Author: stuart

  • Provincial Car Loan Scheme

    In the spirit of the A Rocha post below, I was wondering whether the car loan scheme might extend to ‘other forms of transport’. You see I have a car, I also have a bike, but the hills are really prohibative around here, notwithstanding the will and amount of effort I am putting in, it…

  • A Common Word between Us and You

    This is the beginning of the letter to the leaders of the Christian churches from Muslim leaders to mark Eid al-Fitr al-Mubarak.   Muslims and Christians together make up well over half of the world’s population. Without peace and justice between these two religious communities, there can be no meaningful peace in the world. The…

  • A Rocha

    This came through the post this morning… I must admit that I had forgotten that I had signed up to the challenge, so this was a welcome reminder, and now every time I open the fridge I will remember too!! More difficult of course will be to persuade the church to take this on board,…

  • Foundations

    Yesterday was a big one in the life of our church, for two reasons, one: the roof can now go on st. Peter’s, and two: the Bishop came to visit… … and lay a stone at the west door of the new church building. You can see the action shot on the diocese website very…

  • Yr Wyddgrug

    Or Mold, if you prefer. No, not the stuff that festers atop the last slice of bread in the umpteenth bag you pull out of the bread box, that has a ‘u’ in it, but the little gem south of Holywell, about 10 miles round trip away. More of these entries seem to be talking…

  • Just a little gripe

    You know, I don’t mind if people don’t like my sermon. Actually I would be quite offended if everyone did like it, normally that’s not the point, I’m not going to pander to the congregation’s every want! What I do mind is people who don’t listen, get the wrong end of the stick and beat…

  • Posties

    Our Posties, who art on strike,Hallowed be their names.Their pay rise won; Our letters come,On earth where it could be heaven.Give everyone, (not just us) today their daily bread, (no more no less)And forgive us our impatience,As we forgive them for not delivering our letters.For thine is the postbag, the pillar box and the van,Now,…

  • Walking in Greenfield Valley

    Well, thanks to the lone of a dog for the day we finally discovered the delights of the valley of greenfield.  Driving and cycling up and down the road beside this for the past four months I would never have believed that such a place was concealed behind the houses!! The ruined abbey is the…

  • Janey Lee Grace

    Now this really is  a fantastic site, seems at first glace to be mainly for women, but don't be put off (men) there are gems out there for us as well.  The book had come home from the library, courtesy of the other half, (there are parts to this that are really not for men,…

  • Cymraeg

    Rhaid i mi ymarfer ac siarad cymraeg pob dydd!! I was told by my new welsh teacher.  Well that's easy sat in the classroom, I get told off by the children for getting words wrong, AND they slip into english when I am around – really frustrating!  However, there may be a little welsh creeping…