Photo by Andrea Piacquadio on Pexels.com Are you in my Tribe? Before the Brexit vote, I spent several months trying to decide what was for the best. On balance, I decided that Remaining in the EU would be better. But then a weird thing happened. The nuanced decision that I had struggled to make suddenly became… Continue reading Brexit: leaving my tribe & re-joining the community – by Julian Dale
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Painting My Protest – by Susan White
The Defence Security Equipment International (DSEI) is the world’s largest arms fair. Over 30,000 people attend from over 50 countries, including representatives from some of the most oppressive regimes in the world. It takes place in the docklands, in the East End of London. This area was the most heavily bombed part of the UK… Continue reading Painting My Protest – by Susan White
Purpose and hope: how faith has changed me – by Andrew Ryland
Photo by Valentin Antonucci on Pexels.com About 2 years ago I wrote a blog post about how I became a Christian. My intention was mainly to be transparent about why I chose this path with family, friends, colleagues and those in my social networks. I hoped to inspire a few people along the way. I… Continue reading Purpose and hope: how faith has changed me – by Andrew Ryland
Friendship is the answer to hatred and violence – by Dave Andrews
When I was last in Christchurch, I went to the Masjid Al Noor mosque. I sat at the back on a chair with the older believers during their Friday prayers. It was these believers who were specially targeted and systematically slaughtered by Brenton Tarrant this week. At the time of writing, I do not know… Continue reading Friendship is the answer to hatred and violence – by Dave Andrews
I love being a dad, its being a son that I’ve struggled with – by Michael Palin
Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com I have been reflecting for a number of years on what it means to be a dad. But to do this, I have had to work through the struggles I have faced in being a son. It wasn’t that I didn’t get along with my dad. It was more that… Continue reading I love being a dad, its being a son that I’ve struggled with – by Michael Palin
Beauty arising from the ashes of despair – by James Mercer
Behind All Saints’ church in Harrow Weald, North London, a woodland has been transformed into a Forest School for local children. It is only a few hundred yards from a busy London road, but for the children who visit the school established within the woods, it is a place of magic and surprise. The small,… Continue reading Beauty arising from the ashes of despair – by James Mercer
The Way of Love – by Simon Hall
Photo by Porapak Apichodilok on Pexels.com I reckon most people can get to this point with me... There was a man from Nazareth in Galilee, who taught that love was the only law, and that God was returning to make the world right. He showed his miraculous love by befriending and healing those whose sickness or… Continue reading The Way of Love – by Simon Hall
Grace in the face of oppression: what I saw in Egypt – by Martin Kuhrt
Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com Land of the Nile, pyramids, the Valley of the Kings, a centre of early Christianity; Egypt well deserves its status as ‘a cradle of civilisation’. But its glories do not all lie in its past. Its fast growing, population of roughly 100 million people is among the most youthful in… Continue reading Grace in the face of oppression: what I saw in Egypt – by Martin Kuhrt
Seeking Francis and finding renewal in Assisi – by Danny Daly
Last month I was fortunate enough to be part of a group undertaking an Ignatian Pilgrimage of Rome. Before joining them, however, I had decided to spend a couple of days by myself in Assisi. 'Francis effect' I have been influenced by a Francis effect, generated by the Pope choosing to take Francis as his… Continue reading Seeking Francis and finding renewal in Assisi – by Danny Daly
Why Remembrance Day makes me uneasy – by Jeremy O’Hare
Photo by Elina Sazonova on Pexels.com When Remembrance Day comes around every year, I feel uneasy. There’s something about this national ritual that doesn’t sit well with me. How we commemorate wars and the fallen can be misused. Especially when my Christian faith leads me to question why we go to war at all. Because… Continue reading Why Remembrance Day makes me uneasy – by Jeremy O’Hare
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