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Smoking Ban
I had an unexpected call from a journalist friend last night, who was asking for a comment on a story that at first I did not believe. It seems that there has been some kind of mistake made in the legislation on banning smoking in Scotland. Aparently, smoking has now become compulsory in church.Anyway, there…
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Things we have learned this month
Lawrence has been under the watchful eye of Noel TredinnickChristine wants to take blogging into the classroom David Campbell grew up with Samson and Goliath Richard celebrated Refreshment Sunday with great enthusiasm Gadgetvicar is a Thin Lizzy fanPoppy Chillingworth refuses to be confined Tim took photos of the partial solar eclipse Gareth has a cure for a sore bottom
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Rejected Ad
Want to see the United Church of Christ advert that has been rejected by the major TV channels in the US?Take a look here: http://rejectionhurts.com/ejectorpewfull/
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Politics of Pilgrimage
On a comment on the post about Walsingham, below, Joan said:Isn’t it possible that all devotion will be politicized if it is mediated through truths laid down in a book. The nature of such a text inevitably leads to argument for or against certain interpretations of the text. Wouldn’t it be nice if life were…
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Sermon – 26 March 2006
What shall we make of the Old Testament story this morning. (Numbers 21.4-9) What use is a story like this to us. There were snakes poisoning people. What the people believed was this – that if they did things which were bad, then bad things would happen to them. It is a belief as old…
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Blogging again
Alright, alright. I’m back blogging again. It has just been a very busy week.Off today on mini-pilgrimage with a member of St Saviour’s. We are going to Walsingham. Well, we are going to Paisley really – Walsingham is coming to us. There is an afternoon of contemplation and meditation and general holiness in the Holy…
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Gothenberg
Here is the link to the website of the Cathedral parish in Gothenberg (ie Domkyrkoförsamlingen i Göteborg): http://www.svenskakyrkan.se/gbgdomkyrko/(Glasgow Diocese is in the process of twinning with Gothenberg)
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What am I reading?
Oh, thank you for asking once again.I’m about two thirds of the way through Robin Greenwood’s latest version of his book – The Ministry Team Handbook. This is for a clergy study day this week.Earlier this week I had a go at Iona Dawn – a book of spirituality for Holy Week from the Iona…
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