Awe and wonder 1
We started the Bath and Wells annual Grand Rumpus Meet yesterday with 20 minutes of awe and wonder. Everyone present was invited to share a moment of awe they had experienced recently in connection with pioneering. It was a feast…
Who are we becoming
Discernming the people, the communities and the church we are called to be at this time and place
Who are we becoming
Discernming the people, the communities and the church we are called to be at this time and place
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The Easter message I didn’t hear
Over and over again I heard people writing about this ‘strange’ Easter…and about how we wouldn’t be able to celebrate it in the ‘usual way’. And I wondered – with some frustration – when did Easter become unstrange? and usual?…
What we have to do to save our lives
It happened again. It always happens when I’m on a course. However insightful it is, however much I learn, I always end up feeling on edge and dissatisfied and mildly envious of the contributors. Then my customary self-liking dries up…
Easter in Moscow
I’ve been in Russia at Easter three times, and I’m thankful for the experience of a Russian Orthodox Easter. I’m thankful for the mysterious pageantry of the Easter vigil, the priests in their gold and white robes, engaged in a…
Falling from thankfulness
Re-reading yesterday’s post today I realise how quickly I slipped out of ‘thankful’ mode into ‘appraisal’ mode. Thursday’s post was a ‘thank you’ letter, that came from a place of gratitude and shone a light on the people who had…