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Embrace Cringe
It’s a bit of a shame that Bath didn’t get there first, but Taylor Swift was awarded an honorary doctorate from NYU yesterday. She said that she suspected that she was only given the award because of her appropriately titled...
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The Best Way to 'Blether'
The Scots language (Scots is recognised as an indigenous language of Scotland a regional or minority language of Europe, and a vulnerable language by UNESCO) has many useful and helpful words available. The word I would like to think about...
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Compassion is at the Core of each Human Being
I have just finished reading a book called Zen and the Art of Saving the Planet produced by the disciples of the Buddhist teacher Thich Nhat Hanh, (pronounced Tich Nat Ahn). In the book he is referred to simply as...
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Easter - Keep Encouraging Each Other
On the Road to Emmaus (Luke 24: 13-32) - this story is my favourite Easter Day event. It has fascinating dialogue, a sense of ‘real time feel’ about it and an amazing conclusion about the prompting of the Holy Spirit....
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Courtesy, Professionalism and Respect
Recently I was visiting New York. One of things I noticed was the high visibility policing of the city. The presence of the New York Police Department (NYPD) was to be seen all over Manhattan. This high visibility approach took...
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A Call to Prayer
He made the moon to mark the seasons, and the sun knows when to go down. Psalm 104:19 Driving home on Sunday night I was struck by the beauty of the crescent moon hanging low in the western sky. I...
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One Part Of The Body Is Wounded, So We All Hurt
“There are different kinds of gifts, but the same Spirit distributes them. There are different kinds of service, but the same Lord. There are different kinds of working, but in all of them and everyone it is the same God...
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In God I Trust
Have mercy on me, O God, for they trample over me; all day long they assault and oppress me. My adversaries trample over me all the day long; many are they that make proud war against me. In the day...
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Hope
This blog is inspired by a recent “Thought for the Week” posted by Igor Zinkov, a rabbi from the Liberal Jewish Synagogue in London. He starts with a quote from Disturbing the Peace by Václav Havel, a Czech politician, playwright, and former...
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Psalms of Lament
Not everyone likes to hear the Bagpipes played. Yet they can emote lament like no other instrument. For lament is where current world news takes me. To lament is to express deep sorrow, grief, or regret, to give empathetic voice...
