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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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The Black House
The Black House by Peter May is a superb read and indeed is much more than the traditional who-dunnit kind of thriller. The writer has an immediate and dramatic style which makes good use of shifting time frames, taking the … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Book Reviews
Tagged detective, God, Hebrides, Isle of Lewis, murder, Peter May, spirituality, The Black House
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Twelve Resolutions
#1 is already set – all about being prepared to be braver in my opinions. In other words, not to be a wimp because I am worried about upsetting people. I suspect this is a non-starter as I don’t do … Continue reading
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
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Tagged Benefits, Courage, Disability Rights, God, justice, Resolutions, spirituality
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The Season known as Christmas
So – is this the Christmas season or is it not? Technically, as far as churches are concerned this is Advent (lit the coming) and purists will tell us that this is when they concentrate on the second coming of … Continue reading
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Tagged baby, cd, celebrity, love, Michael Buble, music, nativity, Prayer, spirituality, tragedy
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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
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Tagged bishops, church, Church of England, Church of Scotland, George Darroch, God, justice, Sexuality, spirituality, the Disruption
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Prayer for anytime
Something to remember in these days when Peace can seem very far away. Lord God almighty, come and dispel the darkness from our hearts, that in the radiance of your brightness we may know you, the only unfading light, glorious … Continue reading
Remembrance Day catch up
The autumn has flown past in almost indecent haste; much of the time has been spent in helping Son #3 to move house. HBTW and myself are not as spry as we used to be, but we are pleased to … Continue reading
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Tagged dancing, peace, reading, Remembrance, spirituality, War, War Horse
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Dragonfly break
I looked down at my arm and saw a dragonfly briefly resting on it. For a moment the world faded out and I thought of all the summers and all the moments and all the many dancing dragonflies that inhabited … Continue reading
Special ears
Read today in Sacred Space: God has ears to listen to our hearts…… Sets the tone for the coming week, a busy one with helping Son #3 to move house. I’ve just sat down and counted up the number of … Continue reading
An inquisitive friend
You can’t see the other side of the picture…… it was Misty, not sure what to do. This teenage deer was so interested in the little yapping dog that it didn’t run away. Misty was mystified, you might say. Every … Continue reading