Within the Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park in the north of Sydney.
Perhaps the wrong place to go today: it was a very slow drive from my place out in the south-west to the north of Sydney as hundreds, thousands even, of people made their way north for the Labour Day long weekend. We had planned [...]
The Horn of Africa is home to one of the oldest Christian churches in the world – Christianity there dates back 16-hundred years. But Christians in Eritrea are under attack from the government. The persecution of evangelical groups has now spread to members of the Orthodox Church.
listen here
[just a note, the Eritrean Orthodox Church is [...]
Gran is getting stronger: the lung infection seems to be going down. And she loves the hospital, the staff in particular. I still tend to think it’s the ‘beginning of the end’ [though we've been saying that for two years]. Not that I’m trying to be morbid in any way: perhaps it [...]
A prayer of St Ephraim (Ephrem) the Syrian.
Glory to Thee, Lord.
What shall I give Thee, Lord, in return for all Thy kindness?
Glory to Thee for Thy love.
Glory to Thee for Thy mercy.
Glory to Thee for Thy patience.
Glory to Thee for forgiving us all our sins.
Glory to Thee for coming to save our souls.
Glory to Thee [...]
My new word for the day. Also known as Soursop apparently.
I came across it, not in its fruit form, but in the new Schweppes Grenada drink which is described as “A delicate tonic with grapefruit and graviola flavours and a splash of aromatic bitters.”
Yes, I know soft-drinks aren’t the best for you, but [...]
Troparion – Tone 4:
Rejoice, O barren one, who formerly did not bear a child,
for you have conceived the Lamp of the Sun, who is to illumine the whole universe darkened by blindness.
Rejoice, O Zachariah and cry out with boldness:
“The prophet of the Most High desires to be born!”
Kontakion – Tone 1:
Great Zachariah rejoices with his [...]
Ferijen was correct: a roller-coaster of a ride indeed. And I loved it. Every minute. Particularly enjoyed the Capt Jack / Face of Bo reference towards the end. As I’ve written previously, I was sorry to see Freema Agyeman leave her role as Martha Jones: though I heard she may come [...]
Maltesers…check.
Milk, vanilla essence, ice-cream…milkshake ingredients…check.
Mobile phone on bedside drawer, ready to be switched off…check.
Freshly washed sheets, for comfort, and pyjamas…check.
Two hours until the final, in series three, of Doctor Who.
I suppose I’ll have to find a life Saturday nights from next week.
Thank you for the prayers for gran; her infection on one of her lungs is still there and a cause for concern, but her time in hospital appears to be helping.
Thank you also for the suggestions on North Wales. Debd’s suggestion of Hay-on-Wye was interesting, particularly as I’d read about it only last week [...]
I’ve just finished reading the “Life” section of Wounded by Love – The Life and the Wisdom of Elder Porphyrios: and can heartily recommend it; I am greatly looking forward to reading the “Wisdom” section, though I’d say much wisdom is also to be found within the story of his life — a life in [...]