Ray's Blog: September 2018
Coming Together
I preach at Saint Hilda's Church, Lucker.
Our Deputy Guardian, David Cole, stays over night. I was asked to write an appreciation of his excellent new book Celtic Advent. He leads an Open Gate Retrat on God in nature.
Brenda and I shift a large amount of office work before she holidays...
Celebrations For Tweets, Web Site And Facebook
Tomorrow @praycelticdaily celebrates its three thousandth daily prayer tweet. Does the phrase 'the ceaseless prayer of the heart' come to mind?
Daily emails on The Way for three years are now waiting to be sent. Bruce Challenor, who pastes and sends them through Mailchimp shortly begins a tour to visit Aidan...
Parliament Reception For Palestinian Aid: A Ca&h House In Bethlehem?
On Wednesday I was a guest at a cross-party reception at Edinburgh's Parliament for Medical Aid for Palestinians. A doctor told us how large numbers of the injured in Gaza are still untreated, and how health services are at breaking point. The health of so many is worsening that, if...
A Laird, 20 Bishops And A New Wind
Twenty one members of a Norwich Parish spent a long week-end on a St. Cuthbert Pilgrimage based at The Open Gate. They were, led by Explorer Rev Simon Stokes with his guide dog Maine and me as a human guide. On the Saturday we journeyed to Old Melrose, the original...