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How Narrative Might Save Our Lives
This post was inspired by a wonderful little discussion, posted on YouTube, between two people about how we might begin to contemplate the existence (or non-existence) of God. In the clip – which you can watch below – Robert Lawrence … Continue reading
What does a Minister do all week?
The following is a long, rambling essay in which I make no real attempt to be amusing or entertaining. You have been warned. But it’s something I’ve wanted to write for a while – a sum-up of a typical week, … Continue reading
Posted in Random Writings
Tagged courage, ecclisiology, humility, ministry, Unitarian
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Theme Talk
In August I was honoured to take part in a five-day series of theme talks on “Theology in the Flesh”. You can find all the theme talks here: Hucklow Theme Talks The 2019 talks were quite a diverse and riveting … Continue reading
Posted in Sermons, Sermons - Audio
Tagged ecology, embodied, environment, gospel, Hucklow, Jesus, theology
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FIRST
With these auspicious lines, the poet commences The earliest poem of the Australopithecus anamensis. Or were you first? Did those acuminated senses Place the objects of the world within your bars, And did that mouth of yours grunt out an … Continue reading
Posted in Other poetry, Your Monday Blessing
Tagged Australopithecus, humanity, poetry, time
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Generic Prayer Instructions
Find nature, then be in it. Go to a body of placid water. Sit. Notice who is in charge of the planets and the earth. Not you, is it? Very well. Keep sitting. Create a body of placid water. Notice … Continue reading
The Baal Shem Tov
The Baal Shem Tov One might, in turn, believe and not believe in reincarnation, in order to say, “next life, I’d do it happier,” and then embrace this one.
Lord’s Prayer
Lord’s Prayer Boss, we’ve still got that deal. (right?) Give me bread Give me life even when I don’t deserve life in Your eyes. I’ll give life to those who don’t deserve life in my eyes. I’ll make You holy. … Continue reading
Posted in Devotional Poetry, Prayers & Meditations
Tagged covenant, forgiveness, Lord's prayer
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What Keeps Time?
What keeps time? Heartbeats steps a circle, pulled through its circumference a jar, beneath some papers, in a cupboard a tick a dinosaur, reshaped and reappraised rings on a tree waves, microwaves, and train goodbyes the folded hands of a … Continue reading
Your Monday Blessing for today
May God’s home be in the arms of the homeless and the refugee, may God’s ceremony be justice, may God’s tribute be surrender. May God’s righteousness be the poor, confirmed, and may God’s river be the very stream where she … Continue reading
The Diner
The night before I got married, there was a diner. It was across the street from the motel where we were staying – where I was staying, and my friends, and a few various of my family, and the night … Continue reading
Posted in Other poetry, Your Monday Blessing
Tagged diner, marriage, poetry, The good life
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