A friend recently gave me a second hand book she knew I'd find interesting: Sex Life in Marriage by Dr G Richard, a swiss academic, published in 1948, selling at the time for the princely sum of 2 and 6 ( could some one please tell me what that means in real money?) Having written... Continue Reading →
Thinking Theological Thoughts…
At the end of April I was sucked up in a spaceship and dropped in St John's College Nottingham. Okay, that's a slight exaggeration but moving from parish to college is a very weird experience. One week my diary is full of assemblies and meetings and my head is full of people and ideas. Then, whoosh, suddenly I'm writing assignments,... Continue Reading →
The ‘Phew’ Factor
Have you ever noticed how a normal day can be hugely improved simply by something bad nearly happening but not actually happening? This is what I mean by the 'Phew' Factor. 'Phew!' as in 'what a relief!' Not 'Phew!' as in 'What a pong!' There have been three occasions in the last two weeks when... Continue Reading →
When God’s not answering your prayers
Last week I preached on Signs and Wonders in the Early Church. But I have to be honest with you when I saw the reading for the day, the story of Peter raising Dorcas from the dead, my heart sank. It’s a scary passage to preach on: as far as extreme discipleship goes raising the dead is right up... Continue Reading →
Avatar: The Biggest (Worst?) Movie of all Time
Avatar is just coming out on DVD. Today I heard it was the biggest movie of all time. Presumably in term of earnings. Well, I thought it was one of the worst so in a spirit of Bah Humbug! I'm reproducing the review I wrote for it back in December (previously published on the Activate Your... Continue Reading →
Shoe Heaven
Hooray! My first full day in normal shoes for six months. That's a really big HOORAY! After hundreds of pounds on private physiotherapy, hours and hours of tedious exercises, six sessions of ultrasound and a small fortune on pain-relieving gels, fancy foot support insoles and high tech ankle straps.... it turns out all a girl needs... Continue Reading →
Grumpy old woman? I hope not.
I recently found out that my Wii-fit age is 5 years younger than my actual age and a whole ten years younger than David's Wii-fit age. Ha, ha! Ha ha! That makes me feel really smug. Sweet revenge for the fact that his 'Brain Training Age' is alot younger than mine. But how old am... Continue Reading →
The Power of Sex – Reflections on ‘An Education’
Spoiler alert! If you think you may yet see the film or read the book then don't read this blog post! If you have seen the film, please add your thoughts to mine... Carey Mulligan shines in the central role in An Education. Set in the early 1960's the story is centres on a wide-eyed innocent (but not... Continue Reading →
An experience every woman understands… public toilets!
A totally frivolous post this one, but very funny... When you have to visit a public toilet, you usually find a line of women, so you smile politely and take your place. Once it's your turn, you check for feet under the cubicle doors. Every cubicle is occupied. Finally, a door opens and you dash... Continue Reading →
The ‘God’ Particle
My alarm clock radio woke me this morning with the news that scientists would today be attempting to re-create conditions at the start of the universe. Hmm, human beings re-enacting the ‘big bang’? Sounds pretty dodgy to me, let’s hope they know what they are doing. What if they end up with a whole new... Continue Reading →
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