When I decided to do three posts on bugbears, I wasn’t planning to make the majority of them gender related. But I am. I realise that any male who attends Church may read these posts and think that one of his Church bugbears is that there’s so many whinging women about the place (only partially …
For the next three weeks I’m going to explore three of my Church bugbears. Different people will respond to this in different ways. Some will think, ‘Why are you exploring negative things about the Church? As if that’ll help people come along.” Others will think: “Really? Only three?” I understand both perspectives. I also believe …
It's the first Sunday of Advent, so I've turned to my Australian Prayer Book for some advice. Within the pages of the Holy Communion second order readings, I've come across this, to be inserted in the time of Advent: In him the day of our deliverance has dawned. We rejoice that through him you make …
I was teaching Year 10 this week about features of documentaries and explained what a Vox Pop was - or Vox Populi for the Latin purists. I've been thinking for some time I'd love to do a vox pop on that question: "Why I won't be going to Church this Sunday" and the lesson reminded …
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