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Behind the Nativity scenes
May the lord, when he comes, find us watching and waiting From morning prayer in Advent Working in a church as Christmas approaches means doing two jobs at once. One task is to continue our walk through the liturgical year. … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging by Candlelight, Faith
Tagged Bellringing, Christmas, discernment, faith, Jesus, musings on life and death
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Book Review – Lewis Wolpert on aging
I first came across Lewis Wolpert via his textbook Principles of Development which, to my mind, struck the right balance between seriousness and humour. “Principles of Development” captured the sense of wonder Wolpert feels for his research area, developmental biology. … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging the PhD, Fun, Life
Tagged book reviews, Elderly, Lewis Wolpert, musings on life and death
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Octogenarian
People your age, they often find old people…boring My great-aunt made this assertion, when I described the volunteer befriending role mentioned in my previous post. I am not absolutely sure that “boring” is the reason many young people avoid spending … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging the PhD, Life
Tagged Elderly, musings on life and death, Volunteering
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