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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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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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Further thoughts on Henri Nouwen
Today’s musings are not quite so tangible as yesterday’s encouragement to hope in the face of suffering and evil. There is a thread running through Nouwen’s writing which exposes his vulnerability and tendency towards self analysis. He speaks often of … Continue reading
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Tagged Adam God's Beloved, disabled people, friendship, Henri Nouwen, L'Arche, spirituality
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Henri JM Nouwen
My favourite kind of bedtime reading is any journal or diary. They are usually easy to pick up and put down. The Road to Daybreak by Henri JM Nouwen is the exception. It was published in 1988 and is still … Continue reading
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Tagged Daybreak, developmental disabilities, Ed Milliband, gifts, Henri Nouwen, Jean Vanier, L'Arche, poverty, spirituality
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Living the prayer
Tonight’s Living the Questions discussion is about prayer. The course is in general very good, as well as being challenging and downright uncomfortable in places. I think it is useful for us to look carefully at our beliefs and our … Continue reading
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Tagged doubt, faith, God, hope, Living the Questions, Prayer, spirituality, theology
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The Art of Growing
The ageing book on the go at the moment is – The Art of Growing Old, by Carroll Saussy. It was first published in 1998, so is rapidly growing “older” itself. She makes a lot of sense, and I was … Continue reading
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Tagged ageing, Carroll Saussy, Process Theology, spirituality, The Art of Growing Old
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A Church in Crisis? or a Stitch up?
Last night’s TV documentary was billed in the paper thus: Reporter Reevel Anderson evaluates the benefits of the Church of Scotland and considers whether diminishing congregations are indications of the Kirk’s waning contemporary relevance. Yet, early in the day I … Continue reading
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Tagged care, Christianity, Church in Crisis? Growth, Church of Scotland, love, spirituality, vulnerability
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Sunday Best
God……… are you there? Or here…….or where? Will you listen to my soul….. or help me find a heart? Lord….. of this day, of my life…. Help me to let go and love and accept and include all your creatures … Continue reading
Open Golf
The 2010 Open Golf championship is on these next few days. The weather is very much a topic of conversation, being cold, showery and dreich. So it is quite good to be able to sit in comfort and watch excellent … Continue reading
Search engines
Search engines have always tended to confuse me. But over the years I have got better at typing in keywords and even phrases or questions, to help me get to the places that will have the information I need. It’s … Continue reading
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Tagged blogging, dogs, God, internet, keywords, search engines, spirituality
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God’s children
Naomi, who writes at Little Red Hen put an interesting comment on my blog post about Looking on the Bright Side. She suggests that the challenge for older people is to find ways to be positive with our children and … Continue reading
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Tagged Blessings, calm assurance, children, Kahlil Gibran, Little Red Hen, Sacred Space, spirituality
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