Were we really in Australia for only three weeks? It seemed so much longer, and I have returned to a world which is both familiar and strange to me. It’s not just the jet lag which means I have trouble recalling what time I’m meant to take Elliot to swimming […]
My sisters led beautiful prayers at Red Twin’s memorial service. I share them here with their permission. Anna: Let us pray together, starting with verses from the last Psalm Mum and Red Twin read together: Psalm 116 15 Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his faithful servants. 16 Truly […]
Red Twin died 22 March 2018, and I gave a eulogy at her funeral 28 March 2018. I’ve copied it below with minor edits for the written form. About Red Twin When we were in primary school, Red Twin had on her sandwich every single day devon (which is like […]
This is the current list of songs that one or both of us have memorised and sing at bedtime as part of our family liturgy. The Cardiphonia albums curated by Bruce Benedict have been a goldmine for us. I’m hoping that we can increasingly use the church year as a rubric […]
Red Twin loved Easter. “He is risen!” she would say, her face shining, as she waited for the response, “He is risen indeed!” It’s the moment when mourning is turned into dancing. But this Easter dancing does not come easily for me. The resurrection is what animates my hope that […]
Arthur and I are not that good at holidays. Both of us are a bit allergic to admin for a start, but that might be just as well: our ministry calendar has been so changeable that our lack of planning for holidays means we can be flexible with it. We […]
We have been in Tanzania 5 years. Which, since we said we’d come for about 10 puts us at the halfway mark. Yikes! Cos it feels like we haven’t really done anything yet! This is exactly what we expected of course. CMS talks to its workers about their 3 year […]
Meet Jesus at uni 