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#SensingSpirituality is not restricted to religon or religious people. There are places which draw you in. ‘Most people, when they stand in an ancient stone circle, can sense the timeless presence of the place… …There is a temptation to be still and to ponder what surrounds you…. …There are ties and bonds between all people […]
You think you know water. But how well do you know water? We experience snow, ice, steam, fresh and salt, different tastes. Water can be moving or still. Our experience can be of a silent, but very present mass, or a rapidly changing and noisy waterfall. Water is essential to life on earth, but there […]
Telling stories at the start of February, and thinking about the story of St Brigid. What was the King of Leinster thinking when he was offered the gift of a bride by one of his chieftains? How did he react then she gave away the chieftains sword to a leper in an act of heroic […]
As people send things in to Quartz I’ll be posting them on this blog from time to time. Here are a couple from the first week. More to follow! “The few snowdrops look so small and vulnerable in a threatening world, but they will survive.” Winifred Wilson Alison is working with paper made from recycled […]
We are wrapped in mirk, drenched in the spent blood of politics. But today, on my table, while it sleets outside, I have an orange with a green leaf on it. By the grace of God we can achieve wonderful things, and we should not forget that while we seek to reveal the potential the […]
Our stewardship course met on Burns night this recently. The text we looked at was about bickering pharisees and a man who tried to hoard his wealth rather than share his windfall. (read it here) It seems that if Burns invested in anything it was in experiences, and the words to describe them. His sponsors […]
The following quote comes from a translation of the life of St Mungo as told by Jocelin of Furness early in the 12th Century. The robin in the story is the one on the coat of arms of Glasgow, and its story is well known. What is perhaps less well known is this discussion about […]
Exposing the scandal of sacrificial Violence https://twitter.com/Schwarzenegger/status/1348249481284874240?s=09 This photo and video that goes with it are the response by the governor of California to the violence recently seen in his country. He is speaking to his public and party, rather than composing a sermon. However, he does refer to his Christian education, possibly because are […]
We left the house and went searching for a star. It’s so overcast that we couldn’t see geese overhead (though we heard them), let alone the conjunction of Jupter and Saturn. We didn’t see the star. However, in our journeying we discovered many interesting things while we journeyed. It was also just good to get […]
New lighting has been installed in the St Johns building. Pews have been blocked off to ensure safer distancing. It’s strange to be indoors with others on a Sunday, rather than in my wee room and connected worldwide… Although for many years things like facing east have drawn attention to the connection between the saint […]