The conference continues with the most breathtaking array of material and an ethusiasm about older people and their care which is very powerful. I won
A Tender Heart
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Picture the scene. 3,600 delegates crammed into the Ball Room of a Washington Hotel listening to a choir of 'seniors' as they call them over here. I
Please pray for me
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As a priest, I should not be surprised at how often sometimes perfect strangers ask me to pray for them. Sometimes it is related to a specific diffi
Do we know our bodies?
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The rib gage from a useful anatonomy text book. My interest? Last thursday I slipped on a step and fell only to discover 36 hours later that I had
Dying for Care?
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Contrast two scenes. The first is a restaurant - where the food is carefully prepared and warmly served in an atmosphere which seeks to delight its cu
Waiting and Wondering
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I find myself along with others caught up in quite absurd activity as ' the Christmas rush' bears down. I discover that in this maddness I have no e
Suicide of the West
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Do any of us know what we believe in?
Perhaps all writers ought to be encouraged to be able to express their ideas in smaller and shorter books. Rich
What shapes us for happiness?
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These bricks form part of the place where I live - well over 300 years old - and in need of some repair - history is fascinating. Imagine what life
What shapes us for happiness?
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These bricks form part of the place where I live – well over 300 years old – and in need of some repair – history is fascinating. Imagine what
Autumn Colour
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The last two days have been glorious - sharp, blue, fine days that lift the spirits. The leaves are falling and there is a real sense of the Autumn se
Too Old?
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And I thought that the Lib Dems were the nice lot in politics? All of us should take an interest in what has happened to Sir Menzies Campbell beca
Too Old?
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And I thought that the Lib Dems were the nice lot in politics? All of us should take an interest in what has happened to Sir Menzies Campbell because
Wise Politicians?
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Most biography falls into the danger of self justification as we attempt to explain, defend or excuse ourselves. Only the very honest or delude
Wise Politicians?
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Most biography falls into the danger of self justification as we attempt to explain, defend or excuse ourselves. Only the very honest or deluded dare
Atonement
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At a birthday lunch today I announced to a nieghbour my excitement at my Weblogging adventure. ‘ What is the point ‘ she asked – a fair challeng
Dealing with the loose ends of life
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Grain in Winter: by Donald EadieEpworth Press 1999 (ISBN 0-7162-0524-6) xv1+171pp, £7.95 pbk
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