spiritedcrone.com is writing which tries to explore the angst of our human existence as we all search for meaning in a complex world, struggling with what we mean by God and spirituality in the 21st century.    There are no five point plans for salvation on spiritedcrone, no threat of more»

I'm Sande Ramage, a traveller like you on the tumultuous and enchanting, but often distressing journey we call life.  My life journey has been challenging.   In 1954, I was adopted into a strongly evangelical (could be seen as fundamentalist) Baptist family which set me up for life as a more»

 Yes.   Ordained in the Anglican, Christian tradition which means I can offer all the traditional rites and rituals but I am not contained or confined by them, or the institutional church.   You won't find me telling you that you must believe particular things or that you need to more»

Crying into my muesli was familiar territory in the days when hormones were more rampant, usually activated by the loss of some love or a response to the all encompassing despair that used to dog my footsteps.   The loves are gone and the despair moderated so the tears were a surprise.   more»

 Some Kiwis drink a lot of grog.   It kills about 1,000 of us every year.   The proposed reform of the alcohol laws may rein in the merchants who make millions out of this misery but will do little to ease the angst of human existence which lies at the heart of our boozing. As more»