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Are you displaced?
Our church has taken the theme of Peace this year, but with the thought of also being a ‘piece’ of the puzzle. Do you remember those nine piece plastic slidey puzzles that looked perfect, but for one piece? Annoyingly you … Continue reading
The Mirror and the Light part 3
I am now just into Part 5 of The Mirror and the Light, and I should warn, this contains spoilers. I have read hundreds of pages since my last review, and at one point I certainly said to myself, ‘If … Continue reading
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CoVid19 and God
I haven’t got any wise words on this subject – I am just muddling along like the rest of us. There are some things that draw us to prayer, and some things that draw us to the Bible (or to … Continue reading
Jesus and the Reading Public Part One
It’s a rare novel that has taken off if it deals with Jesus. Sure, those novels are worthy and deal with deep issues, but you’re unlikely to find a bestseller (the Bible itself excluded, not being fiction!) that has used … Continue reading
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Jesus and Harry Potter
Can you read Harry Potter and be a Christian? More importantly, can you read Terry Pratchett and still be a Christian? These questions are perhaps a bit provocative. There will be those who will argue fervently that reading such … Continue reading
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Bedside reading snapshot
Every now and again I have to do a cull as the piles of books by my bed topple over and I can’t fit a cup of tea there. (This is partly the reason why I have a couple of … Continue reading
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My ten best things in all the world No. 6
Did you know that 25,000 people die every day from hunger and poverty? Jesus in the gospels said: ‘The poor you will always have with you….” This is not an excuse not to help them. I completely identify with the … Continue reading
The ten best things in the world No. 5
I have included this next topic as ‘inessential’, as wacky or non-serious. It could go down as either. Take friendship too seriously, and it disappears in its own intensity. Friendship is about connections that last – chance encounters that lead … Continue reading
My Ten Best Things in all the world No. 4
During the school holidays (I’m a teacher, okay?) I have a daily quandary – do I grind some beans and make myself my second hot drink of the day, the first being always a decaf tea, OR do I pop … Continue reading