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Christology at Chads
First day at “Taking the Next Step”, a vocations conference in St Chad’s College Durham. 21 of us (all different ages and from different places) plus 3 priests staying throughout, and 3 more coming and going, with the Bishop of … Continue reading
An Afternoon with the Dalai Lama
Today I and three friends journeyed to Manchester to, in company with an arena full of 16-25 year olds, hear the Dalai Lama on being the change we want to see in the world. (I took some notes so I … Continue reading
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Tagged compassion, Dalai Lama, Desmond Tutu, determination, fear, future, humanity, motivation, patience, peace, positivity, Russell Brand, society, vision, world, youth
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Lent 2012: Day Thirty-Three
Hebrews 5:8 Although he was a Son, he learned obedience through what he suffered. Walked home with a friend after church this morning and he said something that’s stuck in my mind: Jesus died because we needed it, not because the … Continue reading
Posted in *Favourites*, Bible (passages and study), Christianity, Deep Thinking, Love
Tagged beauty, disciples, Fr David Stoter, Gospel of Philip, Hebrews 5, hope, humanity, Jesus Christ, Lent, Lent 2012, Life, lion and lamb, Mary Magdalen, obedience, pain, passion, Passiontide, redemption, sin, suffering, Tracy Ward, truth, wilderness
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Lent 2012: Day Twenty-Five
John 9:17 So they said again to the blind man, ‘What do you say about him? It was your eyes he opened.’ He said, ‘He is a prophet.’ Tonight’s passage is that of Jesus healing the blind man. And of Jesus … Continue reading
Posted in *Favourites*, Bible (passages and study), Christianity, Deep Thinking
Tagged Anglican Communion, Anglican Covenant, beauty, calling, Christians, Church, diversity, failure, God, healing, Henri J M Nouwen, humanity, humility, Jesus Christ, John 9, law, Lent 2012, Life, Love, peace, priesthood, prophet, respect, Rowan Williams, Sabbath, self, sin, skin, success, The Wounded Healer, vocation, world
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Lent 2012: Day Ten
Galatians 5:18 But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not subject to the law. We’ve had a lot of trouble as the human race haven’t we? We really do struggle to find a harmonious way to live. Well … Continue reading
Posted in *Favourites*, Bible (passages and study), Christianity, Deep Thinking, Love, Music, Poetry, Television
Tagged A Margin of Silence, college, community, Galatians 5, God, harmony, he who would valiant be, Holy Spirit, humanity, hymn, law, Lent 2012, Light, mystery, natural, oh happy day, peace, pilgrim, Rowan Williams, shine, strength, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, unity, William Blake, world
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Revenge
The 11th episode of the 18th season of The Simpsons played tonight on Channel 4. Watching The Simpsons on a weekday evening has been a tradition in my personal life, and there isn’t often an episode that comes on that … Continue reading
Posted in *Favourites*, Book Quotes, Christianity, Deep Thinking, Love, Television
Tagged bully, college, English Literature, God, humanity, peace, postaday2011, revenge, The Simpsons, world
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Salvation
I’m now about a third of the way through Keith Ward’s book, and I’ve got to say, I am getting into it. I don’t agree with everything in the book, but it certainly is a good read, with some really … Continue reading
Posted in *Favourites*, Bible (passages and study), Book Quotes, Christianity, Deep Thinking, Love
Tagged 2 Corinthians 13, Bible, choices, communion, community, fundamentalists, God, Grace, harmony, humanity, Jesus Christ, Keith Ward, liberalism, Life, Love, postaday2011, Religion, salvation, sin, Trinity, vision, What the Bible Really Teaches
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Say Something Nice
Sent a link to this, and delighted! Originally posted at the site of Improv Everywhere: a New York city based prank collective that cause scenes of chaos and joy in public places… … dear those near me in England, want … Continue reading
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Tagged community, connections, happy, harmony, humanity, Improv Everywhere, Love, peace, postaday2011, Say Something Nice, world
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Scratching His Head
This morning, after a lovely service in my Parish Home led by a friend and ordinand Paul Deakin, I took a trip down to a service of Reflective Worship in the United Reformed Church (URC). After recently deciding I wanted … Continue reading
Inconvenience?
After lectures and presentations in Durham University’s Open Day today (and I love it there), I arrived at the train station to be presented with some rather unfortunate news. Someone had jumped in front of the path of a train … Continue reading
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Tagged A Touching Place, Christ, death, delays, Durham, humanity, hymn, inconvenience, peace, postaday2011, suicide, tragedy, trains, world
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