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Doing God’s work versus being there for family and loved ones
by North East Quine ·induced later that day. David was stillborn full term 12 noon Saturday, husband had to be back at work on Monday. He got Tuesday off so that we could register the stillbirth and see the undertaker. -
Christian Rock/Pop, CCM, etc.
by ChastMastr ·<div class="QuoteText">Some Orthodox troparia and kontakions (kontakia?) are full of dreadful puns</div> -
Between the Equator and the South Pole
by Cheery Gardener ·done and collected Cheery son's girlfriend for a visit. They have just watched a short movie and are enjoying catching up. I must get her home before tiredness strikes and I'm no good to be on the -
Christian Rock/Pop, CCM, etc.
by Gamma Gamaliel ·best I think he conveys theology in song masterfully.<br />I agree on the preachiness of much contemporary 'liberal' Protestant hymnody when it comes to social issues but I'm not against the se -
Ship of Fools: Chelmsford Cathedral, Essex, England
by Bishops Finger ·My (admittedly limited) experience of cathedrals in <i>England</i> certainly chimes in with what <a href="https://forums.shipoffools.com/profile/angloid" rel="nofollow&qu -
Between the Equator and the South Pole
by WormInTheGrass ·/>We have just had a brief trip to Sydney to visit mother-in-law (96). Seems much the same as before we went away. Possibly slightly less steady on her feet. She’s in residential care, so they’re -
Between the Equator and the South Pole
by Cheery Gardener ·some butter and a lettuce. I came back with a full bag of stuff, all needed, but more than I planned to get! I am very jealous of the frequency of your bus service!!<br />I am looking forward -
Between the Equator and the South Pole
by Huia ·I was about to catch 2 buses over the other side of town to visit a helpful tech company when my neighbour visited and she fixed the glitch in a couple of minutes, which was handy.<br />Today's -
We should talk about literature
by Dafyd ·Humanities degrees without troubling about the full picture?<br />It's one thing to have an opinion on a subject; it's another to think that an opinion uninformed by primary experience is more -
The Trivial Round, The Common Task - the British thread 2026
by Sandemaniac ·get the camera back together right (shutter full of carp), and I'm meeting the farm's owner who I've literally known about since I was in short pants - he turns up briefly in the book that sparked my -
Christian Rock/Pop, CCM, etc.
by ChastMastr ·of mixing and matching the 'tones' and content according to a set liturgical calendar.<br />Little room for innovation although there are subtle changes over time.<br />I s'pose one of th -
Doing God’s work versus being there for family and loved ones
by Puzzler ·My husband’s workload as a curate was insane. I remember us completing some sort of questionnaire which asked how many hours worked per week and his answer was around 72. He was running a children’s h -
Christian Rock/Pop, CCM, etc.
by Gamma Gamaliel ·of mixing and matching the 'tones' and content according to a set liturgical calendar.<br />Little room for innovation although there are subtle changes over time.<br />I s'pose one of th -
Doing God’s work versus being there for family and loved ones
by pease ·I've lived with, shared a house with, and worked with a number of people who were “doing God’s work” on a full-time basis, many of whom had young families. Our prevailing theology was much as BroJames -
Doing God’s work versus being there for family and loved ones
by Baptist Trainfan ·<div class="QuoteText">When I had young family and was in full time ministry one thing I always did was prioritize Saturday as my day off. Few of my male colleagues did, but it was th -
Doing God’s work versus being there for family and loved ones
by Cathscats ·When I had young family and was in full time ministry one thing I always did was prioritize Saturday as my day off. Few of my male colleagues did, but it was the one day the children were not in scho -
Doing God’s work versus being there for family and loved ones
by Gwai ·* Consider the above doubly since I'm the parent who works fulltime or rather more than. -
Prayers of the Faithful 2026
by Telepath ·I'd rather end up with a match for my previous full-time take-home pay, especially if I didn't have to haggle for it. But getting the offer at all would be an improvement on my current situation.< -
John Betjeman
by Nick Tamen ·of these two movements you encountered in your “full-on evangelical days,” or whether you encountered something else. Admittedly, discussion in an evangelical context of Wesley not really being Armin -
Ship of Fools: Chelmsford Cathedral, Essex, England