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(For those interested in Christian perspectives on grief and loss.) I haven’t had many opportunities to update the blog in the past 2 months, as I’ve been teaching English, but now that season is over and I’m getting ready to lead a series of retreats on “Living with Loss.” – Have a look here for more…

Faith, hope and grief (a post for those interested in a Christian outlook) It’s Saturday. Yesterday was Good Friday, the day we commemorate the death of Jesus. Tomorrow is Sunday. The sun will rise and many millions of people around the world will celebrate Christ’s victorious rising from the dead. We will greet each other:…

A more personal blog post will follow, so these links are just for starters. Justin Welby, the Archbishop of Canterbury, lost his oldest daughter 30 years ago, so he knows what he’s talking about concerning untimely bereavements. He makes some good points about “not getting over it” but rebuilding your life, living with that aching gap, the…

(This is a faith – themed post) The day I drove to my daughter’s house, worried because she had not answered her phone, was the worst in my life. Standing in the garden at the side, in the shadow of the house, I was told by the police the most agonising, heartbreaking, painful words I…