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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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Gender Equality
This will be post #2735 which I found hard to believe. I was playing around with the admin side one day and discovered how to go back to the beginning, so I have had many a happy half hour re-reading … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Poems and Prayers
Tagged Equality, Gender, justice, Rights, spirituality, Women in Islam
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Autumn already
I can hardly believe that all this time has gone past without regular posts. The summer has whizzed past and earlier illness has made the later weeks all the more precious. This post is a way of re-connecting with the … Continue reading
Serendipity
This is a photo of my craft efforts of the last few weeks. My Granny taught me to crochet when I was very young and ever since I have enjoyed the soothing action of crochet hook and yarn producing simple … Continue reading
Posted in Blog
Tagged crochet, disability., inequality, justice, Margaret Thatcher, politics, sprained ankle
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Tail end of the year
Like many another blogger I have found myself in the midst of a whirl of activity and travel. Hence the long gap – and all of a sudden we are at the tail end of the year. I have been … Continue reading
Posted in Blog
Tagged Benefits, Courage, Disability Rights, God, justice, Resolutions, spirituality
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The Awakening of George Darroch
The Awakening of George Darroch is a 1995 novel by Robin Jenkins. It is no longer in print, though secondhand editions are still available. It is based on “a momentous event in Scottish history – the Great Disruption of 1843, … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Book Reviews
Tagged bishops, church, Church of England, Church of Scotland, George Darroch, God, justice, Sexuality, spirituality, the Disruption
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Riots in England
It has been frightening watching events unfold over the last few days, even though there have been no riots/violence in Scotland. Here we are too busy worrying about floods and in Edinburgh, for instance, the Edinburgh Festival goes ahead as … Continue reading
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Tagged civil disturbances, Compassion, gangs, justice, looting, love, policing, Riots, stealing
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Posh and posher
The BBC Programme Posh and Posher, screened on last night’s TV was a blistering indictment of our educational system and the reasons for the narrowing of the world of politics in the UK to a privileged and wealthy elite. I … Continue reading
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Tagged Andrew Neil, Cambridge, education, justice, Oxford, politics, Posh and posher, privilege, wealth
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The Pope’s visit to the UK
Over the last couple of days I’ve been busy watching coverage of the Pope’s visit. To put it into context, many years ago, when I was an ordinand, I ended up being helped by a spiritual director who was a … Continue reading
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
Posted in Blog, Book Reviews
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
Posted in Blog
Tagged church, Equality, General Synod, justice, love, ministry, secularism, state, women
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