No .08 The Nativity So, we are well and truly on the run up to Christmas now, maybe you have got your tree all sorted or perhaps you just don’t do the decorations routine. Maybe, when you started this series of blogs, the last thing you expected to see was ‘the nativity’ in this list […]
Last time we thought about traditions this time I am going to think a bit about routines … stuff we just do because … well … because we do. We always do. If you have been reading these blogs for a while you may remember that I like to run. I used to run a […]
As we approach Christmas, my thoughts often turn to the normal stuff we do at Christmas, what did we do last year? What did we do in 2010? 1984? What did our forebears do in 1876 .. family traditions .. love ‘em. I guess you all have some … The Royal Navy is rammed full […]
So that’s Christmas done … it’s the time for resolutions now … so easy to make, but so hard to keep for many of us! The decision to keep going with it can be hard, but we all have hard decisions to make don’t we? Which reminds me of a decision making meeting on a […]
I heard this story the other day and I really like it, (I hope it is what actually happened!!), it goes like this: In 1910, William Booth the founder of the Salvation Army, was coming towards the end of his earthly life. It was Christmas Eve, and it was to be Booths last. General Booth […]
Christmas. Not long to go now, how are your preps going? It all seems to start earlier and earlier each year, doesn’t it? Christmas is for many a time to spend with family, but for many folk it can be a very difficult period when that can’t happen for a whole lot of reasons. Whilst […]
Last week, news broke about one fan in particular who had travelled quite a bit further than your usual away day supporter. Unfortunately for Andrew Urry from Brisbane, Australia, he was unable to watch his team Southend United take on Bradford City away at Valley Parade due to the match being postponed as a result […]
For ages, we’ve tamed the Christmas story and made it nice for the kids–time to face reality. Recite this out loud: She said God made her pregnant! What was in her head? Was that what, what she said meant? There were less idiotic ways to explain her Being in the family way—it’s a no-brainer. Well, […]
Christmas Spirit By Raymond Smith Political Correctness challenges accepted norms and in a changing culture there are changing attitudes. Some of the challenges can be seen around the celebration of Christmas. Mention Christmas Spirit and it will mean different things to different people. Avid readers may reflect on the Spirits of Christmas Past, Present and […]
“Here, take this.” Looking down I found in my hands a lovely copy of the Bhagavad Gita. “We want to give you something to help to find inner peace this Christmas,” said the young lady who plucked me from the streaming Christmas crowd in the centre of town. “Are you from this city,” she asked? […]
