Seeing Sunflowers
Plum and I went to London last week. Just the two of us. We went midweek and without agenda – just a little get-away to […]
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No one came.
First, I should say that when I asked the kids if I could write about this, there was a long pause. I thought it best […]
Naming Names
There are two bits that jump out of this week’s lectionary passage in the Gospel and both are connected to the naming of names. Maybe […]
Something New
I bought a sharp pencil yesterday to celebrate the New Year. And also because I’ve also just started a new job. That’s a little mad, […]
Epiphany Got Away
Today is the last day of the school holidays and, as such, not a great day for writing around here. But tomorrow there will be […]
Bringing it all back home
This was to have been about Monday morning and madeleines. I was going to write about a quiet morning of baking with the kids. Time […]
At the Christmas assembly
On Thursday morning, Plum and I went to church together for the school assembly. Twice a year, the students from the local primary school come […]
A Place
It’s evening now and the day has been full. Plum’s still awake, but he and the Spouse have just gone for a walk around the […]
Something about Heaven
Last week, Plum and I went to a drop-in playgroup hosted by a local church. I’m one of the regulars there – for the past […]
Hope and the future tense
I remember sitting on Chapel Rock at Gracefield one morning, trying to find the peace to start the day well and just feeling hungry. I […]
Practising Advent
I fell into a trap last week. “Really? Already?” Advent is around the corner? That’s what everyone says, isn’t it? That we can’t quite believe that […]
Thanking God with Intergrity
In Advent’s waiting days, the lectionary is full of the prophets and their strong callings to justice and peace. In their words, we hear God’s ancient promises of life and love, and we sit in solidarity with those who long. Because we, too, are longing for the light. This small book of prayers offers a balance between longing and celebration.
Maybe even beautiful.
Hard words this morning. Words that we’ve been trying to match up to headlines for generations. Words of Christ. Then he said to them, “Nation will rise […]
Alphabetical
This week’s Psalm has me thinking alphabetically. It is one of those word games poems that doesn’t translate into English. An alphabet poem – each […]
Remember, Remember
Yesterday was Reformation Sunday, next week is All Saints, and then we’re onto Remembrance Day. Remember, remember, it’s almost November. Perhaps it is the darkening […]
Blackberries
This is a guest post from the Spouse. Everything’s been coming up blackberries around here of late, and it’s got him thinking. So I shuffle over […]
And then I made a pumpkin pie.
Pumpkin pie in the oven. The kitchen smells as it should. I’d never made one from a pumpkin before, I must confess, but it seemed […]
Just a Moment
Next Sunday, we’ll be sharing the story of Jesus and the ten lepers from Luke 17: 11-19. A nice set-up for Harvest Thanksgiving, this story takes us to the very core of our activity as people of faith. Because, as Don Postema wrote, God is the Giver and we are the thanks-givers.
All about Local
This week, I’ve had news that friends are leaving our congregation. No disagreements or unpleasantness – it’s just that they have bought a house recently, […]