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Peace and Joy

italker — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 00:30:16 +0000

I’ve been trying to keep my focus on the real importance of Christmas this year. It’s so easy to miss the point. Its not about all the material things we give or even receive. I’ve been trying to understand what it means to encounter the joy and the peace of Christmas. I’ve been trying [...]

Faith and the Marketplace

italker — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 08:32:10 +0000

I had an interesting start to the day. I went in search of Alan Stewart farmer and road haulier. I’ve known Alan’s family for many years. I wanted to meet up with a real life person connected with the business of sheep farming in order to make a podcast for Sanctuary First. When I [...]

The Christmon Tree

italker — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 00:54:35 +0000

Church was busy tonight. We had a quick curry cookery demonstration going on in the kitchen while in the church itself people were putting the finishing touches to the Christmas decorations. The tree went up last Sunday but we left it empty so that we could use it as a prayer tree. Tonight [...]

Could Woolies Open Again ?

italker — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 00:36:50 +0000

My mobile rang last friday

The hidden meaning in Christmas and the Cross

italker — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 14:03:02 +0000

Today is damp dark and a bit gloomy. Yesterday was a beautiful Winter’s day. The sun was shining brightly as I drove to the crematorium. Such beauty in the middle of sadness. Sometimes I wish the weather would match the things I have to do. When I feel sad lets have rain, and when I [...]

Stuck in Reverse

italker — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 13:48:41 +0000

Don’t give up – there is always a way to fix things. If your in a bad place at the moment watch this little video clip it brought a tear to my eye. All of us at sometime in life get stuck in reverse. Instead of going forward everthing seems [...]

Homeward Bound

italker — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 23:22:45 +0000

Well I’ve been out of range of WiFi for the past couple of days. This post will serve as my last one from this trip to Peru. I’m sitting in the KLM Business Lounge writing this post. Like all travellers I can’t wait to get home. Yesterday, was just one of those magical days in your [...]

We Can All SEE Christmas lights in a new LIGHT

italker — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 10:16:52 +0000

This post is going to be all about lights at Christmas. Its truly wonderful how a candle can light up the darkness. I know it sounds like stating the obvious but to me it is always full of wonder. I think to myself so where did the darkness go? Of course its still there [...]

HELP SANGITA THIS CHRISTMAS

italker — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 21:57:17 +0000

BEING THANKFUL Hope you enjoyed looking at the last post Fixed Point. Here’s another little film about a trip I made to India last year. It might encourage all of us to be thankful for all we have. We sent off £13,500 pounds to India this morning. It was a real joy [...]

Subversive Advent Angels

italker — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 09:24:02 +0000

I’ve just finished writing the blurb on the Christmas card that we send round our Parish. In it I’m suggesting that we could all do with a minimalist Christmas. By this I mean unplugging all the light pollution that goes with Christmas so that we can see the real star. The thing is, I [...]