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The life and thoughts of Freda Marshall, a retired Church of Scotland minister living amongst the mountains and glens of Argyll.Recent Commented Posts
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Comfort
Sorry if you haven’t been able to get to my blog the last couple of days; there was a problem with the webhost. It has been an eventful time at Dalamory. The Dance Class on Friday was energetic for both … Continue reading
Christmas is coming
An imaginative Hallelujah Chorus
God’s memory?
A sprightly 60-year-old woman was walking along 5th Avenue when she heard a voice from above: “You will live to be 100.” She looked around but didn’t see anyone. Again she heard the voice: “You will live to be 100.” … Continue reading
Being a Minister
This is me in clerical garb getting ready to go and do a wedding yesterday. It’s been a very busy few days getting to know the families and making all sorts of arrangements. When people think about a Minister’s … Continue reading
Posted in Blog
Tagged Being busy, church, Church Leaders, God, minister, prayers, spirituality, Weddings
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Church Votes for More Dialogue
Yesterday I was happily settled at my computer watching the live debate from the Church of Scotland’s General Assembly, which is sitting in Edinburgh this week. A number of years ago I had been a member of a group set … Continue reading
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Tagged Church of Scotland, gay ministers, God, lesbian ministers, LGBT, ordination, same-sex report, Sexuality, Special Commission, spirituality, theology
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Sunday Prayer
This is from the Iona Community, and is a modern version of the Lord’s Prayer LIVING WISDOM God in heaven, your name is to be honoured. May your new community of hope be realised on earth as it is in … Continue reading
Posted in Poems and Prayers
Tagged God, Iona Community, Living Wisdom, Lord's Prayer, Prayer, spirituality
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Avatar
Hope your Christmas Day was as enjoyable as mine. All the usual ingredients: church, presents, a gorgeous meal and time with loved ones. In the evening it was a case of flop before the telly. We had been saving up … Continue reading
Posted in Film Reviews
Tagged Avatar, faith, God, good and evilron, James Cameron, love, Pandora
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Chocolate cake and Kings
Today has been one of those nothing days, you get up, it is light, you sit down, you do one or two emails, you look up and it is dark. And what has been achieved? Nothing very much. Actually that … Continue reading
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Tagged Chocolate cake, Coeliac disease, Divine, engagement, gluten-free, God, Kate Middleton, mystery, Prince William, spirituality, The Force
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Armistice Day
At 11am today millions of people kept a 2mins silence to mark the end of the 1st World War. I looked at my watch too late, but this blog post is a way of remembering all those who die in … Continue reading
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Tagged acceptance, Armistice Day, God, peace, Prayer, Remembrance, spirituality, terrorism, Wars
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WWJD ?
For those in the know about the letters – don’t worry, this is not a rant. The question of what would Jesus say or do to us all in the churches, were he to return today is not such a … Continue reading
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Tagged Compassion, God, Living the Questions, Pope, Progressive Christianity, spirituality, WWJD
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