What makes a new place feel like 'home'? After the last blog on 'inward change' this one is simply about our recent changes with not too much in the way of deeper reflection. It's mostly for those of you who have followed our progress through our recent move but haven't managed to visit us yet.... Continue Reading →
What is THE most important thing you bring to your service of God/the church?
(This is also 'Church: Fractions and Factions Part 2') When we step forward and seek to serve God in some public way (make coffee, arrange flowers,lead prayers, preach, serve on PCC, lay leadership, ordained leadership) what do you might think might be THE most important qualities that you bring with you? Please stop reading and... Continue Reading →
Living Well: why it isn’t as simple as keeping the rules
https://youtu.be/5wkeuUv4_sg And for those of you who prefer reading than listening: How do we live well? Wouldn’t it work if we all just kept to the rules Keeping the rules is one way people believe life can be made to work well. We are all getting used to an ever-changing and hugely complex set of... Continue Reading →
Living Well you are feeling wobbly
https://youtu.be/1hoV4rUTgaI Here is the book I recommend in this video. Paperback: 304 pages Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton (31 Oct. 2019) Language: English ISBN-10: 1529308380 And if you prefer to read rather than watch, here is the text: Living well when you are feeling wobbly So how do you live well when you are living in a precarious reality... Continue Reading →
What does it mean to ‘live well’ when we have to live with other people
https://youtu.be/QR19qBCX7Gk and for those who prefer to read rather than watch, here it is: Living well in community This morning as some of our lockdown restrictions begin to lift, many of us are asking ourselves what does it look like to live well in a community. As people begin to make choices and many... Continue Reading →