by Wade | Mar 30, 2014 | Feelings
My sister got married recently. Two weeks ago, actually. Yesterday I and my parents largely watched as the new couple unwrapped and sorted out all the wedding presents, including several amusing conversations about mislaid cards. They have a rapport I am envious of. I...
by Wade | Jan 20, 2014 | Ideas
(I’m never sure how to cross-post from my blog to here. Bear with me as I try something a bit different.) I’ve been reading a Brian McLaren book, Church On The Other Side. McLaren is a fairly progressive Christian, keen to help church-goers and churches to stop...
by Wade | Jan 4, 2014 | Feelings
My progressive-leaning friend from church reminded me a few weeks ago that I should not be afraid to drop him a line at any time to organise a catchup. So I did. And he jumped at it. It was really good to chat about whatever random things we did. We have a couple of...
by Wade | Dec 17, 2013 | Feelings
Sometimes changes in the life around you can pile up. Christmas is definitely not the same this year, since my religious and spiritual feelings have changed. This makes it much harder to go through the motions of gift buying and so on. I’ve never been much for...
by Wade | Dec 8, 2013 | Spirituality
Unlike a lot of people here on TLS, I wandered away from my church unhappy with the theology and teachings, not because the people there made me leave. This meant that most of them don’t know why I stopped going (and most haven’t tried to reach out,...
