Ray's Blog: January 2018
The Lie And The Summons
Democracies die when electorates swallow a lie. Today's Lie, like a triangle, has three sides. The first side of The Lie is based on ignorance. It is the belief that the level of peace, public services and civil order (with all their ups and downs) which most western democracies have...
The Pledge: We'll Pray Daily For A New Generation
The Annual Community of Aidan and Hilda Retreat for those in vows was held at the King's Center, Northanption this week.The three guardians gave teaching on the dynamics of a communty of love: How the early Christians loved one another, How hurting people hurt others, How to put forgiveness into...
Books Blaze A Trail
'A good book is the precious life-blood of a master spirit' wrote John Milton.
I've been invited to join a 'Serious Book Club'. It meets at Haddington, south of Edinburgh. It consists of a Jesuit and Presbyterian ministers who have made life-long use of their left brain. Last month we studied...
Endless Adventure
The Norwegian sailor and pastor Tom Martin Berntsen this week recounted how God had led him as we met in the Celtic Studies Library at Lindisfarne. Some years ago, he undertook a solo pilgrimage from Ustein Klosters to Iona in his own boat – he was looking for adventures in...
