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Dec 2, 20211 min read
Christmas Spirit with Sandy's 'Wacky Cake'
This has been a firm favourite at church picnics over the years, according to reliable sources in the congregation. Ingredients:...
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dawn138
Dec 23, 20201 min read
The world waited
The world waited Mary shouted Joseph wept Shepherds startled Angels danced Anna rejoiced Simeon prophesied Wise men searched Heaven held...
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dawn138
Dec 22, 20201 min read
I have no appetite for politics or religion
I have no appetite For politics or religion. The first the refuge Of the power hungry The second for the desperate. I married him Because...
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dawn138
Dec 21, 20201 min read
I stand alone as the angel
I stand alone. Alone as the angel Gives me as task Of costly obedience Which my love for God Will not make any easier. I stand alone....
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dawn138
Dec 20, 20201 min read
The waiting seems interminable
The waiting seems interminable. I am afraid. She should not Be giving birth This far from home. What if something goes wrong? If I cannot...
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dawn138
Dec 19, 20201 min read
It was a very ordinary night
It was a very ordinary night. Protecting the flock And domestic concerns My only thoughts. I had no idea That heaven and earth Were about...
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dawn138
Dec 19, 20201 min read
Nationalism and the Three Kings
By Revd Dr Simon Woodman
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dawn138
Dec 18, 20201 min read
Silent night?
Silent night? I can’t imagine It was so: Instead The distant murmur from passing crowds; The whisper of Joseph’s anxious reassurance, And...
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dawn138
Dec 17, 20201 min read
The rain falls like tears
The rain falls Like tears: Sometimes soft but unrelenting, Like the ache of a loss Long ago But never gone: Sometimes harsh and...
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dawn138
Dec 17, 20201 min read
Keeping the Rumour of God Alive
By Revd Dr Simon Woodman
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dawn138
Dec 16, 20201 min read
The pain was largely gone
The pain was largely gone: Just a few echoes Like aftershocks From a cataclysm. I held him; Watching each breath; The miniscule rise and...
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dawn138
Dec 15, 20201 min read
I thought I knew pain
I thought I knew pain That night in Bethlehem: Wave upon wave Of unrelenting agony; And the cloaking loneliness As I longed For the women...
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