The Sunday before Advent is called ‘Stir it up Sunday’, a name which comes from the Book of Common Prayer and possibly dates back to 1549. The words of the Collect that have usually been said on this day are, “Stir up, we beseech thee, O Lord, the wills of thy faithful people”. As traditions go, somewhere along the way the metaphor of stirring up the Christmas pudding or cake became a timely fit for the Sunday before Advent … [to read more, click on title]
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Embrace Thanksgiving
Why don’t we celebrate Thanksgiving in New Zealand? We seem to have bought into Valentine’s Day and Halloween, and all those various Black Friday sales – at least, retail businesses have … oh, wait, there’s my answer: gifts aren’t given at Thanksgiving, so the retailers and media aren’t going to promote it … [To read more, click on title]
Praction
I’ve invented a new word … [To read more, click on title]
No Regrets
My blog this fortnight is about Maturity. So, if its title is misleading, sorry. The thing is, I have a certain pride (some might call it smugness) in being a man of few regrets. It’s not that I’ve never done anything wrong. On the contrary, life has contained plenty of failures, disappointments and embarrassments … [To read more, click on title]
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