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Times and Seasons - Foreign Fields
Times and Seasons - Foreign Fields
by Marjorie Dobson
Foreign Fields In mud-bespattered ranks men marched through foreign fields, once fertile as the farms at home: their hopes, once high, soon shattered by mud, gas, guns, barbed-wire and no-man’s land. The fields were wet with rain and scarlet blood and vomit; peppered with shells,…
Times and Seasons - By a monument of marble
Times and Seasons - By a monument of marble
by Marjorie Dobson
By a monument of marble, or a simple wooden cross, here we gather to remember sacrifice and tragic loss. Blood-red poppy petals flutter, each a symbol for a life, drifting in a crimson curtain, shadow of our constant strife. Verses 2-3 follow ©Marjorie Dobson Metre: 8 7 8 7 D Tun…
Times and Seasons - Agony
Times and Seasons - Agony
by Marjorie Dobson
Agony Agony etched on faces. Pain screaming from tortured limbs. Blood running from open wounds, mingling with sweat, diluted by tears. Victims dying. Soldiers doing their duty. Enemies looking on with hatred blazing. Mothers weeping inconsolably. Friends standing, lost and helpl…
Times and Seasons - Confusion
Times and Seasons - Confusion
by Marjorie Dobson
Confusion Overwhelmed by things we cannot explain and questions for which we have no answers, we struggle to make sense of anything we thought we understood. Along the way, we lose sight of truths that once formed the bedrock of our faith. Continues... ©Marjorie Dobson
Recovering from Depression - What are we recovering from?
Recovering from Depression - What are we recovering from?
by SPCK - Katharine Smith
What are we recovering from? One of the most surprising things for me about recovering from depression is that for a lot of the time I can’t actually remember just how dreadful it was to be under such a dark and heavy cloud. It is, of course, wonderful and hugely encouraging to h…
Recovering from Depression - Days of resurrection
Recovering from Depression - Days of resurrection
by SPCK - Katharine Smith
Days of resurrection - Part 1 Introduction Easter Day begins in darkness. It begins with the grief and fear, loneliness and despair of two women, Mary Magdalene and Mary, the mother of James. They think they have lost everything that gave their lives meaning and direction. They f…
Recovering from Depression - Foreword
Recovering from Depression - Foreword
by SPCK - Katharine Smith
Foreword This is a resurrection book. As Christians, we know that, through his death and resurrection, God in Christ has achieved everything necessary for our salvation. The New Testament piles up image after image to help us understand what has been done for us, but at the heart…
Recovering from Depression - Prologue: A meditation on approaching Easter
Recovering from Depression - Prologue: A meditation on approaching Easter
by SPCK - Katharine Smith
Prologue: A meditation on approaching Easter Morning has broken like the first morning. And as on that first morning, light blazes out into a new world, driving back the darkness and chaos, rolling away the stone of death...
Recovering from Depression - Acknowledgements
Recovering from Depression - Acknowledgements
by SPCK - Katharine Smith
Acknowledgements I’m very grateful to all the people who have supported me with love and prayer while I’ve been writing this book, and I’d also like to thank those who have shared with me some of their experiences of suffering from depression and recovering from that illness. Nam…
Line of trees
Line of trees
by Rev David East
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The Gate
The Gate
by Paul Glass
A meditation on John 10:1-10 Fourth Sunday of Easter The Gate Gates are important aren’t they? The slats of wood, the moss, their very existence points to mystery. Because in fact it’s not so much the gate as what it leads to. The new places. The possibilities. The change in life…
Still waters
Still waters
by Rose humphrey
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Walk by Still Water
Walk by Still Water
by Rose humphrey
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Gateway
Gateway
by Rose humphrey
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Refresh
Refresh
by Rose humphrey
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Pathway
Pathway
by Rose humphrey
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