I am honoured to host Diana Trautwein. Listen up as she teaches us to listen well! Many years ago, one of my dearest friends pinpointed a particular problem of mine: I wasn’t really listening when she talked to me. Oh, I was physically present, … [Continue reading]
The Meek Shall Inherit the Earth (Part III)
Part III of my extended puzzled meditation on Jesus’s Beatitude “The Meek Inherit the Earth.” Part I is here and Part II here. Okay, but how do the fiery become meek? Being meek, I’m guessing, is a learned trait. Moses, later known as the meekest … [Continue reading]
The Earth Belongs to Those who Take Time to Enjoy It
Part II of my extended meditation on The Meek Shall Inherit the Earth. Here’s Part I. Do the meek really inherit the earth? “The earth,” or την γην, ten gen, to the Jewish mind signified the beloved land, Eretz Israel, the promised, … [Continue reading]
The Meek Shall Inherit the Earth
I looked at the programme for “The Greenbelt Festival: Where Faith, Arts and Justice” collide, and blinked at the title of a talk: “The Meek Shall Inherit the Earth.” The description read: Based on the story of Naboth’s vineyard as a perennial tale … [Continue reading]
In which Birds Teach us Not to Worry
We can worship God in church, and we can worship God while walking through the spectacular natural world he made, which is full of clues to his character. The heavens declare God’s glory, without words. Trees, the ocean, the day and the seasons tell … [Continue reading]
It was like a Church to me: Port Meadow, Oxford, at Sunset
I walked last night on Port Meadow. An extraordinary experience! The blazing ball of sun slowly floated into the Thames, colouring it crimson. An amazing natural event I have too often missed! Spectacular beauty lavished on anyone … [Continue reading]
What I Am Up To
Coffee with some lovely women from my St. Andrew's women's group It’s well and truly summer. At last, and long overdue. School broke up on the 12th of July, which does seem very late, doesn’t it? The Cwmbran Revival We went as a family to the … [Continue reading]
Quit Worrying about your Savings Plan: Jesus
Image credit Jesus was a spectacularly loving person, caring and reaching out right through his crucifixion-- so when he speaks about money, we’d be wise to listen up. We'd be wise to listen because his desire, the reason he said he came, was for … [Continue reading]
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