Ray's Blog: August 2017
Aidan And Hilda's Children
On August 25 that saintly abbess Hilda was placed in a shrine at York. On August 31 her mentor, Aidan, died. Our dispersed community members, whether or not they 'do saints', observes August 25 -31 as Aidan and Hilda Week. Tides and times wait for no one, however, so this...Posted at 20:06pm on 25th August 2017
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What's Church In A Post-christian Era?
What an interesting mix. I accompanied a pilgrim group at The Open Gate after they had walked Cuthbert's Way. Half came from Norway's Bible Belt: half were open-ended Swedes who, even if they did not go to church, liked asking questions.Which is why our final session together explored...
Posted at 00:07am on 18th August 2017
Not In God's Name
Friends have invited me to a meal followed by their local book club meeting. I've bought the book. It is 'Not in God's name: confronting religious violence' by Britain's former Chief Rabbi Jonathan Sachs. It is brilliant.It reports extensive research that shows that people who are killing in...
Posted at 13:20pm on 11th August 2017
Norway Connecting
It was meant to be a holiday. I would tick off Selje and Nideros from my Bucket List. It became a pilgrimage, an apostolic tour, a deepening of followers of The Way.Mecky and Kristin met me at Bergen airport. We zigzagged round mountains and ferried across fjords for seven...
Posted at 07:31am on 4th August 2017
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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…
