What if… Pharaoh
I had this book once, right, called “What if?: military historians imagine what might have been” in which… erm, military historians imagine what new twists and turns history might have taken had the...
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New SEC calendar and lectionary in Outlook website
Screenshot of SEC calendar and lectionary in Outlook website Over the last few months I’ve been working on a new website to support the Scottish Episcopal Church calendar and lectionary files that I...
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Considering giving up social media for Lent
A friend of mine—who on Twitter goes by the name of @gedrobinson and in real life goes by the name of Ged Robinson— tweeted this earlier today: One week left on Twitter, deciding giving Twitter,...
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Giving up Twitter and Facebook for Lent
For the last few weeks as we have been approaching Lent (which begins tomorrow, Ash Wednesday) I’ve been considering what to take up this year as my Lenten discipline. Those forty days before Easter...
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The cup goes to the garden
On Thursday night at All Saints’, St Andrews we celebrated The Solemn Eucharist of the Lord’s Supper. This service on Maundy Thursday is the Eucharist of the Eucharist, the Mass of the Mass. We...
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“Talking faith” article in local newspaper by my Mum
Every week my Mum faithfully sends me the local newspaper, the Selkirk Weekend Advertiser. This week, on page two, was a short “Talking faith” article by “A member of St John’s” (the Scottish...
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Is it just me or are dog collars getting longer these days?
Two new clergy shirt collars (top) compared with an older, and significantly shorter, one. On Sunday 18 August I ordered a new clerical shirt online from J Wippell and Co Ltd. My current three shirts...
View ArticleRichard Holloway on BBC HARDTalk
First broadcast on Tuesday 27 August 2013 this is a remarkably moving and honest interview with the former Bishop of Edinburgh, Richard Holloway. I’ve always loved +Richard. As my bishop I found him...
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I love Richard Holloway. He was Bishop of Edinburgh when I was put forward for ordination selection and training. I very much appreciated his concern for me and his deep pastoral heart. I admired his...
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What is at the heart of being Christian?
Marcus J Borg During my six days’ stay in hospital last month I listened to two audio books (using Audible from Amazon on my Android smartphone) as my eyesight was too poor to be able to read anything....
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