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The Plumb Line

Having read the passage in Amos 7 where God shows Amos a plumb line alongside a wall, I was interested to find out more about being ‘true to plumb’. First of all, plumb isn’t a misspelling of plum. It’s not a fruit that’s dangling on the end of the line! Apparently, it’s a derivation of…

Saint Alban’s mark

Late last month we visited Saint Alban’s cathedral at Saint Albans. Did you know that the spelling of the name of the place came about because of an error in the application to become a city in 1877 when a Parliamentary Draughtsman accidentally omitted the apostrophe. Whether that error would matter to the saint after…

A quiet life

Today’s thought for the day is brought to us by Rev Claire Jones www.christianaid.org.uk/resources/pray/daily-reading Something to read Now concerning love of the brothers and sisters, you do not need to have anyone write to you, for you yourselves have been taught by God to love one another; and indeed you do love all the brothers…

If only I had known

I read the following extract from an American Facebook post. For those unaware of American driving, a “stick or stick shift” is a manual gearbox instead of an automatic. “As I was pulling into work, I was following this car. The sign in the back window says, “Learning stick sorry for any delay.”  Knowing this…