I’ve not posted much recently as I haven’t had the headspace to do so. I got a degree in Politics back in 1987 and I’ve always been interested in the political process and the question of ‘how then shall we live together?’. I originally wrote a longer version of this, but then decided to shortenContinue reading “General Election:1”
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‘Just go with the flow’ : from ‘Vacuous Cliches’ (pg183)*
Some days I wish I could It would be easier. Instead of being battered by its waves or weary from trying to fight it, And anxiously uttering prayers for it to cease, or just to have strength, orO God, anything… There is a lot to do, And a lot to save: too much (Although,Continue reading “‘Just go with the flow’ : from ‘Vacuous Cliches’ (pg183)*”
Grateful
I was due to go to a church meeting a few weeks ago: it was important- the church has opportunities, but also problems that threaten to derail it. Since I finished church ministry over nine years ago, I reckon I’ve only been to 3 or 4 evening meetings to do with church. When I’ve been,Continue reading “Grateful”
Happy Easter
I’m not sure how to celebrate Easter Sunday on social media. ‘Happy Easter’ combined with bunny rabbits and Easter eggs doesn’t quite cut it, but neither does the stock Christian meme of a blonde bearded Jesus emerging from a cave dressed in a white nightie with the kind of graphics that wouldn’t disgrace the bargainContinue reading “Happy Easter”
Empty
The phone Charging Blinks at me ‘23 minutes until full’ If only…’ I’m indebted to the cultural influence of Methodism in my life. It has left me with the idea that faith isn’t purely personal but has social, political, environmental etc implications: it is impossible to separate the two. I could cite so many examples,Continue reading “Empty”
Pensioner
Today marks my first day as a pensioner: a pension from a previous employer begins from today. I’ll still be working for many years to come, but ‘pensioner’ has a strange ring to it- it is me, but is this me? I have no desire to hide the label: it’s part of life, and evenContinue reading “Pensioner”
‘My’
It happened a couple of times a few months ago; I was talking to someone at work and I referred to ‘my team’. Each time I said it it, it felt false- like I was striving for position and status. I stopped immediately, but it still feels uncomfortable recalling it. If pressed, I now talk ofContinue reading “‘My’”
Christmas
This picture is one of the pages of scrawl that I made for Christmas Day: nothing in it made it into the final edit. It took a long time to put what I did together, but the space to think, write, pray and wrestle with my demons was worth it: to me at least. Overall,Continue reading “Christmas”
Innocents
There’s a scene in one of my favourite Christmas films, ‘Nativity’ where one of the characters is looking to put on a Nativity play that will be better than anything ever seen before. At one point he says:- ‘Herod? No one’s ever done him before’ Accordingly, be bases it on the ‘massacre of the innocents’*Continue reading “Innocents”
Cards
This is a picture of a card I received a couple of weeks ago. It was from a young child on one of the occasions when I was Santa. It is my favourite card this Christmas and the wide eyed innocence with which it was given to me as Santa almost reduced me to tears.Continue reading “Cards”
Wearily Hopeful 