Image Credit I once attended a rather toxic Charismatic church in England. There was a sentence you heard rather often there, and it was, “Don’t tell anyone.” The leader’s wife (untrained, and not particularly intelligent, who proudly and … [Continue reading]
Thomas More, “A Man for All Seasons” and the Price of Integrity
A Man for All Seasons I love A Man for all Seasons, Robert Bolt’s portrayal of the tragic, infuriating Thomas More. We recently saw it acted in The University Church of St. Mary the Virgin, Oxford, in which many of the characters, More, Wolsey and … [Continue reading]
What my garden teaches– Part I (with latest images of my garden)!)
Chives in full bloom in our herb garden The kiss of the sun for pardon,The song of the birds for mirth,--One is nearer God's heart in a gardenThan anywhere else on earth.I feel the deepest peace, the deepest joy when I am alone in my garden, and the … [Continue reading]
Jonah Surprises
Image creditWe’ve just finished studying Jonah in the small group I’m co-leading. I really enjoyed its complexity. Some thoughts!Can you run away from God?Yes, all the time. We can do precisely the opposite of what we know he wants us to do, in small … [Continue reading]
My Sunday walk around my garden and the Oxford countryside
The field next to our garden has two new foals. Though still suckling, they have halters.Clematis on our garden wall. The flowers change from fuschia to bluish-purple to light mauve as they mature.A birch in Marston, Oxford, where I was at a tea … [Continue reading]
When He Breathes the Spirit on me
And he breathed on them, and said, Receive the Holy Spirit (John 20:22)I’ve said too much.I spoke too freely.And I fearI have betrayed a confidenceAnd, oh, of people I care about!And I feel Small.The weight of failureShameRegretPresses on … [Continue reading]
Why God is Profoundly Egalitarian and Why we Need More Female Clergy
Image, Dave Walker, and yes, I have met him, and he does exist.Why God is Profoundly Egalitarian and Why we Need More Female Clergy.My Eureka moment: Some time ago, in a church I once attended, I listened to a gorgeous friend tell her heart-breaking … [Continue reading]
The Panic of Other People’s Success
I wrote this as a guest post for Rev Angie Mabry-Nauta, and I am taking the liberty of reposting it here, because, well, its author lives here!!How to Deal with the Panic and Futility of Literary ComparisonsIf you compare yourself with others, you … [Continue reading]
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