Tag Archives: hope

Good? Friday.

Posted on April 10, 2020 by nickparish

This is a bit of a weird week. Those of you who’ve celebrated birthdays, anniversaries, or other significant events during lockdown will probably well understand the feeling that something isn’t really being properly marked. For all our efforts to make … Continue reading →

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Return to blogging…

Posted on April 4, 2020 by nickparish

Ah, who am I kidding?I haven’t blogged for over a year, apparently. Not really sure why. Somewhere on the spectrum between not sure what to say, and not bothering to say it, in all likelihood.Lots has happened. Maybe I’ll write … Continue reading →

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Finding God in Unexpected Places. Philip Yancey. [book]

Posted on September 18, 2017 by nickparish

Figured I’d ease back into blogging with a book review or two.  My aim this year has been to read 52 books over the course of the year.  I’ve slightly lost track (as with so many resolutions) but I know … Continue reading →

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Holding on.

Posted on February 27, 2017 by nickparish

A little while ago, I wrote about waiting for the letter from the bishop.  The letter that was going to be a ‘yes’ or ‘no’ (or, as it turned out, ‘not yet’!).  And I wrote that I was ‘holding on … Continue reading →

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The Amazing Technicolour Pyjama Therapy. [book]

Posted on January 23, 2017 by nickparish

This is a book about chronic illness.  It’s written by a doctor who has experienced M.E.  This gives it the potential to be good on more than one level, and it is! I should probably point out at the outset … Continue reading →

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Trump Card.

Posted on November 11, 2016 by nickparish

This is just a little follow up to my Tuesday post on the American election. The votes have been counted (well, enough to make the outcome clear, anyway).  And Trump has it.  The Republicans have it. And I concluded that … Continue reading →

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A house divided.

Posted on June 29, 2016 by nickparish

Some of you might recognise reference in that phrase to Abraham Lincoln’s speech, made in the context of slavery.  He argued that the Union could not be both for and against slavery – ‘half slave and half free’ as he … Continue reading →

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All things new.

Posted on May 10, 2016 by nickparish

The BMW used to be cool.  Now it’s just a car. My wonderful nine-year-old comes out with some pretty sharp comments sometimes.  And I told him that this was one I was going to have to blog about.  Because he’s … Continue reading →

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I’m tired.

Posted on May 7, 2016 by nickparish

Yes, really quite weary.  Last night, I felt really quite odd – a bit out of it and with a lovely headache.  I’m attempting to mask the tiredness with liberal quantities of caffeine and sugar.  By way of illustration, I … Continue reading →

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Amputating myself.

Posted on January 13, 2016 by nickparish

It’s fast approaching the point where the pain of writing will be less than the pain of keeping this stuff rattling around my head. #change — Nick Parish (@Longingtobeholy) January 9, 2016 New year, eh?  I wonder if you’ve made … Continue reading →

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