31 March 2013
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I mentioned yesterday morning that this is a good weekend to be pondering the gospel; last night Jane and I visited Magdalen Road Church in East Oxford for The Mark Drama, which is definitely my highlight so far of this … Continue reading
30 March 2013
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I racked up an impressive amount of service time yesterday, with a short event at Cowley Methodist, the East Oxford Churches Together walk of witness down Cowley Road, the afternoon vigil service at St Clement’s and then Franciscan stations of … Continue reading
29 March 2013
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That was the concluding thought of the presentation that +Nick (that is, Bishop Nick Drayson, working in Argentina and not just another name from GooglePlus!) gave us yesterday evening when he visited St Clement’s during a short visit back to … Continue reading
28 March 2013
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Wasn’t the chancellor being hailed last week for bringing down the cost of beer (if only by a penny per pint)? That news doesn’t seem to have reached the supermarkets, where the standard price seems to have risen to £2.99, … Continue reading
27 March 2013
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Tonight’s exciting evening will involve washing down the walls in the room we are decorating with sugar soap to remove the residue of old wallpaper paste. The trouble is that it is relatively invisible. What I could do with is … Continue reading
26 March 2013
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I have never sat down and watched The Horse Whisperer but I understand that the titular hero is a man with an uncanny ability to bring errant horses back into order. I think there is a touch of that type … Continue reading
25 March 2013
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I am not sure whether to classify it as inspiring or guilt-inducing but there is something about the sight of a stack of unfinished books that prompts me to pick them up and press on until they are completed. It … Continue reading
24 March 2013
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My contribution to this morning’s 10:30am service at St Clement’s was to fly the sound desk rather than to play bass or guitar. Unencumbered by an instrument, I decided to set off early and find out what a 1662 Prayer … Continue reading
23 March 2013
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At work we have a row of partially covered cycle racks. When I pull up, I turn my bike around so the handlebars are pointing out. The main thing this accomplishes is that the drive train — pedals, cogs and … Continue reading
22 March 2013
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Today’s plan was that the builder would come round and plaster the ceiling of our “creative room”, thus hiding the damage done when I was boarding the loft a couple of years ago and got too creative with my footwork! … Continue reading