Category Archives: Songs along the way

We’ve been given a song book to sing from. The Psalms have it all, joy, frustration, despair, longing, crying, laughing, celebration, awe, wonder and more. Each week we’ll be exploring a song from the hymnal together.

The One Church Brighton Psalm

Yesterday I talked on Psalm 146 and the idea of praise, the season of summer and how we can count leaves to bring us into places of praise and delicious wonder. (I borrowed a lot from the work of Mary … Continue reading

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Advent 8

Somewhere in my memory I remember that in previous years I’d just post a song on Sunday’s. On a tired Sunday deep in December with 2 more weeks to go until Christmas holidays it seems like a good plan. So … Continue reading

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Finding God in ‘Come From Away’

Life is hard. For many of us. Life is a long hard slog. Recently I’ve felt like I’ve been drowning in the dark, just surviving until the end of each day. There has, however, been a thread of light which … Continue reading

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Advent 9

It’s Sunday. It’s a day for a song. This minor key rendition of O Little Town of Bethlehem is good for soothing the soul, whether we are feeling the joys and wonder of Advent today or not. The hopes and … Continue reading

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Attempting to process 2017: The one with the songs.

Every year I compile a CD of songs that have got me through the previous 12 months. I then send it to my lovelies, Anna and Sarah and occasionally a few others if I think they might be interested. This … Continue reading

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