Advent conspiracy
spend less money, give more time… give yourself instead of gifts
sounds good? I think so. Thanks, Catou, for the link
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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...
In an increasingly secularised society few people have a good working knowledge of the Bible. Yet a great deal of our culture is built on stories or ideas that come from the Bible. Literature, art, music, language and even the fabric of our society - such as our justice system - are built on Christian concepts and biblical references. The Writing on the Wall provides a fascinating introduction to the Bible's best-known, and most influential, stories. Each chapter gives some background to the text of the Bible, and shows how the stories have become enmeshed in Western culture. Adam and Eve, the ten plagues of Egypt, The Prodigal Son and Mary Magdalene all feature - along with how the Bible has influenced everyone from Shakespeare to Monty Python, and Caravaggio to Banksy. 
Giving It Up explores the Lenten idea of 'giving up', taking it beyond the traditional idea of simply abstaining from something, and suggesting instead that what we need to give up is our existing ideas about God. With a daily readings for each day of Lent, from Ash Wednesday to Easter Sunday, it follows the heroes of the Bible who had to give up their own too-small ideas about God.
This is Maggi’s bestselling book of daily readings for each day of Advent, Christmas and Epiphany. Advent is the beginning of the Church year, and marks the anticipation of the coming Messiah. These readings explore how beginnings and endings in our own lives are illuminated by the different Gospel narratives of Christ's coming.
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Hope you stay well, Maggi.
Hi Maggie, I hope you are feeling better now. I haven’t read Life of Pi but I love the quote. I posted a pic of the Charing Cross Road art shop ‘Let’s Fill This Town With Artists’. I thought that was cool. Will check out Inspector Gadget’s blog but I guess I see a different side of things again.
Take care.
thanks, Andy, I know, I wonder whether if you could line up the account of the paramedics, fire service, police, priest, doctor, lawyer, nurse, mental health services, social services, relatives on hand… what kind of a picture would emerge from an emergency situation? My own view is skewed from what I see as priest to the patient/victim, and their relatives, and what I observe of the heroic practical action of paras and firemen. Inspector Gadget adds an interesting layer to that. I don’t agree with all his views, but from my line of work it is more than mere rant or entertainment – it adds another point of view to something I see up close.
PS and thanks, Tim and Andy, yes, getting better by the day!