Today is the shortest day in the northern hemisphere. The winter solstice takes place at 5.11 pm today.
Please have your gongs, whistles and drums at the ready for the moment.
Photo credit – Andreas Krappweis
Re: Bishop Michael
What a load of mince! Hope is one of the greatest emotions there is. It is what drives people and keeps them going through the most difficult of times.
That doesn't mean that it is an easy emotion to live with but I think the world would be a much sadder place without it.
Not sure the bish would agree with all your comments this time!
I was asked earlier this week whether or not there was a network of bloggers within the Church of Scotland akin to the Scottish Episcopal Blog Posse. I’m not sure that there is. Can anyone point me to persons blogging about the Church of Scotland? (And I don’t mean Episcopalians, I mean those who belong…
Remember the Plagues of Egypt? Well, I bet you can’t actually. Indeed, there is a reasonable chance that if you bet any mildly inebriated bunch of divinity students a pint of something nice that they cannot name all the plagues in order you will have a pleasant evening. (Next week go back and ask them…
I’ve been watching some of the Channel 4 stuff this week about the 40th anniversary of the decriminalization of homosexuality in England. (In England, Channel 4 – only in England). One of the questions which has repeatedly been raised in this programming strand is whether there is really any problem for people being gay these…
Hey! We’ve were visited by the Mystery Worshipper at Evensong on Easter Day. More at the Ship of Fools.
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