Author: Ruth Clemence
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Real Love in the face of hate.
It’s a mad world. The digital age has made it possible to access news like never before. Sadly, a lot of the news that I digest digitally is bleak. Football hooliganism, the death of YouTube sensation Christina Grimmie, the Orlando shooting at the LGBT nightclub, Westboro Baptist Church spilling out…
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Writing When It Hurts
Sat at the keyboard, all I want to do is curl up in bed, pull the duvet up over my head and sleep. Before I fall asleep I would probably shed some tears. I cry – a lot. It’s part of me expressing that inward ache of deep sadness. Rather…
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Rend To Revival
I woke up to this headline (click to read it): People of no religion outnumber Christians in England and Wales The Church of England are thinking about this: Today we remember brothers John and Charles Wesley, Evangelists and Hymn Writers who are known for leading the Methodist revival (1/3) —…
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Five Years of Blogging
Today marks my 5th anniversary of blogging. I have written about all sorts of topics including: Bruce Almighty, becoming a wife, Auschwitz, the homeless, the Highway Code (or my version of it at least) and so much more – check out the archives on my the right hand side of my home…
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A Rubbish Story
On the desk where I do most of my writing, there is a pink table-top waste bin. It was a gift. Who else has been given a bin as a gift? At face value (and yes, it does have a face) it didn’t look like much. However, this bin is…
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The Higher Way Code – One Way
Don’t all roads lead to God? Many people spend their life on the road in search of something. There are many different roads to choose. Each road offers something different – a different way to live, a different destination, different sights along the way. We all get the choice to…
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The Higher Way Code – A Narrow Road
“I didn’t go to religion to make me happy. I always knew a bottle of Port would do that. If you want a religion to make you feel really comfortable, I certainly don’t recommend Christianity.” C.S.Lewis Some people view Christianity as restrictive. Nobody likes to be told how to live…
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Brussels: Hope This Easter
Like many, I woke up to the news that there had been deadly explosions in Brussels. Two at the airport. One at the metro station near the heart of the European Union. Isis have claimed responsibility. Another coordinated attack. Paris attacks come swiftly back to mind. Fear is trying to…
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The Higher Way Code – No Overtaking
Have you seen comedian Michael McIntyre talk about overtaking farm traffic? He describes the experience of wanting to overtake a tractor and and entering the ‘death lane’ by driving into oncoming traffic. Nobody wants to drive into oncoming traffic. You wait for the straight bit of road and edge out…
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