Before You Say It- Look, See, Pray
December 12, 2025
I heard myself say quietly “Come on, you could get a TANK through that gap!” … More Before You Say It- Look, See, Pray
Category: Christmas
Lighten the Load- Look, See, Pray
January 3, 2025
After all the revelries of Christmas and New Year, after the trousers get oddly tighter and the mince pies have vanished- what next? … More Lighten the Load- Look, See, Pray
Christingle Beanie
November 4, 2024
It’s here! Oh, yes, it’s here! The long-awaited, much-vaunted and over-hyped Christingle Beanie! The world’s most stunningly awesome way to tell folks about Jesus, the Light of the World! Yay! (I did warn you it was over-hyped.) Companion to last week’s Christingle Bauble, this is a full-sized, wearable Christingle in two versions. One is a … More Christingle Beanie
Christingle Bauble!
October 28, 2024
Yes, I know, It’s not even Hallowe’en yet, let alone Remembrance Sunday or Advent. But these things have a habit of creeping up on us, don’t they? So this week I bring you an adorably cute mini-Christingle Bauble, and next week it will be the audacious Christingle Beanie (assuming that I’ve finished knitting the prototype … More Christingle Bauble!
After the Party… Look, See, Pray
December 28, 2023
I like people. I like Christmas. But I like being unpressured, too. Three days after Christmas, and I’m peopled out. Enough of the jollity, away with the turkey, and stuff the…….. Eek! I’ve become the Grinch! Not really- but I’ve enjoyed today as a quiet “after the party” day with no-one else making demands. Just us two, home … More After the Party… Look, See, Pray
More Light! Look, See, Pray
December 21, 2023
Tomorrow will have more light than today! Call me an optimist- but it is actually true! It may only be a minute or two, but we’ve passed the changeover point here in the northern hemisphere. Day by day we get through winter, and move towards the Spring. (Also, Christmas is a day closer! Yay!) I’ve never … More More Light! Look, See, Pray
Closer than our Breath
December 19, 2023
OK, OK, I know I said I was taking time off over Christmas, but I just thought I’d slip you this last little nugget. It’s a loose-parts story script (eg Godly Play, Deep Talk, Out of the Box) for Christmas based on John 1 and the ‘God is closer to us than our breath’ quote, … More Closer than our Breath
Golden Thread- Look, See, Pray
December 14, 2023
Strangely mesmerising… the brilliant scarlet is eye-catching, but I keep looking at the golden “thread” round the centre of the flower. I don’t know enough botany to know what those bright yellow strands are for- something to do with pollination, probably- so my eye treats them as a decoration! The picture become a glorious pattern. Spotting “golden … More Golden Thread- Look, See, Pray
Snow… Look, See, Pray
November 30, 2023
Snow is quite unusual here on the South Coast. Today gave us a smattering of the white stuff! Sadly, so little that it didn’t make a decent picture. So I’ve gone back to another snowy surprise- 1988 in the lovely town of Wirksworth in the Peak District. What started as a little scattering grew overnight- … More Snow… Look, See, Pray
Austrian Crib- Look, See, Pray
November 23, 2023
In the village Museum, high in the Austrian Alps, I came across this dramatic crib scene. Beautifully modelled, it catches something of the harsh realities of the life of the artisan people of Israel. Not a palace, not “picture-perfect” but featuring houses with cracked walls and very humble status. When we construct our “model Christmas” … More Austrian Crib- Look, See, Pray
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