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Musing, amusing, confusing: September 2011
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Musing, amusing, confusing. A mixture of thoughts, some more serious than others. If you can't have a laugh or ask those daring questions about life and your faith then probably don't bother to read on too far. Friday, 23 September 2011. Theological "call my bluff". For those of you unfamiliar with the game - the idea is to sift through possible definitions to find the true one. This is what might be termed a slightly less serious take on the concept. 1 The study of French car tyres. Ready to reach out?
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Musing, amusing, confusing: January 2012
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Musing, amusing, confusing. A mixture of thoughts, some more serious than others. If you can't have a laugh or ask those daring questions about life and your faith then probably don't bother to read on too far. Thursday, 26 January 2012. This is the way it has to be. I wonder if this is sometimes true for our circumstances, too. It is not that God cannot do anything or enjoys watching us suffer. It is not that our prayers are somehow inadequate. Instead, could it be that in some mysterious wa...Joe Lento...
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Comment, comedy and capers for the faithful, faithless and fallible. Skip to primary content. Skip to secondary content. Probably a Piece of Sky. In With a Shot. Ottery St. Mary. SHORT AND SWEET – 13. June 8, 2016. Are you having great sex with your wife/husband nowadays? I wonder how you’d react if someone asked you a question like this after church one Sunday. And imagine if they wanted details. I doubt if you’d start sharing. Would you mind sending me your bank statements for the past year? Second, ba...
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Comment, comedy and capers for the faithful, faithless and fallible. Skip to primary content. Skip to secondary content. Probably a Piece of Sky. In With a Shot. Ottery St. Mary. December 22, 2014. It’s the late 1990s and my wife has attended a Candle Partylite Party. Women sit around passing round candles, oohing and aching and then forking out large amounts of money for scented candles, plus accessories. But why should women have all the fun. Why can’t the men? Got me thinking . . . Can you display it?
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Comment, comedy and capers for the faithful, faithless and fallible. Skip to primary content. Skip to secondary content. Probably a Piece of Sky. In With a Shot. Ottery St. Mary. August 3, 2015. I’m sure you’ve read The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis. This post is an homage to this book. The subject is the SCOTUS (Supreme Court . . . ) decision from a few weeks ago. Apologies for the delay. Do share. Thanks. Well, we are where we are. And so to the substantive issue, which has little to do with same-sex...
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Musing, amusing, confusing: July 2011
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Musing, amusing, confusing. A mixture of thoughts, some more serious than others. If you can't have a laugh or ask those daring questions about life and your faith then probably don't bother to read on too far. Tuesday, 19 July 2011. I've been preparing for a sermon on Mark 5:21-43 this coming weekend and it sparked off quite a few thoughts. But there are also other characters - what about the crowd? Are there people there who just watch and don't approach Jesus? What stops us - is it fear? Perhaps such ...
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Musing, amusing, confusing: April 2012
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Musing, amusing, confusing. A mixture of thoughts, some more serious than others. If you can't have a laugh or ask those daring questions about life and your faith then probably don't bother to read on too far. Monday, 23 April 2012. A Monday Morning Prayer/Rant. A tongue-in-cheek version of what we've probably all wanted to tell God at one time or another:. Lord, is it really Monday again? Why does it come round so fast? The weekend never seems quite long enough. And before I know it, it’s past. Theorie...
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Musing, amusing, confusing: "Tolerate one another as I have tolerated you"
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Musing, amusing, confusing. A mixture of thoughts, some more serious than others. If you can't have a laugh or ask those daring questions about life and your faith then probably don't bother to read on too far. Tuesday, 26 June 2012. Tolerate one another as I have tolerated you". Isn't that what it says? Love does not come only after perfection is reached. Love comes to the unlovely and comes at great cost. Love is willing to work with messiness - seeing the potential for something beautiful. It is doubt...
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Musing, amusing, confusing: August 2011
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Musing, amusing, confusing. A mixture of thoughts, some more serious than others. If you can't have a laugh or ask those daring questions about life and your faith then probably don't bother to read on too far. Thursday, 25 August 2011. The temple of Eden. No, no that's not right Joe, it should be "Garden of Eden", surely? The tree of life and the “menorah”. The tree that they are forbidden to touch has a parallel in the ark of the covenant, which it is forbidden to touch. So, what do you make of that?
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Musing, amusing, confusing: May 2012
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Musing, amusing, confusing. A mixture of thoughts, some more serious than others. If you can't have a laugh or ask those daring questions about life and your faith then probably don't bother to read on too far. Monday, 28 May 2012. Fancy a biscuit, in the name of Jesus? How about a cup of tea, in the name of Jesus? Do take a seat, in Jesus' name. Now, tell me about your problem, in Jesus' name. Do you know, I don't think that the pastor believes in praying in Jesus' name.". This can be extended to Paul's...
