David Ervine
In the last six months loyalism in Northern Ireland has lost two prominent leaders, both of whom were, in peace…
Author: crookedshore (page 58)
WorldMapper – check it out
This is a screenshot taken from the worldmapper website. It’s genius is to resize the land masses of the globe…
Christmas Poem
Her Amazement at her Only Child Light piercing, gradually, everyday events;a woman’s eyes, handsused to them since childhood.Then brightness flared,…
Christmas Day
There is a daywhen the road neithercomes nor goes, and the wayis not a way but a place.Wendell Berry For…
A Christmas Eve Poem from Thomas Hardy
Thomas Hardy was troubled by the fact that he didn’t, or couldn’t, believe in Jesus. This beautiful Christmas Eve poem…
Christmas Eve
Housewarming In my dream I was the first to arriveat the old home from the church. Wind and night had…
jordan christmas tree
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Advent: I'dve done it another way
You wanted to bring freedom? Release the captives? Well I’d have done it another way. Overwhelming numbers in a sea…
Advent Reflection: the light has come
One of the most meaningful traditions of Christmas is the lighting of the Advent candle. I well remember Christmas Eves…
Advent and Architects
Finally we are underway, after more than six years of work we are talking with the architects for our new…