent at our church we are looking at different ‘tions’. We have looked at Advent preparation and anticipation so far, and this Sunday we’ll be looking at Advent frustration. In order to help prepare for this I posted a Facebook status inviting friends to comment on the things they find most frustrating about modern…
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time travel
We human beings are obsessed with time. Our lives are shaped by the rudimentary 24 hour clock which God built into the solar system: the sun rises in the morning and sets in the evening. With the advent of timepieces (sundials giving way to clocks and watches) we have been able to be more precise…
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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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toxic church
‘News International’ has become ‘News UK’ in an attempt at what the BBC News website is calling “brand decontamination”. Following a procession of bad publicity and scandals the organisation has changed its name. A change of name won’t change much. I suspect it will not make much difference unless there is an associated change of culture and…
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re-chaaarge
As I type this bloggage today I am recharging. Literally. I have a rechargeable neurostimulator implanted into my body in order to combat a chronic migraine and once a week (roughly) I have to recharge myself in order that it does not run down completely. The nature of the equipment means that if it runs…
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If I could turn back time…
This morning on the Chris Evans Breakfast Show (yes, I am a Radio 2 listener now) they were attempting to give away some tickets to a concert tonight. People had texted in the day before and they called one person back to offer them the tickets on the basis that they would be prepared to…