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Literature

Asim Butt

Today was an interesting day, the meeting we were supposed to have with the Bishop had been postponed until Friday, so we unexpectedly ended up with a free day. We thought it would be a good idea to take some time to go round Karachi and get a sense of the city, and as such, … Continue reading »

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A Red Day

Disclaimer: This writing is not my own work, it has been sent to me from a contact in Mzuzu.   The pools of blood just a couple of hundred yards from my front door have dried to a near black colour and will soon be indistinguishable from the tarmac road leading to my office. Just … Continue reading »

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The Road Not Taken (The Road Less Travelled)

The Road Not Taken Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both And be one traveler, long I stood And looked down one as far as I could To where it bent in the undergrowth; Then took the other, as just as fair, And having perhaps the better claim, … Continue reading »

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One Solitary Life

One Solitary Life He was born in an obscure village. He worked in a carpenter shop until he was about thirty. He then became an itinerant preacher. He never held an office. He never had a family or owned a house. He didn’t go to college. He had no credentials but Himself.   After preaching … Continue reading »

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People in Churches….

“Why do we people in churches seem like cheerful brainless tourists on a package tour of the Absolute?…. On the whole I don’t find Christians, outside of the catacombs, sufficiently sensible of conditions. Does anyone have the foggiest idea what sort of power we so blithely invoke? Or, as I suspect, does no one believe … Continue reading »

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The Blind Side – Review

As I said in my previous post, Linda and I went to see ‘The Blind Side‘ last night at the cinema. It was a really good film, obviously they couldn’t fit all the detail the book contains into a 2 hour film, bu they managed to stay fairly faithful to the real events, and the … Continue reading »

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The Blind Side

Tonight Linda and I are going to see a new movie thats just come out called ‘The Blind Side‘. I’m quite excited about it. I first read the bookof the same name about 18 months ago. The book is fantastic. It covers more than the film does. the film focuses only on Michael Oher whereas … Continue reading »

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It must be borne in mind

Another piece of literature I’d like to share with you. This time a poem by Benjamin. E. Mays about dreams and ambition. it speaks to me because I’m a dreamer, a very sentimental person. It must be borne in mind that the tragedy of life doesn’t lie in not reaching your goal. The tragedy lies … Continue reading »

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He was there

I cam across this piece when I was clearing out my office, not sure if its a prayer/poem or song, could be any of them. I can’t remember where I first heard/ read it, or why I was given a copy. All I know is that it is originally by a guy called Neil Hawkins … Continue reading »

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