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Thought for the Week

Clifton College's Chaplain, Kim Taplin , brings us his 'Thought for the Week'

Divine Fire
12 May 2008
There is something enthralling about candles burning in a dark or penumbral setting. (More...)

Childlike Maturity
5 May 2008
In C.S. Lewis' dedication to his goddaughter, Lucy Barfield, at the front of his classic fairy story-cum-allegory The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, he recognised that she would not be a little girl by the time that she had the opportunity to read the (More...)

Changes
28 Apr 2008
As we grow older we inevitably think about change. Change in our bodies, in our minds, in our expectations of ourselves and in other people's perceptions of us. (More...)

A Sporting Prayer
21 Apr 2008
Grant us determination as we ruck and maul our way through life, and teach us the value of good support. (More...)

Living with Paradox
15 Apr 2008
Sometimes God seems so distant and his silence can be deafening. However, there are also moments when the Divine seems closer than our own heartbeats. (More...)
 
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