Ray's Blog: September 2015
Let A Hundred Little Retreats Flower
'It's just happening more and more' emails Richard from Ynys Mon (Anglesey) in Wales. 'Lots of tiny fires lighting up, big boilers just smoking and going out! It strikes me, in the same vein, that retreats are going the same way - instead of large, professional retreat houses there...Posted at 08:54am on 17th September 2015
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A-z Wedding And Refugees' Welcome In York
A week-end in York, Britain's friendly city encompassed by Roman walls with the Minster as its heart. It was my privilege to conduct the marriage of James, who was born in Australia, to Rebecca, who was born in Zimbabwe - hence the A-Z wedding, with both families coming together at...Posted at 08:52am on 17th September 2015
Science, Religion And Studies
* Dr. Gavin Hitchcock called. I will conduct the wedding of his daughter in York (see next week). Gavin lives in South Africa and had attended the Conference on Religion and Science at Durham, where they discussed a 'multi-verse universe'. We talked about Richard Dawkins. We used to criticise...Posted at 02:35am on 9th September 2015
When Jesus Came To Birmingham
***'When Jesus came to Birmingham they simply passed him by' says the famous poem by G. Studdert Kennedy. No longer. Geoff Holt and I spent two days with the core team of Newbigin Centre for Urban Hope, Winson Green, Birmingham. Four of the six have Ph.D's: all have deep...Posted at 03:39am on 3rd September 2015
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Let the hype fall off Harry and Meghan like water off a duck's back. May the royalty of the pure in heart shine in… https://t.co/wWx6oaPQDG
Help university students with mental health problems to let go of a perfectionist mind-set and social media addicti… https://t.co/UsCzXr55PM
Move the hearts of those around Jerusalem to keep the 10 commandments: not to steal others' land; not to kill those… https://t.co/Mgkv2iT8n9
In our disappointments, lift us up. In our denials, lift us up. In our duties, lift us up. Ascended Jesus, lift us up. #Ascensiontide
Help us to realize that every one of us needs a twelve step program in order for your Holy Spirit to fill what wo… https://t.co/yYQNWkCjLq
All-Compassionate One, get Christians out of their church boxes and religious de-tox bolt holes and forge them into… https://t.co/gbyGIHceXs
May infants in the womb be raised to life in you; may scarred heroes and spurned lovers be raised to life in you #Ascensiontide
Alon Liel, former Director-General of Israel’s Foreign Ministry, said in London: ‘If Britain will recognise Palesti… https://t.co/vg1psU8cAy
All human life with Christ is raised, the weakest ones by heaven are praised; now high and low on him have gazed. A… https://t.co/wnIYKet0jf
RT @PeteGreig: The Day of #Ascension means that the resurrected Jesus who was once somewhere at one time for some is now everywhere, always…
