Tag Archives: christianity

Soul Survivor: How My Faith Survived the Church (A book review)

Posted on November 18, 2012 by

In a sort-of old-fashioned way, I have books I generally only read on Sundays. I started this ‘tradition’ when I stopped going to church so often because, frankly, I find it meaningless and boring most of the time. I would … Continue reading →

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A good book

Posted on July 3, 2011 by

I’ve just finished reading To Recover Confidence, by F. R. Barry. This book is concerned with about how Christians can (potentially) recover confidence in their faith in an ever-changing, and, as Barry saw it, increasingly secular, society. It contains a … Continue reading →

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Sprung harvest

Posted on April 24, 2011 by

We got back from Spring Harvest this afternoon  - or Sprung Harvest, as Mr C likes to call it, I’m not quite sure why. It was a very interesting few days. I learned lots of things and was reminded of … Continue reading →

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Lessons in love

Posted on April 7, 2011 by

Two points worth remembering: You are/We are/I am loved and then there is a full stop. There is always hope. I am very grateful for the people out there in the blogosphere who write about these things.

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What’s the point of singing hymns?

Posted on January 23, 2011 by

As previously mentioned, I went to a theological discussion entitled ‘What is the point of singing hymns?’ on Wednesday evening. The talk was given by the Dean of Canterbury, The Very Reverend Robert Willis, who was a most excellent speaker … Continue reading →

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The Book of Common Prayer

Posted on January 9, 2011 by

As well as the books I received as Christmas presents, I was also given another book during the Christmas period. This one was from my mum, passed on from my grandad, who was given it by his grandad in 1932. … Continue reading →

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Carol service number one

Posted on December 13, 2010 by

I was thinking that I should tell you that we had our university carol service last week, during which Other Choir sang Hodie Christus Natus Est, which I have been going on about on this blog on occasion, so here … Continue reading →

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Recommended reading

Posted on December 2, 2010 by

Kath at The Long Walk Home has written an excellent post about the start of Advent.

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Matthew 5 in photos and stitching

Posted on July 5, 2009 by

My mum came to visit yesterday and we went to Rochester Cathedral. The artwork in the picture is about Matthew 5. You can’t really see it on the photo, but each of the panels has a verse from Matthew, chapter … Continue reading →

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Spring Harvest inadequately summarised

Posted on April 16, 2009 by

I went to Spring Harvest (which I keep rather vaguely describing to people as “a big Christian thing”) over the Easter weekend. I would write more about it, but I’m still processing the stuff I learned and experienced, so writing … Continue reading →

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