This time of year is particularly difficult for those with family who are absent or who feel as though they… Read more Belonging When You Don’t Belong
Category: Christmas
Christmas is Here
Advent days 23-24: God is present Walking past our computer last night I saw my daughter working away at something. I… Read more Christmas is Here
1915: Tracing the Saviour’s Influence in No-Mans Land
Advent days 20-22: Christmas Day 1915. ‘By Christmas there was a widespread popular sense for a thoroughgoing reconciliation in no-man’s… Read more 1915: Tracing the Saviour’s Influence in No-Mans Land
Like an Explosion of Light
Advent days 17 & 18: Hearing and Seeing. I took this photo last night. It is of some solar baubles. Though cheap,… Read more Like an Explosion of Light
Breathing Forgiveness
Advent day 13: Forgiving the absence of apology Late last night I read this word from ‘Franciscan Flowers’. I immediately started thinking about how relevant it… Read more Breathing Forgiveness
Bridging the Unbridgeable
Advent day 12: Peace, Goodwill and Reconciliation. A common ground of understanding is the impetus that moves a relationship from… Read more Bridging the Unbridgeable
We Do Not Run Aimlessly
Advent day 11: Perseverance. For those unaware of the relevance of this picture, a few days back I outlined {here} an idea… Read more We Do Not Run Aimlessly
Gabriel Speaks
Advent day 10: ..so said he into the night wind. Linked below is a 2009 arrangement of ‘Gabriel’s message’ performed by Sting . The song… Read more Gabriel Speaks
Active Remembrance
Advent, days 8 & 9: Grace Advent could rightly be viewed as a discipline of active remembrance. Advent participation moves… Read more Active Remembrance
A Few Quips About Christmas
Advent Day 7: Humour A few days ago I did some research on what Tim Hawkins might have had to say regarding the topic… Read more A Few Quips About Christmas
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