David Chambers on May 8th, 2009

Today ( 8th May) the Church of England remembers Julian of Norwich
In 1373, when she was 30 years old, Julian had a visionary experience during a serious illness.
After she had thought about it — perhaps soon after the experience, perhaps as much as fifteen years later — she wrote a relatively brief account of [...]

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David Chambers on May 2nd, 2009

After my last post I received some nice comments, so I thought it good to share another of Brian’s poems with you. Like the last, this has its roots in our old school. I too remember the teacher who is the subject of these lines.
I just goes to show that we never know how the [...]

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David Chambers on May 1st, 2009

 
On Sunday just past I returned to my old childhood stomping ground. I am Chaplain to the Picton Scout Association and it was the annual parade for St. George. Inevitably, I met up with some people from my past and we spent a little time reminiscing about our time both in the Scouts and our [...]

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