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glorious

Posted in blog on 31 January, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

We get one of my favourite collects tomorrow:
Living God, in Christ you make all things new.
Transform the poverty of our nature
by the riches of your grace
and in the renewal of our lives
make known your glory…
And even better –  it means I can preach on prayer (in preparation for a set of workshops) without feeling that [...]

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literary butterfly

Posted in books on 29 January, 2009 | 13 Comments »

After a phase of reading lots in the summer, I paused for a few months to watch The West Wing (complete set on sale, you see, and so very addictive).  Now it’s reading time again, and I find I’m like a  four year old let loose at an Easter egg hunt.   A few pages here, [...]

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elsewhere

Posted in communication, friendship on 26 January, 2009 | 6 Comments »

My web time has been used up elsewhere today, but this is to let all you Hermione’s out there know that this week’s challenge is up.
The web is a strange and glorious thing.  For many of us, the experience of watching the Inauguration was changed by the ability to watch and ‘chat’ in facebook at [...]

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hospitality

Posted in blog on 24 January, 2009 | 5 Comments »

Part of the Saturday ritual involves heating the eco-unfriendly front room, setting out the birdseed, and pondering the lectionary while I watch the flurry of wings.
Today, I thought I’d give them a treat:  piles of pecans and chestnuts for Red,  the peanuts and birdseed for the finches and blue-tits, and a few left over mince [...]

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cry out

Posted in scripture, theology on 23 January, 2009 | 9 Comments »

With the baking day cancelled, today’s schedule eased enough for me to engage with the suggestion I’d posted on Hermione’s Heaven this week — to read the (whole of?) the book of Psalms.
I chose to pick up The Message, which has sat ignored on my shelf since I bought it with a Wesley Owen token [...]

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baking day cancelled

Posted in blog on 23 January, 2009 | 2 Comments »

…for now.
I’ve had another few cancellations.   The range and occasional severity of reasons reminds me of how much the Piskie church needs to find its Trollope.
We will look for another date later in the year.
Thanks to all who were willing to make the journey.

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fair warning

Posted in church on 22 January, 2009 | 4 Comments »

Attention baking bloggers.   A number of people who had hoped to come to the baking day on Saturday have had to back out.  Right now numbers are low.  I am happy to make cookies with whomever decides to come, but if you are travelling some distance in hopes of meeting lots of bloggers, you might [...]

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quangos

Posted in blog on 21 January, 2009 | 13 Comments »

Do we really think it’s helpful to ask non-British nationals seeking residency to learn that quangos are:
independent organisations that carry out functions on behalf of the public which it would be inappropriate to place under the political control of a Cabinet minister
without giving a single example?
My head is spinning, and I have two chapters to [...]

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it’s time

Posted in blog on 20 January, 2009 | 9 Comments »

champagne ready.
much joy.
4.50 pm.  With the whole world watching, Rick Warren decides to rewrite scripture.  (and I thought nothing could taint this day.)  Let’s hope Aretha saves it.
…well, you’ve gotta love her hat.
5.01 pm.  I didn’t know you could play the clarinet while smiling.  But just look at Yo-yo Ma.  Pure genius to choose Simple [...]

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can I just say… (part 2)

Posted in blog on 19 January, 2009 | 2 Comments »

…that after two and a half years in Argyll, my cat herding skills are greatly improved.
[and on a different note (sing-songy and eager):  'one more day! one more day!']

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