People have been sending in photos from the August Forest Church.
Author: Simon Lidwell
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Pioneering Resources
Developments to help understand the big picture Back in 2021 I wrote a report reviewing Quartz activities for the vestry at St Johns in Dumfries. I used the diagram (Pioneer Spectrum) that is the key image for this post to help give a structure for the report. A new version of the diagram has been […]
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Heritage
Each one of us scratches their mark as a passage through time. Sometimes grasping to hold on, sometimes filled with the joy of living. What if time itself is the womb of God. When our creation reaches it’s term will we be able to step back and find peace after the trauma of birth?
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Beauty
Do you need to know the name of beauty to recognise it?
Finding Jesus in Quartz Forest Church This post continues the theme from the last post, and builds on conversations the summer season has given time to nurture. Some people find it easy to become aware of the presence of God in a forest. Or to feel closer to the person of Jesus by taking time […]
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Water II
Continuing the theme of water. 23 Some went down to the sea in ships,doing business on the mighty waters;they saw the deeds of the Lord,his wondrous works in the deep.For he commanded and raised the stormy wind,which lifted up the waves of the sea.They mounted up to heaven, they went down to the depths;their courage […]
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Water
It’s the summer, but just in case you are unable to take time out to stand on a bridge and watch the water, here is some light to bathe in. There is something important about the way in which just experiencing somethings builds us up. Or simply brings a smile to our faces and a […]
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Fruit of the Spirit
While I’m working on a report about all the activity over midsummer, here is a wee glimpse of some of the other art I have been working on. This is a set of nine illuminations described as fruit of the Spirit. Drawing them has helped me think about the presence of God. Perhaps a little […]
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Tolling time
Some thoughts on bells Whilst researching making an early medieval bell (to use at Caerlaverock on Saturday) I stumbled on the Latin for ‘bell’ used in Irish/Scottish texts, which is Clocca. The similarity with “clock” struck me, and I went back to working metal. I then started wondering about ways of telling the time, as […]
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Patronage
Becoming a patron of the arts used to be the privilege of the rich. Perhaps it would be seen as a duty, perhaps an expression of power and social ambition. Sometimes simply a tax dodge, but on other occasions passionate patrons could bankrupt themselves leaving contributions they believed contributed to the good of society at […]