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Singing Love at Christmas and Always

Sing it louder, sing it clearer Knowing everyone will hear you, Make some noise, find your voice tonight Sing it stronger, sing together Make this moment last forever Old and young Shouting love tonight hear a thousand voices shouting love … Continue reading

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University Life Approaching…

I get my A-Level results next Thursday, on the 16th of August. And for the most part me and others awaiting results are trying not to think about all the details too much, simply because of waiting to see if … Continue reading

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Tradition

It’s often annoyed me when someone has argued that someone needs something to be maintained because of tradition. I recognise that we all have roots, we all have culture, we all have our traditions. They don’t just have to be … Continue reading

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Lent 2012: Day Thirty-Eight

Hebrews 13:15 Do not neglect to do good and to share what you have, for such sacrifices are pleasing to God. As the verse has it, a Lenten sacrifice isn’t only about giving something up. It can be about taking something … Continue reading

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Lent 2012: Day Nine

John 6:15 When Jesus realized that they were about to come and take him by force to make him king, he withdrew again to the mountain by himself. It’s becoming clear in this Lenten period that there are quite a few … Continue reading

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Lent 2012: Day Four

Isaiah 58:10 if you offer your food to the hungry and satisfy the needs of the afflicted, then your light shall rise in the darkness and your gloom be like the noonday. This passage from Isaiah reminded me two things. First, the feeding of the … Continue reading

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The Value of Silence

A friend of mine from London sent me a book in October called Amazing Grace: A Vocabulary of Faith by Kathleen Norris. I’ve been dipping in and out of it since, and remembered this afternoon that she had written a … Continue reading

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The Battle Against Consumerism

Andrew Marr: “What is the point of a once-a-year celebration of consumption and excess in a society entirely dedicated to those broad-buttocked deities month in, month out? Each Christmas we eat too much, drink too much and buy too much. So … Continue reading

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And Let There Be Light

I want to write a bit of a follow up from my blog post yesterday… Mrs Penny was a great reader, and there was a part of us all that was scared of her – she was the headteacher! – … Continue reading

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Chocolate Cake / Bread and Wine

I used to go mad when on Fridays our headteacher in primary school agreed to tell us the “Chocolate Cake” story. I didn’t know it was a poem when I was 5 years old, or when I was 10 years … Continue reading

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