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18 May 2013 by not a wild hera
Lord, Holy Spirit, You blow like the wind in a thousand paddocks, Inside and outside the fences, You blow where …
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Category: arts, Bible, church, church calendar, community, kids, language, pastor, Pentecost, preaching, sexism, social justice, spirituality
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Tags: Acts, apostles, Cartoon Church, Eugene Peterson, Holy Spirit, James K Baxter, Peter Majendie, Song to the Holy Spirit
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6 May 2013 by not a wild hera
An anonymous reflection from a regular reader. Being in a minority is tough. It can be very painful trying to …
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Category: Bible, books, community, friends, movies, refugees, singleness, social exclusion, spirituality
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Tags: cosmic egg of meaning, I Corinthians, Richard Rohr, The Intouchables, tolerance
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25 April 2013 by not a wild hera
‘The short answer to how to raise a child in the faith is to live it out openly in front …
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Category: Bible, church, communicating with kids, education, emotional well-being, fatherhood, generosity, kids, kids and spirituality, parenting, school, social justice, spirituality, teenagers
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Tags: boarding school, family devotions, hypocrisy, Rod Robson, Sunday school
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12 April 2013 by not a wild hera
I once read a report describing the quality of education in a variety of countries which concluded that the best …
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Category: culture, education, kids, parenting, peace-making, school, social justice, teachers
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Tags: class sizes, curriculum, Education and Schooling, Finland, homework, Martti Ahtisaari, teacher training, teachers, testing
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8 April 2013 by not a wild hera
You may have spotted Michael/SKATERAK’s comment on Tim’s first Not Only A Father post. It reads: This will definitely be …
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Category: Advent, church, church calendar, communicating with kids, Easter, godparents, home, kids, kids and spirituality, language, parenting, pastor, prayer, school, social justice, spiritual practices, spirituality
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Tags: Kiwi Families, Not Only a Father, Tim Bulkeley
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16 March 2013 by not a wild hera
SBJ is just getting in the swing of actually playing with toys, rather than just carrying them around (one in …
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Category: arts, boys and girls, communicating with kids, feminism, kids, parenting, photography, social justice, spirituality, toys
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Tags: Gabriele Galimberti, Italy, Kenya, Shape-O, Toy Stories, Tupperware, Zambia
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1 March 2013 by not a wild hera
It took me some courage to decide to blog on this activity from the 40 acts of generosity Lent challenge. Is there …
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Category: arts, books, church calendar, culture, language, Lent, social justice, spirituality, writing
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Tags: 40 acts, A Generous Lent, Acts, Authorized King James Version, Bible, Bible Society, Bible translation, Carey Baptist College, Chronicles, Exodus, Ezekiel, Genesis, God, Isaiah, James, Jesus, John, Jonah, Judges, Luke, New Testament, Old Testament, Philip Pullman, Poverty and Justice Bible, Psalms, Robert McCrum, Ruth, Wycliffe
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14 February 2013 by not a wild hera
Let’s be generous with ourselves, too, this Lent. Take your time over the generosity challenge. I certainly will be. It’s not …
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Category: addiction, church calendar, community, generosity, health, homelessness, hospitality, Lent, neighbours, social exclusion, social justice, spiritual practices, spirituality, well-being
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Tags: 40 acts, A Generous Lent, Braeburn apple, Chris Duffett, coffee vouchers, Midnight Espresson, Stewardship UK
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3 February 2013 by not a wild hera
The wheel, the codex, the ice-cream. These are among the things so awesome they need not be re-invented. Also, a …
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Category: church calendar, community, generosity, kids, Lent, money, social justice, spirituality, well-being
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Tags: 40 acts, A Generous Lent, Sacraparental Lent
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11 January 2013 by not a wild hera
If there were just one male role model I could pick for my boy, it might be Jean Valjean. (Who …
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Category: books, gratitude, hospitality, movies, music, peace-making, social exclusion, social justice, spirituality
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Tags: Bishop Myriel, forgiveness, God, grace, Hugh Jackman, Inspector Javert, Jean Valjean, justice, law, Les Miserables, mercy, new beginnings, novel, second chances, self-sacrifice, Victor Hugo
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