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September 2017

September 01, 2017

7 Takes to Integrating Life and Knowledge

No one, no matter what they say, has all the kinds of knowledge perfectly aligned....

June 2017

June 18, 2017

How To Be A Good Father

The great tragedy of our times is that we still do need men, no matter...

June 04, 2017

A Word for the Preacher

Let there be no more pulpits filled with charlatans, cowards, liars, and hypocrites. Stand up...

May 2017

May 25, 2017

Is the Ascension the Meanest Thing Ever?

By going to heaven, and sitting there on the right hand of the Father, Jesus...

May 09, 2017

Striving After Joy

This morning I'm delighted to introduce you to Andrea who blogs at Goldfish Crumbs...

April 2017

April 22, 2017

Kitchen Notes: Lemon Cake and Chocolate Pots

This whole week has been 'house' laying around Notes, and now I really need to...

April 19, 2017

Easter Wednesday

I've actually been up for hours but it's been spent trying to shove the children...

April 18, 2017

Easter Tuesday

Still very much not awake. So so so not awake. Have to wander around in...

April 17, 2017

Easter Monday Podcast and Links

Good Moaning! Happy Easter! We woke up mid morning, or something, and rambled on and...

April 16, 2017

The Raising of Jonah

Mercy is a difficult experience. A lot of time when God is having mercy, it...

April 14, 2017

Good Friday

A blessed and holy Good Friday to you all! May God richly bless you. ...

April 11, 2017

Pious Holy Week News Commentary

[Jesus excited to see what Pepsi will do next.] Swinging wildly back and forth between...

March 2017

March 04, 2017

House and Booked Notes

Turns out cleaning the house from top to bottom was of useful long term benefit...

March 01, 2017

Mercy and Ashes

With a little bit of self indulgence out of the way, this morning we get...

February 2017

February 28, 2017

Put the Shrove back in Tuesday!

I spent a few minutes yesterday wandering around online to see what the ordinary internet...

February 24, 2017

7 More Reasons For Lent And Date Night

[Jesus watching you be awesome by the power of your awesomeness.] Many weeks ago I...

February 23, 2017

For Those Mixing Glitter into Ash on Ash Wednesday

Two days ago I spun out ten reasons to be happy about Lent, but, in...

February 21, 2017

10 Reasons to Love Lent

You do realize, don't you, that lent is just around the corner? Do you think...

January 2017

January 22, 2017

If You’re Having Trouble Fathoming the Next Four Years

All weekend long I've been hearing people shouting in total exasperation, and have perhaps even...

January 08, 2017

Death that Gives Life

Today is fake Epiphany which puts me in mind that one day or other the...

January 07, 2017

Book and House Notes

There are still lots of thing that I need to put away, now that Christmas...

January 06, 2017

For the Feast of the Epiphany, Beauty

There's a brilliant article making the rounds imploring women's ministries to stop telling women that...

January 05, 2017

On the Last Day of Christmas

The Grandparents are leaving, which is utterly tragic. And the house is, what you might...

January 01, 2017

Looking Forward to Failure in 2017

I spent whole moments on twitter yesterday looking at people's New Year resolutions. More love,...

December 2016

December 27, 2016

In Which I Stand Up After Christmas

Slowly emerging from a profound and complete stupor. Every year I wander around on Christmas...

December 24, 2016

Take Joy

I have a friend for whom Christmas this year is more than usually a moment...

December 18, 2016

Mary and Jesus and Me

I am feeling some sort of obligation to write something about Mary today. It's nearly...

December 15, 2016

Bad Anglican Christmas Carols

Ah, the dulcet sounds of Christmas music found in every corner of every space, and...

December 13, 2016

Dear Baby God, Help Us To Stop Freaking Out

Just woke up from a hideous nightmare in which I was wandering around a huge...

December 12, 2016

Why Bother With Church Podcast and Links

We've done up a little podcast for this cold snowy day. This week we talk...