When I originally started writing this post I was pretty sure it would just be a one-off. Maybe a few more words than usual, but a one post should do…
I have been left alone. In our wonderful region of UCCF staff we have a shortage of one important commodity: women. We are blessed with plenty of slugs, and snails,…
I mentioned a few days ago that this week saw the launch of a new knitting group. Although Bella and I were the only ones who were partaking in the…
Today I have been wondering about gender stereotypes, and the truth behind them. Specifically: is it true that women talk more than men? The stereotypes suggest that that’s the case.…
I think that in the future, when I look back on this academic year of 2011/12, I will remember it as a year of reading, and talking, and writing, and…
This week my beloved alma mater, Scotland’s first (and prettiest) university, the illustrious University of St Andrews, made the following announcement: “Students at the University of St Andrews have voted…
I’ve been reading the book of Ruth a lot this year, combined with studying it with Durham small group leaders last term, and hearing it taught at two conferences (staff…
Today is my birthday. Happy Birthday to me, happy birthday to me, happy birthday dear… etc. I’m 28 today, which feels quite old, although I’ve been thinking that I was…
This week I have been reading lots of charity annual reports, specifically the ‘Because I am a Girl’ reports from Plan. I didn’t know very much about the charity, but I…
Today’s post is about one of my favourite evangelists, who happens (rather conveniently since it’s Feminine Friday today) to be a women. Becky Manley Pippert, author of ‘Out of the…
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