Languages of Love: Celebrating Diversity on Pentecost
What languages of love are being spoken in your community?
Are We on Fire?
Pentecost is one of my favourite Sundays in the church year. Sixteen years ago, I was ordained on Pentecost, wearing the stole you can see as a backdrop. Pentecost… the wind of the Holy Spirit swirling and dancing… tongues of fire touching each one, empowering the frightened disciples. Pentecost… passion, excitement and commitment unleashed upon…
Where Do We Locate Ourselves in the Story?
The art of memoir writing, in particular spiritual memoir writing, has been gaining in popularity over the last number of years, at least in the circles that I move in. I suppose one way we could understand at least some of the Biblical writings is to think of them as spiritual memoirs. Listen to the…
What’s Your F Word: Faith
Imagine the first Pentecost… That fearful band of followers of Jesus. Their beloved leader who was put to death, rose three days later and spent the next 50 days seemingly popping in and out of situations, still preaching, teaching and healing. And then he ascended into heaven. Gone away again. And then there was Pentecost… the day when the…
A number of years ago I took part in a course entitled the Shaw Transformational Leadership Program at Queen’s Theological School. The goal of the program was: To develop leadership for the 21st century church that works with and through the Spirit of the Risen Christ to bring about transformation in individual lives and congregations. The participants…
People of the Way
Tune – Blanwyrn People of the way draw nearer, people of the truth, the life. Come together round the table, Gathering can end all strife. Food and blessing, prayers and promise Nourishment for body and soul. Jesus feeds us, Jesus stirs us. Let us make the entire earth whole. When we open up to wonder…
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