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Electronic Working
One of the committees I work with decided last night to try to experiment with electronic working alongside its traditional round-the-table kind of meetings. If it works, it should mean fewer nights out at meetings, freeing up the people involved to get on with the task in hand. Those of us who belong to groups…
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Christmas Lunches
Today, I will be having my first Christmas lunch. This is with other members of the University chaplaincy team and their spouses.I shall go with plenty of festive spirit and enjoy every moment. I shall. I shall.
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Carols for Choirs
I committed my annual musical sin last night by being rude about the music book Carols for Choirs in front of the St Saviour's Choir. I know that they don't understand this heresy.Carols for Choirs is part of the King's College, Cambridge Christmas hegemony. Choirs think that it is not Christmas unless they make an…
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Dreamtime
I had such a strange dream last night. It must have come from watching too much Pop Idol. I dreamed that I was in the final of a sermon competition just like Pop Idol. The thing was, it was taking place in Iceland. And several times during the night I woke up having just, in…
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The Baptist is Back
The Baptist is Back! Striding into our worship. Cutting as strange a figure as ever he did. Walking in from the wilderness to say to us ? ?Prepare, you, yes you, prepare the way of the Lord?. Who will heed the baptist?s cry in Advent this year?
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Walking your walk
I spent most of today beguiling people. Fascinating to watch people themselves watching what was going on. Quite a few desparate to join in but worried about being seen. Lots got over their hesitation though and walked.At the end of the day, quite a few of the therapists and practitioners from the stalls at the Mind,…
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Labyrinth Day
Today is the Labyrinth day. Actually, it is the Mind, Body, Spirit Fayre at the University of Stirling and the Labyrinth is the University Chaplains contribution to it. I'm very pleased to have found a way of joining in which does not consist of three chaplains wearing dog collars sitting behind a desk looking intimidating.The…
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Advent
Today is Advent Sunday and there are Hot Cross Buns for sale in my local supermarket.
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On-line collaboration tools
Have spent a little time this week looking for on-line collaboration tools to use with the various committees that I am on. It is hard to find good cheap (ie free) tools. It is even harder persuading everyone on a group to change to on-line working. However, this way of doing things is here to…
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Advent is Nigh
Hard to believe that I am chosing Advent hymns once again. Choosing hymns is hard most of the year, but not right now. Advent has good music and some very good hymns, but not many and it only lasts four weeks. They slot in pretty easily.