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Tag: grace

  • 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…

  • a face of grace?

    What are your pet peeves? What are the apparently insignificant things that cause you stress that is out of proportion to the size of the item causing that stress? Let me suggest a few common ones and see if any of them tick your boxes. Management speak (like ‘tick your boxes’) instead of plain English.…

  • 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…

  • I hit him back first

    There is a Garfield cartoon strip where Odie (the dog) is sitting near Garfield (the cat if you didn’t know). Odie is not doing anything in particular, he is just sitting when WHAP! Garfield thumps him. When confronted by Jon, his owner, Garfield’s response is, “I hit him back first.” Pre-emptive strikes seem to be…

  • 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,…

  • grace needed

    Today the news has broken that Lady Thatcher has died. I am sad. Not because I share her politics. I am sad because Christians are encouraged to weep with those who weep, so I am sad for those who mourn her death. I am sad too because of the amount of unpleasantness (and that’s being…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • cliché time once again

    I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: change is inevitable… except from a vending machine. I know that’s not very original, but it still makes me chuckle. None of us like change, but it is a fact of life: we are all getting older and that brings about change (male pattern baldness for…