Monthly Archives: December 2020

We could do with a saint

Posted on 8th December 2020 by Ian

Not only do the young people in the class not go to church, they know little or nothing about Christianity. If I am hoping for an answer to questions to questions on the Christian faith, I frequently have to turn … Continue reading →

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Crossman Family History

Posted on 5th December 2020 by Ian

Sorting through family history today, I found Barbara Tremlett’s history of my mother’s forebears: The name Crossman is Anglo Saxon and toponymic, indicating the place at or near which our ancestors lived, so ours were in England long before the … Continue reading →

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Inspired by the darkness

Posted on 4th December 2020 by Ian

In the darkness of the early winter evening, there was light at a window, a movement of a curtain as a child pulled back one corner. Just tall enough to set its chin on the window sill, the child stared … Continue reading →

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