The ‘business’ of our world – the planet’s orbit, the weather and seasons, our births and deaths – does not reflect our special occasions such as Christmas (or any other religious observance). The business of our world happens. We can understand the world physically,…
Recently, the opening ceremony of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris was held. For a country which practises laïcité which is often summarised as ‘freedom from religion’ where there is a strong separation of church and state where the state’s citizens should not be regarded…
Who is tired? Many people seem to be. You might have said an emphatic ‘I am!’. When the days are long and the weeks are busy, I can get tired. We can be in the stresses of work – maybe it is simply the…
Last week I attended Choral Evensong at Westminster Abbey and afterwards a tour of the Abbey and then a reception of the Anglican Lutheran Society. Upon arrival I was ushered into the Quire and seated in a top stall adjacent to the Commonwealth stalls…
Maybe the current freezing conditions have triggered some long dormant neurons to fire and warm me with thoughts of an Australian Christmas. I had a similar moment when thinking of an Advent or Christmas song for the ELCE Advent and Christmas SongFest online at…
Yep, I smiled when I read it. ‘The adult version of “Head, shoulders, knees, and toes” is “Wallet, glasses, keys, and phone”.’ I hadn’t come across this one before – or I’d forgotten if I had! Yes, it’s quite a way from nursery songs…
We are aware, I think, of the term ‘cultural appropriation’ whereby someone adopts something from another culture to which they have no right for personal gain or status or simply because they are more able or powerful and can simply do so. This might…
It happened again recently. I hadn’t experienced it for quite a while. (I don’t get out much per- haps! 😉 ) It was a pleasant conversation with people I knew a little and who knew me less. General conversation about all sorts of things…
I chuckled and smiled and just thought that this world is an amazing place! I heard in my mind a few bars and the deep voice of Louis Armstrong singing ‘What a wonderful world’. It was night and I was driving so I couldn’t…
It seems the volume is up on many people’s frustration or anger control. I am hearing lots of views about politics – Brexit – the EU – and, wider still, the global machinations of China, Russia, and the US. Everyone has a view and…
