Category: Philosophy/religion

New Year, New Start

Thank you to the REV SHIRLEY MURPHY for these New Year thoughts…   The term “New Year” has something magical about it. On 1 January a brand-new year lies ahead of us and, for...

Is Lying Ever OK?

I have been considering recently how difficult it is to know what is true. We seem to be surrounded by examples of people in authority not always telling the truth and, in some cases,...

A Guide to Making Ends Meet

When the financial crash of 2008 landed like a ton of bricks on struggling writer Lorilee Craker, she wondered why the North American Amish community was still, in her words, at peace, unruffled and...

Grace Notes

FALLING AND RISING. You either have it or, sadly, you will just have to bumble along without it. It is no use, either, thinking that you can squeeze into it, like hauling on a...