We’ve arrived at the final door of the Meery Christmas Advent Calendar! Day 25 is opened, to reveal the sparkling joy of Christmas Day! Christmas Day is the date that Christians celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ. It is heralded as an extremely holy occasion, and today, many Churches around the world will be packed […]
The 24th door of the Meery Christmas Advent Calendar is larger than the previous doors, because the 24th of December is Christmas Eve! We have arrived at the penultimate moment, the last chance to get ready, and the calm before the storm. Come Christmas Eve, all the key elements are hopefully in place. Presents are […]
The 23rd day of the Meery Christmas Advent Calendar treats us to the dubious realm of the Christmas Special! So, we’re settled on the sofa, ready to enjoy the classic Christmas Special of our favourite TV show, but will it be any good?! The mileage of the Christmas Special can vary. Sometimes they extend the […]
Back on a cold February day in Manchester, a young woman lost her life. Brianna Ghey, who was only 16 years of age, was stabbed to death by a teenage boy and girl, in a frenzied attack. It seems the children who carried out the attack were convinced they could conceal their crime, but they […]
A pleasant aroma drifts from the Meery Christmas Calendar. You open door number 22, and behind it, is a scented candle. Today is all about how Christmas smells. There is a certain wonderful scent in the air with Christmas. I cannot put my finger on it. There’s a… warmth to it. Think of the mulled […]
On the 21st day of December, our Meery Christmas Advent Calendar speaks to us of the beautiful Christmas Tree! The Christmas Tree is arguably the centrepiece of the decorations. It takes pride of place within the living room, and gets adorned with some amazing baubles and other festive trinkets. In my home, we have a […]
Legislation in Iowa permits different organisations to put up displays at the Capitol, and Evangelical Christians are among the groups to have erected displays. The 1st Amendment renders this perfectly normal, and anyone of any faith can provide displays… or can they? It seems that some Evangelicals think differently. One of them, one Michael Cassidy, […]
I peel back the door of the 20th day, and the Meery Christmas Advent Calendar reveals to me… Christmas clothing! It is virtually a tradition of many a UK workplace to have a ‘Christmas Jumper Day’, irrespective of the line of work. Be it office work, be it retail, virtually everywhere has such a thing. […]
The 19th door of the Meery Christmas Advent Calendar gives us a fun little element of a Christmas celebration: the humble Christmas cracker! Christmas crackers provide a little theatre to proceedings. They are interactive, because they require two people to pull on either end, and they grant the victor little prizes, which are admittedly pretty […]
Behind the 18th door of the Meery Christmas Advent Calendar is something that can chill me to the bone, even more than 20 years after the fact: school memories! To be fair, these are not actually that bad, and to be equally fair, my memory of Christmas at school is quite hazy. Much of what […]
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This is just sheer absolute, exquisite beauty.
I have eaten too much pizza.
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You may be wondering where this post will go. Well, let’s place the scene in the restaurant above. What might I deem inappropriate behaviour in this setting? A restaurant has waiting staff, who (depending on the quality of the establishment) may or may not be paid a particularly decent wage, yet will work very hard. […]
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