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Grace Above Law / Lumos and Nox
Galatians 2:21 I do not nullify the grace of God; for if justification comes through the law, then Christ died for nothing. Day two of Lent, and I found this amazing light-switch in the Old Hall campus… If you don’t … Continue reading
Posted in Bible (passages and study), Christianity, Deep Thinking, Harry Potter, Love, Photos
Tagged Church, Galatians 2, Jesus Christ, Lent 2013, Light, lumos, nox, peace, photoaday2013, postaday2013, Religion, salvation, secularisation, spiritual, The Fall, unity, university, world
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Epiphany Moments
Order of service with hymns and Bible readings here Link to the audio of my sermon (with a prayer and reading before from Fr Simon) here Transcript: I wonder if it actually happened like we’ve just heard in our Gospel reading, if there … Continue reading
Posted in Bible (passages and study), Christianity, Deep Thinking, Photos, Sermons (My Own)
Tagged Blessed Virgin Mary, Christmas, community, crucifixion, difference, Epiphany, homeless, Isaiah 60, Jesus Christ, Joseph, maggi dawn, Maggi Dawn - Beginnings and Endings, Matthew 2, Mumford and Sons, Mumford and Sons - Awake My Soul, openness, passion, peace, photoaday2013, postaday2013, resolution, respect, revelation, Salisbury, self worth, shine, St Michaels, stars, sunrise, truth, unity, vulnerability, world
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Love Creates, Love Heals, Love Saves
Preaching again this morning… First Reading: 2 Corinthians 8.7-9, 13-15, 24 Now as you excel in everything—in faith, in speech, in knowledge, in utmost eagerness, and in our love for you—so we want you to excel also in this generous undertaking. … Continue reading
Posted in *Favourites*, Christianity, Love, Sermons (My Own)
Tagged 2 Corinthians 8, Anglicanism, authority, communion, compassion, Dalai Lama, Greek, healing, heaven, Homosexuality, Jesus Christ, Kingdom of God, law, liberalism, Mark 5, marriage, peace, Religion, respect, salvation, sothesomai, women, world
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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
Posted in Deep Thinking, Love
Tagged compassion, Dalai Lama, Desmond Tutu, determination, fear, future, humanity, motivation, patience, peace, positivity, Russell Brand, society, vision, world, youth
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Positive Person
Remember when I attempted to make an omelette and even my dog wasn’t interested in it? Remember when I had another go and it seemed rather better? Well I thought, hey, I’ll have another go today. It tasted nice enough … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Cooking, Deep Thinking, Love, Music
Tagged beauty, Church Times, coffee, community, Dalai Lama, Life, media, news, omelette, positivity, stereotypes, sunshine lollipops and rainbows, The Art of Happiness, world, youth
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Destiny
A wonderful evening last night after a busy week of college, work, PCC meetings and all sorts. Out with my mum to see a film I was desperate to see and am very glad to have caught. The Lucky One is … Continue reading
Posted in *Favourites*, Bible (passages and study), Christianity, Deep Thinking, Love, Television
Tagged Aquinas, beauty, Breath, calling, college, conscience, creation, dance, destiny, faith, fate, free, freedom, God, happiness, heart, Holy Spirit, Jesus Christ, Kierkegaard, Life, Light, marriage, Matthew 16, nature, peace, power, reality, Religious Studies, shine, sin, soul, tabula rasa, The Lucky One, trust, water, world
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Measurements
Thankyou to David Herbert who blogged earlier today on results, relegation and relationships… Are “results” an obsession of our age? Is the fascination for measurement and standardisation something that has grown through the industrial revolution and our increasing capacity for … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Poetry
Tagged Benjamin Zander, community, creativity, David Herbert, exam results, food, industry, measurements, possibility, relationship, The Art of Possibility, world
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Food For Thought: Gaia
The perception of existence as a gift given moment by moment by an unseen power generates in us a sense of awe and wonder, of receptivity and thanksgiving. – Luke Timothy Johnson, The Creed First ‘Food For Thought’ post won’t … Continue reading
Posted in Bible (passages and study), Christianity
Tagged Archibald MacLeish, beauty, blessings, change, community, earth, Eden, energy, environment, evolutionary theory, fear, Food For Thought, Gaia, Genesis, James Lovelock, Life, Luke Timothy Johnson, silence, survival of the fittest, world
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Food For Thought: Introduction
Soon I’ll begin publishing a series of “Food For Thought” posts, posts I hope will challenge you. Some of the topics I have chosen will be what some people have come to call “controversial”. But I think the topics I … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Deep Thinking
Tagged controversy, faith, Food For Thought, Latin, Niebuhr, openness, Paul Tillich, Putting Away Childish Things, trust, world
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Stop the Traffik
Video certified 15+ Duval Guillaume Modern, a PR agency in Belgium, sent us this clip. They created it to raise awareness about the women who are trafficked into the sex industry every year. Women who are tricked and forced into … Continue reading
Posted in Bible (passages and study), Christianity, Love
Tagged community, Matthew 22, prostitution, STOP THE TRAFFIK, world
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