Tag: Life

  • And so 3rd year draws to a close

    Yesterday was my second, and last. exam of the semester and for third year at uni. Not one of my better ones it has to be said, but I should have done enough for a comfortable pass. It was a bit difficult to focus on the revision after last week’s news – that’s my excuse…

  • Stories

    I’m trying to fit in some pastoral visits before I finish up at KHR. Having had a cold the other week has meant they’ve piled up somewhat so I’m doing a bit of juggling to fit in as many as I can reasonably do. Anyhoo… that’s for me to juggle and not complain about. I’ve…

  • Those who can, do..

    I’m sure you’re all (note assumption of a readership here) familiar with the old adage, “those who can, do; those who can’t, teach” or one of its variants “those who can, do; those who can’t, teach; those who can’t teach, teach gym/lecture/counsel (delete or add as appropriate)”. For whatever reason, this phrase popped into my…

  • Highs and lows

    It’s been a pretty diverse week just past. On Thursday I was at the ordination and induction of a friend. It was a lovely service, full of humour and joy tempered by the serious business of taking on responsibility for a parish. If taking on her first charge wasn’t enough, Louise also has to cope…

  • An odd sort of day

    Today has been a bit of an odd day. For the last couple of days I’ve been putting my uni notes in order and giving some thought to the specific areas I’ll concentrate on for revision. But today we had some visitors so the place has had a bit of a tidy-up and I haven’t…

  • A ‘word’ from God

    Someone of my recent acquaintance had asked if they might include me in their prayer ministry – a small group of friends who passed prayer requests to others in the group. Of course I didn’t mind and one evening after church the person spoke to me about a ‘message’ they had felt come to them…

  • Breathing space

    A momentary lull has been found but looking ahead in the calendar, it’ll be short-lived. At uni, there is one more teaching class and 3 revision classes to go before exam panic sets in. The exam timetable hasn’t been especially kind – the 6th, 10th and 11th of December – so it’ll need a bit…

  • We will remember them

    Spare a thought and a prayer for those who gave their life in wars past and present. Pray too for those affected by war. Many ask why God doesn’t answer prayers for peace. He has answered. He gave us His Son Jesus. He told us to love one another. Why aren’t we listening?

  • Neglect

    I’m trying not to fall out of the habit of blogging but life’s been a little busy. It seems to me that whenever I think I’ve got a bit of spare time, something crops up to fill it, which generally means that the thing that I’ve just put off, thinking that I’ve some extra time,…

  • Bugs

    [simage=177,160,y,left] [simage=180,160,y,right] My wife is outside gardening (and I’m stuck inside studying – honest) but insisted that I come and see some wildlife. So, some piccies to prove a student does see the light of day sometimes: There are a few more on my Picasa site.