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Tolerance
Methodists say they have ‘open doors, open hearts, open minds’ That’s nice…
The Big Questions: 10 minutes with Jesus: what would you ask him?
Spending 4-5 hours in conversation with my mentor Richard Rohr over the last couple of days raised this question for me: If I/you could do the same with Jesus, say for 10 minutes, and hear his answers to specific questions, what would they be? Richard says for most of us they’d probably have something to […]
Childlikeness and gratitude
‘If the only prayer you ever say in your whole life is ‘Thank You’ that is enough’ (Meister Eckhart). (And never forget: it’s never too late to have a happy childhood!). Enjoy your day, whatever it offers! Shalom! Rowland
An Eschatological Laundry List
An Eschatological Laundry List: A Partial Register of the 927 (or was it 928?) Eternal Truths 1. This is it! 2. There are no hidden meanings. 3. You can’t get there from here, and besides there’s no place else to go. 4. We are all already dying, and we will be dead for a very […]
Courage and Hope
Today I was inspired by the story of 13-year-old Jay Mazzone. Don’t know him? (‘Google is your friend’). He was once the Baltimore Orioles’ ‘batboy’. A black kid, he’d lost his hands in an accident, and wore hooks – but would do his work organizing baseball bats with pride, sometimes catching the ball if it […]
Favourite Quotations
(From a friend’s Facebook page) “Let us take responsibility for our lives, relinquish responsibility for judging others, and humbly acknowledge our massive ignorance at all times” ~Greg Boyd “Laughter is the closest thing to the grace of God.” -Karl Barth “Doubt is the ants in the pants of faith; it keeps it awake and moving.” […]
The Happy Planet Report
The (un)Happy Planet Index 2.0 Back in 2007 I wrote an article on the decay of western culture, in which I mentioned the New Economics Foundation’s Happy Planet Index. This is an index that addresses the relative success or failure of countries in supporting a good life for their citizens, while respecting the environmental resource […]
How to Cope with Tragedy
St Teresa taught herself to say at difficult times: ‘This too will pass.’ Read this morning of an American poet (anyone know who?), confined to his bed for 20+ years, who wanted to write a poem to the clouds. ‘He so faithfully portrayed clouds as he saw them in a mirror that his Sky Poems […]
Just Imagine!
=========================== CAN YOU JUST IMAGINE WHAT LIFE WOULD BE LIKE IF EVERY HUMAN ON EARTH REFUSED TO TAKE ANOTHER’S LIFE ? ===========================
Integrity
Several years ago, a preacher from out-of-state accepted a call to a church in Houston, Texas. Some weeks after he arrived, he had an occasion to ride the bus from his home in the suburbs to the downtown area. When he sat down, he discovered that the driver had accidentally given him a quarter too […]
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