I am sorry that it has taken longer than I hoped to return to this pilgrimage journal, but here at last is a glimpse of the last fortnight and a few reflections on Palm Sunday for today. I fell asleep… Continue Reading …
This post is the first in a short series over six weeks, during a time of pilgrimage. Daily descriptions of my journey, some reflections and photos are being offered in our River Dart Wild Church fb community. So these longer… Continue Reading …
Tomorrow is Trinity Sunday, so what better time to reflect on this famous icon (c. 1420 CE) by Andrei Rublev and to take a brief look at some different ways of understanding this core Christian doctrine, which has been wrestled… Continue Reading …
As I write this, the world is reeling in the face of COVID-19. Here in the UK, on Monday the PM began the process of lock down, stressing the need for social distancing. Yesterday the Archbishops of Canterbury and York… Continue Reading …
During my time at Tassajara Zen Monastery in my twenties, I remember hearing a quote by its founder, Shunryu Suzuki. Now that I am in midlife, naturally I can’t remember it fully! But it was something along the lines of…… Continue Reading …
It’s been almost eighteen months since I last wrote a journal post, which is the first time in almost ten years that I haven’t managed at least one post in a year. That says everything really, about the level of… Continue Reading …
Since I last wrote, the seasons of the spirit have moved from the new beginnings of spring, through a beautiful sunny summer and now into the mysteries of autumn. As ever there’s also been much change here in my Hunters Moon… Continue Reading …
Before and After Advent 2015 I feel it’s almost time to make a new relationship to journaling, after a few years of really not managing to write much in this journal, due to being so busy writing elsewhere. Advent 2015… Continue Reading …
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