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From the Manse........ There are signs of new life all around us, the days are lengthening, snowdrops, crocuses, and daffodils are coming in to flower and the birds are singing. Spring is on its way, but not here yet, it is definitely coming although we will have to wait a bit longer before we can

Love

From the Manse... Just a day or so after the celebrations of Christmas, the first sightings of Cadbury's cream eggs were noticed in petrol stations and supermarkets. Of course we have long come to expect this and are very much aware of the rhythm of the shopping year.

The perfect Christmas?!

From the Manse........ Christmas for many can be a difficult time with mixed emotions and feelings that are starkly at odds with all the expectations that abound. There are so many pressures at this time of year — perhaps the greatest being that much elusive perfect Christmas. To enjoy a Christmas

We will remember them

From the Manse.... These past four years we have been remembering and commemorating the hundredth anniversary of the events of the Great War. From it's beginning in 1914, to the places and battles that have been seared on our minds and collective memories: the Somme, Verdun, Passchendaele and Ypre

The Woman who fell to earth

Written for the Abingdon Herald October 2018 The woman who fell to earth

Give thanks

From the Manse... The fact that when the morning alarm goes off in our house, it is still dark outside; the changing colours of the trees as I walk Brodie around the park and the 'autumnal feel' in the air, all point to the conclusion that summer is over. We are now in that period of mellow frui

Travelling together

From the Manse.... Catching the bus from the Market Square in Wantage to Didcot Parkway station in early August, was the beginning of a journey that took us safely through to Rogny in France, where we picked up our barge for a week long bike and barge holiday exploring the Loire Valley.

Time for a breather!

From the Manse... One of the joys of going on holiday is the opportunity to see new things and to enlarge our horizons. Getting away from the ordinary and the everyday allows us to do just that. Whether a day out, a weekend away, time with family who live in a different part of the country, or a l

A summer of sport!

From the Manse...... For some, the fact that the English football season has finished, gives them the opportunity to breathe a sigh of relief and to look forward to the respite that the summer always brings.

What's in a name?

What's in a name?! As the whole world now knows, the third child of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge was born on 23rd April. The news of his safe arrival into the world was followed by much speculation within the media as to what his parents would call him. Naming a newly born child is a task t

Thy Kingdom Come

Thy Kingdom Come is a global initiative, in which Christians are called to pray for the nine days between Ascension and Pentecost. We are invited to pray for God's Spirit to move within the church, equipping us to share God's love with others and to pay attention to how God is speaking to us tod

The cross, the grave the skies!

From the Manse... Some months ago now, I was talking to someone who had just experienced indoor skydiving!

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