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  1. Doing God’s work versus being there for family and loved ones

    North East Quine
    by North East Quine · 10:46AM
    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.
  2. Christian Rock/Pop, CCM, etc.

    ChastMastr
    by ChastMastr · 6:06AM
    <div class="QuoteText">Some Orthodox troparia and kontakions (kontakia?) are full of dreadful puns</div>
  3. Between the Equator and the South Pole

    Cheery Gardener
    by Cheery Gardener · 5:18AM
    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
  4. Christian Rock/Pop, CCM, etc.

    Gamma Gamaliel
    by Gamma Gamaliel · September 17
    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
  5. Ship of Fools: Chelmsford Cathedral, Essex, England

    Bishops Finger
    by Bishops Finger · September 17
    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
  6. Between the Equator and the South Pole

    WormInTheGrass
    by WormInTheGrass · September 17
    />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
  7. Between the Equator and the South Pole

    Cheery Gardener
    by Cheery Gardener · September 17
    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
  8. Between the Equator and the South Pole

    Huia
    by Huia · September 16
    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
  9. We should talk about literature

    Dafyd
    by Dafyd · September 16
    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
  10. The Trivial Round, The Common Task - the British thread 2026

    Sandemaniac
    by Sandemaniac · September 16
    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
  11. Christian Rock/Pop, CCM, etc.

    ChastMastr
    by ChastMastr · September 16
    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
  12. Doing God’s work versus being there for family and loved ones

    Puzzler
    by Puzzler · September 15
    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
  13. Christian Rock/Pop, CCM, etc.

    Gamma Gamaliel
    by Gamma Gamaliel · September 15
    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
  14. Doing God’s work versus being there for family and loved ones

    pease
    by pease · September 15
    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
  15. Doing God’s work versus being there for family and loved ones

    Baptist Trainfan
    by Baptist Trainfan · September 15
    <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
  16. Doing God’s work versus being there for family and loved ones

    Cathscats
    by Cathscats · September 14
    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
  17. Doing God’s work versus being there for family and loved ones

    Gwai
    by Gwai · September 14
    * Consider the above doubly since I'm the parent who works fulltime or rather more than.
  18. Prayers of the Faithful 2026

    Telepath
    by Telepath · September 14
    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.<
  19. John Betjeman

    Nick Tamen
    by Nick Tamen · September 14
    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
  20. Ship of Fools: Chelmsford Cathedral, Essex, England

    The Mystery Worshipper
    by The Mystery Worshipper · September 14
    Read the full Mystery Worshipper report here
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