Trigger Warning: This post discusses the issue of adultery, particularly in a Christian ministry context. It is not aimed at any particular persons, but rather addresses the alarming rate of clergy infedelity and reflects on why this might be. Please don’t read further if this is likely to upset you. “Did you hear about Elaine’s…
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All of the Answers
Last week we had a ‘vision day’ at Church; a kind of prolonged period of prayer, presentation and reflection that meant that the building was open for most of Saturday. Now, the thing I love most about doing this sort of stuff in an architecturally beautiful, historical building is that people do just wander in…
Date Night: A to D
I said I’d blog every few Date Nights… Then realised how hard they are to find, never mind write down! So, without much further ado… here’s about where we’re up to now…
The A Date (A to Z Challenge)
In my last post, I explained how we had been working on our marriage; mainly, and namely, detailing The A to Z Date Night Challenge! As promised, I’ll start right back in June, with the letter A; in which I tried to set the tone, the mood- and indeed, the bar- as high as I…
The Date Night Challenge
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Outlovers
This morning the face of our country changed; it turned its head to the right and its bemused expression spoke a thousand words. Like a disaffected teenager, it “screwed the world” to be alone; but only half its heart was in it. This morning my heart sank and my stomach churned. I cried actual tears…
The Trouble with a Good Husband
Recently, there was a brilliant blog post doing the rounds called “Dumb-ass stuff we need to stop saying to Dads” (unfortunately no longer available). It not only acknowledged Dads as perfectly capable primary caregivers in their own right; but was also refreshingly honest about his triumphs and her failures. I was relieved to read it…
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