Entries from February 2009
Today I have mostly been…
This week, when not at college, I've spent all my spare time finishing off the second draft of my forthcoming Lent Book. It went in the post last night. yay.
I also fitted in a trip to the Picasso exhibition that opened at the National Gallery. Fab. Go see!
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If you meet George Herbert on the Road, Kill Him
I shall have to buy this book, if for no other reason than it's a fantastic title. I reserve judgement as to whether I shall agree. I suspect kathryn will not, although with one arm in a plaster she's in no position to be taking anyone on in combat right now.
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Autism Proposals
watch this space
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Ash Wednesday – a traditional fast
I have dithered, over the last week or so, over what would be a good fast to keep through Lent. It's one of the curiosities of recent times that choosing whether to fast, and what to give up, falls to the individual. "Are you giving up anything for Lent?" was a question no-one would ever More...
Paris
I live a short train ride from my favourite city in the world. And from there you can hop on another train and be in Paris in a couple of hours.
One of my daily blog reads is Eric's Paris daily photo. Today's pic is an absolute stunner. Go see.
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How do you read?
What does your regular reading of blogs, papers, journals, tell you about yourself? One reason for reading journalism is to keep up with events, gather information and find the links. Another, though, is for the joy of reading something that is written well. Most of the blogs I read have some element of information to them (you More...
Facebook, cancer, autism and other ills
Thanks to my commenter Becky on my earlier post, who pointed out this piece by the marvellous Ben Goldacre.
And here is Goldacre calmly defending his position on newsnight:
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Ash Wednesday – a true fast
Pray, fast and give for Zimbabwe, urge both our Archbishops
‘With what shall I come before the Lord, and bow myself before God on high?Shall I come before him with burnt-offerings, with calves a year old? Will the Lord be pleased with thousands of rams, with tens of thousands of rivers of oil?Shall I give my firstborn for my transgression, the fruit of More...
ASH WEDNESDAY
If the lost word is lost, if the spent word is spent If the unheard, unspoken Word is unspoken, unheard; Still is the unspoken word, the Word unheard, The Word without a word, the Word within The world and for the world; And the light shone in darkness and Against the Word the unstilled world More...
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Maggi has kept a blog since September 2003, writing about theology and faith, the arts and literature, and a little about life and random nonsense...
This title focuses on the importance of understanding who God is - and who he is not. It explores the core Lenten idea of 'giving up', taking it beyond the traditional idea of simply abstaining from something.
This book compares and contrasts the different Gospel narratives of Christ's coming. It is designed specifically for use in 2007, highlighting links to the Church calendar. It is intended for those wanting daily Bible readings for Advent.
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