Roughly a third way through Orthodoxy, the idiosyncratic but great G K Chesterton describes some of the factors in his coming to faith.And then followed an experience impossible to describe. It was as if I had been blundering about since my…
Sacred Treasure When Christianity and Nationalism mix... no I'm not talking about Trump... but Patriarch Kiril - this is terrifying. The wake-up calls that helped members leave cults. Ian Paul has been busy and has had a number of important…
Sacred Treasure Trying to understand Putin's religious faith - Theos' Ben Ryan gives a helpful intro And then Cranmer on praying for Putin's Downfall When New York City went to pray... on D-Day 1944 Chine Macdonald asks for an effort to say…
Each time an international crisis comes, we feel helpless. Unstoppable forces at work, trampling and grinding heartlessly on. There's nothing we can do that will stop that. That needs grand actors. And we have bit parts, at that. But with the…
It's a bit late this month - been a crazy few weeks. Just back from Hungary - and constant contact with precious Ukrainian friends trying to flee or keep safe. Hence the first item... 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦 Ukraine Traumas and Treasures 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦…
Sacred Treasure Malcolm Guite's poem for Candlemas It's not every day that (albeit unusual) theological perspectives on the atonement and human nature become common currency amongst the digital elite. But this seems to be what has happened to the thought of the…
HAPPY NEW YEAR! to one and all! Spiritual Treasure Malcolm Guite on the astonishing Thomas Hardy poem, The Darkling Thrush.With gorgeous image by Linda Richardson. Fascinating take on the late, extraordinary Desmond Tutu from Giles Fraser. Still chewing on the…
Lockdown has caused the proliferation of podcasts, with every Tom, Dick and Harriet taking to the pod waves. And, slightly awkwardly, I'm no exception. But here are some of the favourites that have kept me going (usually when I'm doing…
Here's a brief rundown of my favourite books from 2021: essentially those I awarded 5* on my Goodreads page. But just to be clear, it's been an abnormally intense reading year because of my DMin research (in the area of…
A VERY HAPPY CHRISTMAS! Here is one of my favourite sculptures anywhere. A whacking great 4.5 tonne block of Portland Stone, with a new born baby boy on its surface and John 1:1 carved into its side. In the Beginning by…
Sacred Treasure Advent is upon us - do follow Malcolm Guite's meditations through the season (taken from his book). Here's the first from George Herbert's The Glance.Ed Shaw and the CEEC folks have published a healthy, honest and real response…
GOOD NEWS! Regulars here will have read of my nightmare of being massively overcharged for a flight cancellation by BA last month. Well, a few friends retweeted. I was even on BBC Radio Berkshire to talk about it. But it…