Posted in Uncategorized on February 28, 2006 | 5 Comments »
Pancakes. Mmm. Obviously this should have come before profound musings about Lent. But who cares. Pancakes are wonderful. Nevermore so than when coated in lemon and sugar. Although a close second has to be Nutella and banana. Check out the history of the humble pancake here. We’re having pancake and knitting madness [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on February 28, 2006 | 1 Comment »
There are moments built into our lives to help us remember things. I think because we are stupid bits of dust and easily forget the reality of the world around us. Thankfully we have a maker who remembers that we are just dust, and who graciously puts things in our path to help us remember. [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on February 22, 2006 | 3 Comments »
Apologies for this. It’s just too addictive.
Posted in Uncategorized on February 22, 2006 | 2 Comments »
So, back to the thinking deeply part of this blog. I’d like to insert a note of caution to the lovers of theology out there, to those amongst us who work in the weird world of ‘Christian’ work (insert your own jargon tribal phrase for what the official title might be, eg ‘paid full time [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on February 22, 2006 | No Comments »
This is my family. Examples of how faces can say so much to people who know them. These faces are part of my life, and part of what makes me me. I love this photo as it captures so much unsaid stuff that goes on in my family. At the back there is Mark, grinning [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on February 22, 2006 | No Comments »
1. I enjoyed the experience of Mission today. 2. I remembered that there is more to this world than the visible world. 3. Harold really needs to grieve. Shutting everyone out just won’t work forever. 4. Sleeping on a bad sofa gives me strange dreams of people dying through sofa attack. I kid you not. [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on February 21, 2006 | No Comments »
Ok, ok, so I promised myself I’d not do this, but here goes. We’re live at the Portsmouth Mission. There you go. Anyway, before you hit the snooze button, I’m really talking about being back in the land of the student house. It’s an strange place to be back in, but this one is considerably [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on February 17, 2006 | 5 Comments »
Who would do this???
Posted in Uncategorized on February 17, 2006 | 1 Comment »
The struggle of our lives never ends. The ache will not go away. And to know that is ok is brilliant. Because life is hard. And sometimes just being able to express that darkness makes things seem more bearable- see previous post on Johnny Cash, I’m still obsessed. But obsessed with a life of grace. [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on February 17, 2006 | No Comments »
i cannot escapethere is no-where to run.turning around in this no-mans land. can’t live for you, yet something bids me stayi cannot escapecan this be grace?
“Look at me, I’m a castawayI’m somewhere I shouldn’t belongI was placed here yesterdayAnd there’s a man smiling at meI said, ‘Why am I here?When You are so holy?I will [...]
