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Ray's Blog
Three Days: Three Countries: One Well-spring
On Tuesday I drove to Holy Island to meet a couple from Germany. One of them, a church leader, no longer found God only in his private and church framework. Now he sought God also in nature, the work-place and in other traditions. So he came to learn...Posted at 07:59am on 22nd June 2018
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Annual Gathering - Is Revival Coming?
We returned from The Community of Aidan and Hilda's Annual Week-End at Windmill Farm Adventure Center in Oxfordshire. Our keynote speaker was Ken McIntosh from USA. He challenged us to draw from spiritual well-springs but not to fall prey to false constructs or to political or religious prejudice....Posted at 11:00am on 14th June 2018
Franciscan Tertiaries Explore The Trinity
This week I co-led a retreat for Franciscan Tertiaries across the Borders of England and Scotland at Whitchester Retreat, Hawick - an inspired place. I offered spiritual direction and gave seven talks. Themes included Endless Adventure, Enlightening Elders, and the Trinity - The Art of Loving all of God....Posted at 06:34am on 8th June 2018
Coptic Connection
On Wednesday I gave lectures at Lindisfarne's Manor House Hotel to Canadian pilgrims. It was so good to meet up again with my old friend David Sherbino who heads up the spiritual direction courses at Tyndale College, Toronto.On Friday I cooked a meal for Cuthbert Way pilgrims from Scandinavia....
Posted at 22:20pm on 1st June 2018
A Season Of Community Revival?
This week I have been preparing talks for two retreats. The second is an open retreat. It runs from 2-6 July at The Open Gate, Holy Island. You are welcome if there is still a place. I am stepping into the shoes of Kevin and Lesley Downham who have moved...Posted at 09:39am on 26th May 2018
Royal Wedding Invite- Healing The Family Tree
The Markle and Windsor families have deep scars. So has mine. There is a skeleton in our family cupboard. This was brought to light in a nightmare. My body was contorted and partly disconnected from my head. It had to be covered in a shawl.We speculate that granddad...
Posted at 14:00pm on 19th May 2018
Eden
Des Figueiredo travelled from London for an overnight stay. His vision is to further develop a multi-racial South London community hub. They have already held street parties inspired by The Eden Project https://www.edenprojectcommunities.com/thebiglunchhomepage?
The Big Lunch is the UK's biggest annual get together for neighbours. It's a simple idea...
Posted at 00:13am on 11th May 2018
This Week
This week I have:
* Sent an article to be published with Sammy and Kylie Horner's summer launch of Worship Like a Celt
* Finished my first Sunday morning sermon to be preached ar Holy Trinity Church, Berwick about the Spirit coming upon non-Jewish tribes in the first century, and the Creator's...
Posted at 09:28am on 4th May 2018
In An Indian Reservation Without The Internet
Sorry! No blogs for a month!
I have been among USA Indian people and could not access the internet.
Will and Millie Toms of Tribal Winds Ministries invited me. I celebrated Easter in Ventura, stayed with the Hopis for a week, taught in two Discipleship Schools, met elders, saw a rodeo,...
Posted at 02:11am on 23rd March 2018
Eternity
Stephen Hawkings' A Brief History of Time has sold ten millions copies. My prayer tweet the day after his death was 'Lord, now give him a brief history of eternity'. The Dean of Westminster Abbey announced that his ashes would lie next to those of Isaac Newton and Charles Darwin...
Posted at 04:38am on 18th March 2018
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