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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.Pages
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Thoughts on Sunday
So what am I thinking of as I get ready to go out to a church service. Well, there’s a story in the Bible which warns of feeling overly pleased with ourselves. Two men stand up to pray in the … Continue reading
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Routines
One of the things that makes me laugh about Misty is the way she likes to have routines. By the way, a lot of the time I am laughing with her – you can tell by the bounce in her … Continue reading
Photos of pictures
These are some photos of paintings recently hung in the Dalamory Homestead. They are all the more special because they are by a friend. I used to think it would be fun to try my hand at painting, (as well … Continue reading
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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Compassion
It’s off to Living the Questions discussion group tonight – the title being “Compassion: The heart of Jesus’ Ministry.” It often seems to me that the churches need to be reminded about that. There is so much posturing and complaining … Continue reading
Remote technology
Tens of thousands of BT Broadband customers in Scotland, N. Ireland and the north of England have been without broadband yesterday and into today. What a palaver! First of all the broadband was intermittent yesterday, then at 8pm last night … Continue reading
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Tagged broadband down, bt.com, information technology, internet, patience, stress
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Atmospheric
This is just a hint of the atmosphere from yesterday’s walk. Taken by the other half on his iphone. Pretty good considering.
Technical troubles again
Sorry for being offline yesterday, there was a problem with the server. It did make me realise how often I am on the website, tinkering, posting and generally messing about; and of course the stats were down to near zero. … Continue reading
Memorials
Thanks to Linda at A Slower Pace for pointing me in the direction of this article in an Oregan newspaper. The basic story is that a Portland physician, who received a small legacy from her mother, decided to give away … Continue reading