Ethics or doctine? Living the trinity today
I received a letter a week or so back. It was dated the 17th March 1927. Passed on to me by a parishioner, it revealed one side of a conversation between a father and a son. The son was obviously in two minds about whether to be confirmed and so he had sought the advice of his father.
The reply, beautifully handwritten on seventeen pages of paper, reveals the depth of the familial relationship and also the intelligence of its author. It is the kind of letter I would love to be able to write to my own children.
But the letter is also deeply challenging. Click here to read more
For Everything Its Season
For Everything Its Season
Anglicans in Eastbourne 1844-2009
Written by Julia Stuart
A comprehensive illustrated history of Anglican life and work in Wellington’s eastern harbour community, from the first visits by clergy in the 1840s to parish life in the present day.
Posted in General |Money Changers, Lost The Plot
Who doesn’t know the story of Jack and the Beanstalk?
It’s a story about a boy, his mum, a cow and some beans and a few more things that follow on.
Before we know how it all works out, albeit happily, one could be forgiven for thinking that when Jack went off to market, sold the cow, got side-tracked and bought some magic beans, he’d completely lost the plot. His mum clearly thought so when she tossed the beans out the window. Click here to read more
