It is very seldom that I attend a funeral but this one was of a friend that I was getting to know and who passed from us very recently, so we met in the chapel that I call my anchor point for worship which is Withyditch Chapel near Peasedown. There were few faces known to me as many were relatives of the deceased who did not live in the area but one or two people greeted me by name and this made...
Mike HIll is a retired Bishop from the diocese of Bristol and gave us a talk at this morning's Christian Mens Breakfast in Frome. You can see his blog here. ............................................................... It's great to be here with you, and I want to talk to you a little bit about something that the old preachers called assurance. And that is something that, to the secular...
To set the scene, here’s a bit of context for what follows. I scan the Mendip Times each month to see what is going on. You would have thought that after my major effort yesterday in Stanton Drew I would have had enough of writing, but that's not the way it works with me. If I write a good piece then that stimulates me to write more, so in my search today Sunday we noticed a small entry...
August 25 2025 By coincidence I also came across this video, relevant to the morning's mood. A humorous song entitled 'I Can't Wait for the apocalypse' Put the two together and you have the catalyst for what follows: We have descended a long way from the supposed idyllic existence in the Garden of Eden, which, although it happened a long time ago, has considerable power of symbolism. When you...
Lammas, also known as Loaf Mass Day, is a Christian holiday celebrated in some English-speaking countries in the Northern Hemisphere on 1 August. The name originates from the word "loaf" in reference to bread and "Mass" in reference to the Eucharist. So off we go on a warm but cloudy morning and arrived at Chalice Well about 11.15 am. Mercifully the great crowds that were there in the Midsummer...
Rise 3.45 AM and sleep fitfully on the living room sofa. So the first thing I do is to read an article on 'Medium' which is an opportunity for authors to write good quality work on various issues; this one was about listening to people. I cannot show you because it's a subscription service but someone made the point that good managers will listen to people more than speak, and ask them what they...
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