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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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Glad to hear that things are better for you.
pax et bonum
Sorry to hear you’ve both been ill, Maggi. We must catch up sometime.
Sorry to hear you and your son have been unwell, but glad you are both restored to good health. Tell us more about the ball on friday night. Keep up the blogging!
Maggi, so sorry to hear you’ve both been ill. Hope you’re on the mend. I for one am delighted that you started a blog, and that you continue to blog…
You are a person I’ve never met, face to face, and yet each time I check the little red icon under my toolbar which opens up with the RSS titles of your blogs, if a couple of days go by and there isn’t a new thought from you, I miss it. Strange how the Internet works.
Stay well.
Yes, pen to paper connects words in a tangible way, just as a pencil to paper when I am drawing. I also draw digitally on the computer and it is different but also exciting. I wold never give either one up, I love to draw with a pencil and also with my digital ‘pen’! Keep blogging and welcome to the ‘life is busy crazy’ club…. are we not all members! Good to hear your both better, lets hope summer is a good one this year for sunshine!
once upon a time i blogged…then i got lazy, and real life happened and sadly that meant i lost connection with great people like you!
i’m coming to visit steve on sunday and was just too close not to say hello to someone who has meant a lot to me and impacted my life!
if you happen to be in london or have the time for a coffee/tea i’d love to see you…i have a fantasy of being back for gb this year, but due to the value of the dollar and my oldest is off to college for the first time, i think i’ll have to miss it again : (
thanks for your inspiration and reminding me of the need to write and read those i care about!
lilly
I notice you are still blog-lite so please accept this gift of virtual hugs and real prayers.