Advent is a time for self-examination, protest and mourning; whilst we wait for the warm and abundant hope of Christmas.
I hope you enjoy this unorthodox choice of advent music:
Curtis Mayfield’s People Get Ready.
A few months ago I saw the Australian western Sweet Country, and it's been echoing around my mind since. In the outback, a preacher is pressed upon by an embittered and racist neighbour to lend his aboriginal labourer for a few days. His initial reluctance is overcome by an appeal…
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