 | | Viewpoint from Jane Walters 06/12/2024 | | In the UK, we might only be toe-deep into Advent – the season of countdown towards Christmas – but in many countries today, 6 December, people are celebrating the feast day of St Nicholas. If you’re anything like me, I’d have had you at ‘feast’
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| | Viewpoint from Rev Jo Wood 29/11/2024 | | As November’s chill deepens and the world is awash with forthcoming seasonal preparations, the season of Advent – which starts on 1st December - invites us to pause and reflect. Far more than a countdown to Christmas, Advent is a sacred season of waiting
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| | Viewpoint from Rev Richard Washington 22/11/2024 | | One of the things my faith teaches me is to look at the place I live in with “eyes of abundance”. What do I mean by that? Well, the tendency nowadays is to look at the world with “eyes of scarcity”. This means we are always seeing what is lacking,
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| | Viewpoint from Rev Sue Upton 15/11/2024 | | Back in February I retired – almost! I still take the occasional service but it was a huge change of lifestyle which led to a massive sort out of my home. My study has had the most dramatic change with half the number of files still on the shelves
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| | Viewpoint from Pat Stringer 08/11/2024 | | We have now reached November a month of Remembrance. How quickly the months have passed by. November begins with All Souls’ Day on the 2nd, also called ‘The Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed’ a day of prayer and remembrance for the faithful
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| Viewpoint from Richard Ferrari 01/11/2024 | | Most of our lives are lived in the routine which usually involves work family and friends. But sometimes we get an idea. It seems to be out of the blue, we don’t know why but we have a strong desire to do something different
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| Viewpoint from Colin Wooden 25/10/2024 | | Notable quotes: They can be flippant or profound, sometimes wise and penetrating, and generally remembered because of the person who said it. Here's one from Aldous Huxley; "I wanted to change the world, but I have found that the only thing one can
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| Viewpoint from Wendy Bircham 18/10/2024 | | Do not lean on your own understanding. Part of Proverbs 3:5. But we do. Don’t we? Even as Christians we can still have a tendency to lean on our own understanding in making choices and decisions. I know I did, it took me many years to finally let.......
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| Viewpoint from Anna Heydon 11/10/2024 | | It is reasonable to expect that a home should be a place of security, safety, and permanence. When I leave my home I can be fairly certain that it will be there as a welcoming place when I return. Sadly this isn’t the case for everyone:
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