Monthly Archives: December 2006

Dec
26
2006

Christmas take 2

Another Christmas lunch with more family. BBQed lamb and the most delicious turkey I’ve ever eaten.
Now I’m sitting down to dinner of trifle, pudding, strawberries, cream, cherries and mango. And chocolates…yum.
In the absence of a Love Actually DVD, I’m watching The Full Monty.

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Dec
24
2006

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas everyone!
Woke to pouring rain and rolling thunder. Rain for the second day in a row. It’s a Christmas present from God. We went and played in the rain. It’s so amazing to be wet, and to smell all the dust being washed away. And the grass turns green [...]

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Dec
22
2006

Advent fast

The good thing about fasting from meat, dairy and eggs for advent is that everytime I go to eat, I am reminded that advent is near. It takes very little effort from me to eat. It’s something I do several times a day.
I should really call it my experiment in fasting. [...]

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Dec
14
2006

The internet doesn’t believe I’m Orthodox

Evangelical Holiness/Wesleyan

71%

Neo orthodox

68%

Roman Catholic

68%

Emergent/Postmodern

50%

Fundamentalist

46%

Charismatic/Pentecostal

43%

Classical Liberal

25%

Reformed Evangelical

21%

Modern Liberal

21%

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Dec
10
2006

Leek update/communion tales

Down to 26 leeks. I’m glad I shoved all those left over leeks in one hole in the ground. It seems there is strength in numbers even for plants. Those planted in one hole have all survived.
In the Orthodox church as we line up to take communion from the priest (who represents [...]

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