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How I learned to write poems
She had a tortoiseshell called Puddles who wandered in one day and never left; he watched us deal in words and cookies across the kitchen table. Her husband began to tremble when he walked, and one night my father found … Continue reading
Once upon a time
“Once upon a time …” The telling of stories is as old as childhood, and as perennial. But why? What purpose does it serve to play out fantasies and memories, wish-fulfillment and nightmares, tragedy and romance, comedy and satire in … Continue reading
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Tagged imagination, once upon a time, shared experience, story-telling
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Year B Proper 14: David, anointed of God
Saturday August 11th/Sunday August 12th, St Andrew’s Episcopal Church, Elyria, OH. David. We have spent a few good weeks in the company of the great king of Israel, and this is the last living story we will hear of him … Continue reading
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Tagged Absolom, anointed, Ephesians 4, King David, Psalm 28, St Andrew's Episcopal Church Elyria Ohio, story, Year B Proper 14
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Mission Elyria – in action!
Courtesy of my talented colleague, the Reverend Sahra Harding, of Trinity Cathedral, Cleveland, here is some tape of the youth in action at Mission Week Elyria, starting with the closing reflections from the final Sunday. The text for the first … Continue reading
Reading between the lines
The past few weeks, depending on which Lectionary cycle is used, you may have heard the continuing story of David – or at least, selected highlights. This week, as David’s son is killed in battle, to David’s distress, the need … Continue reading
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Tagged books of Samuel, David, lectionary, Psalm 51:11, Year B Proper14
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Storm
Sometimes, the light that breaks the darkness is a lightning bolt …
How to choose a church: post-Sunday update
So, I went on Sunday to the church with the less smiley website, because I believe in second chances, because it does me good to step out of my natural comfort zone (though this place was hardly a stretch), and … Continue reading
Please, pray for peace
I am running out of things to say. I am running out of words to pray: God knows, we need some peace, some sanity, some way to curb the violence. I grew up in Britain, where turbans are a commonplace … Continue reading
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Tagged God, gun control, gun violence, peace, Sikh temple, Wisconsin shooting
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How to choose a church
It’s been quite a while since I last needed to make a decision about where to worship this Sunday. It turns out to be an eye-opener. So, first stop, the website. Is there one? If not, sorry, but I don’t … Continue reading
Unsolicited advice
Because I know that you all love to receive unsolicited advice, and pearls of wisdom from one who has been ordained all of five minutes and just can’t help herself, here it is: If you are already committed to preaching … Continue reading
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