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Politics of Pilgrimage
On a comment on the post about Walsingham, below, Joan said:Isn’t it possible that all devotion will be politicized if it is mediated through truths laid down in a book. The nature of such a text inevitably leads to argument for or against certain interpretations of the text. Wouldn’t it be nice if life were…
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Sermon – 26 March 2006
What shall we make of the Old Testament story this morning. (Numbers 21.4-9) What use is a story like this to us. There were snakes poisoning people. What the people believed was this – that if they did things which were bad, then bad things would happen to them. It is a belief as old…
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Blogging again
Alright, alright. I’m back blogging again. It has just been a very busy week.Off today on mini-pilgrimage with a member of St Saviour’s. We are going to Walsingham. Well, we are going to Paisley really – Walsingham is coming to us. There is an afternoon of contemplation and meditation and general holiness in the Holy…
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Blog Off
Having a few days off blogging. Back soon.
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Gothenberg
Here is the link to the website of the Cathedral parish in Gothenberg (ie Domkyrkoförsamlingen i Göteborg): http://www.svenskakyrkan.se/gbgdomkyrko/(Glasgow Diocese is in the process of twinning with Gothenberg)
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What am I reading?
Oh, thank you for asking once again.I’m about two thirds of the way through Robin Greenwood’s latest version of his book – The Ministry Team Handbook. This is for a clergy study day this week.Earlier this week I had a go at Iona Dawn – a book of spirituality for Holy Week from the Iona…
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Listen again
Here are a few listen again links from the BBC – things that were on the radio on Sunday that are worth catching this week before they disappear. (Most listen again links on the BBC disappear after 7 days).Firstly, there was Sunday Worship from St Mary’s Episcopal Cathedral in Glasgow. The words are all from…
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Personal DNA
Just tried the Personal DNA personality test.It says I am a Benevolent Creator.
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Sermon – 12 March 2006
Sometimes it can be fun looking at someone else’s favourite books. You tend to be able to see what the most interesting (or juicy) bits are by the way the pages are marked. The gospels though did not have pages. How do you know where in a gospel the most significant (or the most juicy)…
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Service sheet
For those who were unable to get to church this morning due to the snow, here is the service sheet and notices.