journalling

A sight that never fails to cheer.

I took some time out this week to write. I have quite a few things coming up, different contributions that I'll be making to various pro...

Had a great conversation today with a woman who, for some time, has been turned off religion. It doesn't happen so often in the parish b...

Today, I attended a memorial service for a colleague's husband. Beautiful tributes were paid and a life tragically cut short in its prim...

At worship this morning, we shared our favourite ideas of retreat. They were many and varied. Taking time out to relax and be refreshed is i...

Looking ahead to Sunday... In the gospel, we find Jesus trying to carve out some retreat time with his disciples. For me, that would have to...

Often, when things are tense and situations call for solemnity, I find myself focussing on inappropriate things, simply to ease the situatio...