A Minute’s Silence

Now we create a moment of quiet, a slither of peace in a cacophony of ignorance, negligence, and tacit approval. A world where a life benign and loving is met with a fear so great that the naivete’ of violence is born. We bow our heads to those who came…

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Filtering out the noise.

The storm rages about you, a maelstrom of information sweeps about like so much debris. The news at 6 with all the international horror and sadness, followed by the regional news supplying the local flotsam of negativity. Facebook video clips showing the mistakes people have made, or the insensitivity of leaders, followed by a kitten snuggled up…

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Letting go

I love Danish Teak furniture. Of course, when I had a lounge full of the stuff in the 90’s Teak was really cheap. Now I want to have some in my home again it costs a fortune, it’s six times the price it was in the 90’s! So imagine my…

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More Christmas Eve

Dear Friends, Christmas Eve has always been the worship service of the year for me.  Besides the music there’s the nativity story, and it never fails to touch my heart. If I’m in the mood to celebrate then there’s a chorus of angels; if I’m depressed then there’s poor Mary…

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MCC justice, Brighton and beyond

Dear Village, I hope you’re enjoying this beautiful weather. It’s gorgeous! If you’d like a chance to get out in it then may I suggest that you join us this Saturday as we help to clean up Dukes mound? I do hope you can join us, just meet us there…

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