A few days ago there was quite a heavy fog in the town where I live. (When I say heavy, I mean more than I’m used too, and it considerably restricted sight). I was giving a friend a lift somewhere in the afternoon when the light was failing, and that combined with the fog meantContinue reading “A light in the… fog?”
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Mushroom or acorn
I recently had the opportunity to go away for a few days to a place surrounded by beautiful country side. While I was there, I met 2 people and we went for a walk together. It was November, but it was a beautiful crisp autumn morning. The leaves were crunching underfoot, there were squirrels andContinue reading “Mushroom or acorn”
I want a hippopotamus for Christmas
Did you write a Christmas list this year? You’re probably thinking, ‘another message about how Jesus is the best present ever.’ And yes, Jesus is the best present ever, but that’s not what this is about. As a child, I would love to go through the Argos catalogue and mark out a whole list ofContinue reading “I want a hippopotamus for Christmas”
I’ve started so I’ll finish
It’s a phrase from the quiz show, Mastermind. The contestants have a limited amount of time to answer questions before a klaxon sounds. If the host has started reading the question when it sounds, he says, “I’ve started, so I’ll finish” and finishes the question. Why is that relevant? Because even though time has runContinue reading “I’ve started so I’ll finish”
How do you decorate a rowing boat for Christmas?
… With oar-naments! One of the staples of Christmas dinner growing up was pulling a cracker, putting on the paper crown and telling the joke. As a child, at first hearing and with the naivety of youth, they made me chuckle. Now a grown up, and having heard most of them before, they make meContinue reading “How do you decorate a rowing boat for Christmas?”
The bedsheets
A few years ago I went to an evening exploration group with some other people from church where we talked about all sorts. One thing that stuck in my mind came when we were talking about the purpose of Sunday church. One of the group who is a few years older than me compared itContinue reading “The bedsheets”
Walk a mile in their shoes…
It’s an oldie but a goodie: before you criticise someone, walk a mile in their shoes. That way, when you criticise them you are a mile away and you have their shoes… How quickly do we jump in and criticise? Whether it’s friend or stranger, at home or at work, we can find ourselves puttingContinue reading “Walk a mile in their shoes…”
Mistletoe and Wine
Is there a song that really puts you in the festive mood, and Christmas isn’t really on the way until you’ve hears it? I love Christmas music, a mixture of carols and crooners, throw in some Slade and some Wham and you’ve almost got my Christmas playlist. But for me, no Christmas playlist is completeContinue reading “Mistletoe and Wine”
Forgive, release and be free
Today’s title is taken from a book by Joff Day about forgiving others. The premise behind the book is that in forgiving others and releasing them of any debt they owe you, you are then free to be yourself without any ties to the past. It is a book that I have found helpful inContinue reading “Forgive, release and be free”
Who are you again?
I’ve written before about identity. It’s a big topic for me, something I’ve had to change my thinking on, so it’s something I like to remind others about incase, like me, they can do with an occasional reminder. If I were to ask you who you were, you’d probably tell me your name. On aContinue reading “Who are you again?”
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