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Wrestling and rest

Posted on July 9, 2017 by Rosalind C Hughes

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Year C Lent 4: life and death

Posted on March 5, 2016 by Rosalind C Hughes

It is such a familiar story, and one which we love: God running to us, skirts hitched up, “my child! My child!” It is all the good news that we need. We were dead but are alive again, by the … Continue reading →

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A cynical preacher on the prodigal parable

Posted on March 1, 2016 by Rosalind C Hughes

Every story has a point of view. I knew that family. I would have told their story a little differently than Jesus did. I would have told you a little more. The kid was a chancer, a gambler, an addict. … Continue reading →

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Baggage

Posted on June 27, 2014 by Rosalind C Hughes

You can see him from afar, made taller by the child on his shoulders, a smaller version of himself; another in a carrier on his back looks like a wizened old man. Little dogs gambol about his feet, with every … Continue reading →

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Nothing, nor anything else

Posted on March 16, 2013 by Rosalind C Hughes

A grace-filled daily reflection from a colleague got me thinking. He was writing about those wonderful words of Paul, which are included in the little rationale for joy and grief coexisting at funerals which is included in our Book of … Continue reading →

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