This post title is inspired by a recipe book I own, A Year in a Bottle by Sally Wise. It’s my go-to for making anything bottled: jams, marmalades, chutneys and so on. Being a recipe book, it’s obviously all about food. As was my Bible verse for 2023. I usually pray a verse over a …
Happy Christmas to you, my dear reader! I can’t believe we’ve made it the whole way to Christmas Day. What an epic journey it has been. I feel exhausted. I also feel I wouldn’t have completed the po-mo minor character perspectives in the nativity, if I didn’t end it with a wooden or stone box’s …
The angel, Gabriel is very well known now, as far as angels go. However, I think it’s interesting that this is not how he is initially presented in Luke’s gospel. In fact, he doesn’t even have a name. Then an angel of the Lord appeared to him, standing at the right side of the altar of …
I like reflecting on Christianity, especially at Christmas time. It really is one of our major festivals. Today’s post, therefore, is somewhat jarring, and comes from a small section of Matthew’s gospel: Then what was said through the prophet, Jeremiah was fulfilled: “A voice is heard in Ramah, weeping and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her …