My Little Notepad

My Little Notepad was my corner of the internet while I learned to blog, from around 2010 to 2019.

I have posts on all aspects of my life, writing, reading, and the early years of being a mother.

Tag: God

  • God is…

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    God is… what? God is personal to me. He is not the same for me as he is for you, or my husband, or my parents, or my children, or my neighbours. God is a teacher. Not in the whole “this stuff is really painful so it must be teaching me something” way. But like… Read more

  • Peace & Action

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    The search for God and meaning in the world is probably one of the most commonly shared experiences we have as humans. There is often an emptiness and a hunger to find out about the possibility of something bigger than us. And for many, it can consume a great deal of our lives both in… Read more

  • The Straw and the Camel

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    I have been quietly simmering for the last few days, and other than a few comments on Twitter I have kept silent. But Polly Toynbee’s article in the Guardian here today has finally broken this camel’s back. There are many, many attacks on various churches and faiths at the moment, and it seems that Christians among… Read more

  • To err is human…

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    …to forgive divine. Alexander Pope I’ve been thinking a bit about this quote lately. Taking it literally, it works out well for me. Especially since most people focus on the first part and use it as justification for something they’ve done. Or not done. Or said, or not said. You get the message. “Well, I know… Read more

  • On God, #1

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    This post is a bit of a new direction for me, but I felt it was something I should write. At the risk of putting off some readers, I have to say I am a practising Christian. Wow, writing that felt like I was confessing to some heinous crime. When I say I am a… Read more