Theyâll tell you youâre BRILLIANT and AMAZING. Theyâll remind you that you made a whole human person out of the thinnest of air out of misted dreams you didnât know were there out of back-ache and heart-ache and nausea out of oh-so-little sleep This human person, this bag of bones, this snuggly bundle of […]
This series is inspired by Candlestick Press‘ Ten Poems about Mothers, which contains the Fleur Adock poem (the first post is here). I’d love to hear your recommendations for poems to include in the series. Just leave a comment below. I’ve read and performed a fair amount of poetry in my life, through Speech and Drama lessons, […]
In my favourite English bookshop, Mr Bâs Emporium of Reading Delights in Bath, I always seem to come out with cards as well as books. Itâs the only place thatâs true, and itâs because they carry a wonderful series of poetry masquerading as greeting cards. Candlestick Press produces themed collections of poems. Among the âcardsâ […]
This is the third and probably last in a short series of Advent posts, collecting some of the best writing from around the world to fuel your Advent journey. You can find the first two posts here and here. Â Rachel Held Evans American blogger and writer extraordinaire Rachel Held Evans is blogging through the […]
Is it just me, or is Advent all over the internet this year in a way it hasn’t been in the past? If online resources nourish your spirituality, there are plenty of them out there. Here are some of the best things I’ve found over the last week or so. Let me know if any […]
I don’t have much of my own to say about ANZAC Day. Like many of my generation I am deeply ambivalent about how to commemorate some of the most horrific events of the twentieth century. Rather than muddle around in my own thoughts, I thought I’d share some beautiful and brutal things from friends that […]
On the Thursday night of the first Easter week, an unnamed woman had a dream about Jesus: While Pilate was sitting in the judgment hall, his wife sent him a message: “Have nothing to do with that innocent man, because in a dream last night, I suffered much on account of him.” Matthew 27:19 […]