Tina

Tina

I’m 47, unmarried, with lots of beautiful loyal friends and supportive family. I’m known for my outrageous laughter and unrestrained tears, and love to play, walk, sing, cook and eat in communion with others. Main obsessions: The West Wing and anything written by Aaron Sorkin; sugar in all its forms.
  • Joined: October 25, 2011
  • Articles: 58
  • Comments: 17

Fresher Blessing

My godson has recently negotiated the maelstrom that is the first few days at university.  I wish I had written this earlier, but I’m grateful to him that he’s inspired me to write something that I (and if you want,…

To be a pilgrim

Want an updated version of ‘To be a pilgrim’? This was sung at my installation service in June 2011.  Feel free to use and improve if you wish – no copyright! To be a pilgrim Sent by the Father above…

George

So George Osborne proved me wrong:  hallelujah! Truthful with the economics, and forecasting lean times beyond the end of this parliament.  Although the news isn’t good, I feel strangely lightened by the freshness of his candour, and a sober prediction…

Keeping tempo

When I was teaching I was struck by a claim that schools are always teaching young people about the world the teachers inhabited, preparing them for a world that won’t exist when the young people enter it as adults.  Unless…

Shuffle

We don’t often think about the future of the church.  We talk about children in church as ‘the next generation’ when they’re a vital, hopefully integral part of today’s church, and we don’t seem able to think much further.  Why…

First post

Obviously I can’t really sneak a peak over God’s shoulder – it’s an audacious thought and quite impossible given the immense scope and scale of the work.  But when Sainsburys sponsored a ‘Take your Daughter to Work’ day in the…