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timely request

Sister Sarah has asked that I post R. S. Thomas’ The Bright Field for you. Quite appropriate, really, since the sun has lured a friend from Glasgow across the water and we are going in search of bluebells.  (so congregation, a last minute change of schedule: I’m off duty today, working on Wednesday.)
The [...]

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white smoke

The Diocese of Aberdeen and Orkney has at last chosen its new bishop. And despite this photo being most of ten years old, I suspect it tells you all you need to know. Congratulations, Bob (and commiserations too). Can Mungee come to the consecration?

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spaciousness

Despite the perpetually unforgiving to-do list, the past day and a half have felt remarkably spacious.
I began yesterday at the primary school — a small school with about 30 students, aged 4-11, which offers a playground on the edge of the sea, with oyster catchers crying and seals bathing on the rocks. We looked [...]

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success?

I was at the High School yesterday for the final assembly of Year 4 before their big exams and their transition into year 5 (or indeed, their transition of out school into work…) The head teacher read a quotation on the nature of success that was attributed to Emerson. It was exactly [...]

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underdog

Taking photos in St Paul’s yesterday in preparation for a school visit, I was left with the age old problem:
Why are the bad guys always more interesting?
I never can manage to side with St George.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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lay training

Molly thinks the lay training in Dunoon is going brilliantly. Earlier in the month, one offered blood sacrifice. Then today, another returned from Spain bearing gifts… Tango, anyone?

Addendum:  Molly says colourful foreigners are fine for an evening fling, but it’s the domestic grey you can spend the night with…

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victory?

I’m feeling sufficient guilt at abandoning atonement theory all week that it must be time to review it again. Christus Victor, today — playing chain reaction backwards (this is the model– in one of its forms — that Anselm didn’t much like).
The language of Christ as Victor is familiar from a lot of our [...]

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colour prayer 2

Sarah SSM has asked for further thoughts on colour prayer for a weekend retreat (‘praying with art supplies’). Since her comment was on a post that’s slipped off the main page, I thought I’d start the discussion up here again.
Some random thoughts below…

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sound familiar?

There’s a wonderful story over at Real Live Preacher about taking an attention test.  Go read.  (especiall Sarah SSM!)

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