Tag: Holidays

Were we just Halloween lite?

With most events and activities, we tend to spend a bit of time planning before hand but also reflecting afterwards.  Christmas tends to see a lot of up front planning and a lot of resources provided from outside, Easter not so much so.  Halloween, reflecting perhaps our uncertainty of where it fits in tends to… Continue reading Were we just Halloween lite?

Summer is still to come

Autumn is nearly upon us and the school holidays are almost over.  Teachers will be returning for training days shortly followed by pupils. Students will be returning or heading off to university for the same time. For some, the sense that the nights are drawing in and the loss of day light will hit particularly… Continue reading Summer is still to come

Church on holiday

Tim Wilson writes here about attending church when away on holiday.  It provoked a few thoughts in my mind which I’m going to share below. So, as always it’s important to emphasise that I’m not disagreeing with Tim.  These were thoughts prompted, not disagreement prompted, although we may not agree on everything.  I would encourage… Continue reading Church on holiday

Did Jesus come to give us a holiday?

I saw this message the other day. It’s typical of the type of witty one liner that we Christians think makes a fantastic point, putting a bullet in licentious secularism and making the case for the Gospel. However, I fear that it has a different affect. A lot of people will see this as an… Continue reading Did Jesus come to give us a holiday?