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Jeremiah friend or foe?
One of the senior members of my last church once asked me what I thought of Jeremiah; I have to confess that I mumbled about the prophet being one of doom, gloom and misery. The other day I found myself … Continue reading
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Tagged Christianity, church, Jeremiah, justice, love, preachers, The Shack, worship
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Still a woman today
This should almost be a Part II on being a woman – as the comments on yesterday’s post give much food for thought. Lydia, of writerquake, highlights a cartoon post by nakedpastor which made me laugh, but as you can … Continue reading
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Tagged church, Equality, General Synod, justice, love, ministry, secularism, state, women
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Christmas Day
A lovely service at church this morning. It was the first Christmas for our new minister. Made me realise how much I appreciate having her here, and I know the rest of the congregation feel the same. Off to exchange … Continue reading
George Melly and church
You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube video This is in honour not just of George but of B at church yesterday. B is a veritable fund of stories and being well into his eighties has … Continue reading
Community
It has been claimed that a church becomes a community as it joins together in the Eucharist or weekly communion. In most Church of Scotland congregations, communion takes place infrequently. I have worked out that in our local church community … Continue reading
Sermonprep
Sermonprep is probably self-explanatory, but in case not, it refers to the process of getting a suitable sermon down onto paper. In my case this involves a Bible, a large sheet of A3 paper, coloured pencils, and the discipline to … Continue reading
Comfort
Went to an excellent church exhibition over the weekend. It was on the theme of Comfort. Interprations included all kinds of arts and crafts, including paintings, collages, interactive themes and so forth – many inspired by Biblical texts offering people … Continue reading
Yesterday morning
Picture the scene: yesterday morning, me just out of the shower, dripping everywhere and the telephone rings. It is the Interim Moderator (minister in charge during a vacancy) for our parish church. It turned out that the preacher for the … Continue reading