Rev Phil
The Courage To Move Ahead

The Courage To Move Ahead

And suddenly Christmas was here!  And suddenly Christmas was over! I hope it was a good season for you, and that you enjoyed an abundance of laughter, joy, generosity, and all the things that make it a magical time of year. This Christmas was quieter for me than it...

Have a Green Christmas

Have a Green Christmas

The Grinch is everywhere!!  His unmistakable scowl is hard to miss as we go about our preparations for Christmas.  He is on shirts, and socks, and tea towels, and wrapping paper, and chip bags, and underwear, and chocolate bar wrappers, and pyjamas, and coffee cups,...

A Tale of Two Christmases

A Tale of Two Christmases

If I were to ask you to come up with two people from the 19th century who made a significant contribution to Western culture and literature, you may land on Charles Dickens and George Bernard Shaw. Shaw, the Irish playwright, brought us such epic theatrical...