Entries categorized as faith and work
It may be legal, but is it right?
Conversation over weekend dinners inevitably included comment on Sir Fred Goodwin's pension. Most people seem to feel the outrage is justified, and back at the desk this morning I read that Harriet Harman is determined to take action.
I also heard several people comment that there is something worrying about the bloodlust with which people set More...
forgiveness
I have been reading AnneDroid lately, a prison chaplain who blogs at Get Out Of Jail Free.
There is some great stuff on her site, including this really good post on Forgiveness - in a few short paragraphs she sums up some of the most profound truths about forgiving wrongdoing, what forgiveness is, what it More...
SLOW priesthood
MadPriest and RevSam have been having a conversation about work, priorities, working hours and so on. This is MadPriest on being a priest:
I stick to 3 jobs as defined by the Ordinal. Preside, teach, visit. I got rid of all jobs outside of the parish, including at deanery level and never attend meetings or More...
writers block
I "met" Roger von Oech recently in cyber space, and have really been enjoying his posts on creativity. A few days ago he wrote about deadlines (the deadline for the book I am writing right now is 15th January, and if I am very lucky I might just squeeze in under the door.) But today More...
eBible.com – preview
Tim Bednar has published an exclusive first preview with screen shots of the new
eBible.com search engine. If you are interested in what Web 2.0
developers are doing to serve the church, do drop by and read it. Tim gave me access to the eBible site – although it’s still under construction to some extent, it already More...
how to say yes
How to say "no" is all very well, but it would be a crying shame to pass up some opportunities. I remember having a moment of complete panic when the birth of my son was approaching, and I began to realise what a juggling act I was going to face if I was to finish More...
left unsaid
I’ve been writing a lot lately. Some days it seems to flow along, and others I struggle. But even when it’s going OK, I end up feeling that if I even manage to articulate 10% of what I set out to do, that’s about the best I ever manage. Writing – good writing – is More...
how to say no
I heard someone on the radio the other day talking about how he "changed his life" by learning to say "yes". All his life, he said, he was inclined to say "no", because things were too much effort, or he was tired, or he couldn’t be bothered… and he ended up doing a lot of More...
sleeping on the job
To add to my meditations on SLOW, here’s a clip from Simply Simon:
The latest research by the Sleep/Wake Research Centre at Massey University
in Wellington has found that a workplace nap is one of the most
effective strategies to greater productivity. Up to forty minutes of
sleep, they say, can make a world of difference to the well-being More...
how to delegate
It’s worth learning how to delegate. It doesn’t come naturally to everyone. Managers who do their team’s tasks for them, mothers do everything for their kids (or even their partners), and anyone who ever does it themselves because "it’s quicker to do it myself than show someone else how to do it…" need to learn 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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